The World Economic Forum is preparing for the biggest annual event in its calendar, and Corporate India Inc plans to build on its India Everywhere campaign.
Continuing its upward march that began in 2001-02, the Business Confidence Index for October-December 2005 touched 151.4 points from 146 in July-September 2005, NCAER said in its report. \n\n
That's because India does not have a serious venture capital industry with an appetite for risk, observes T N Ninan.
More, half of all Indian companies plan to add employees over the next three months, states the Mercer India Monitor quarterly survey. Sector-wise, the survey shows pay increases in the pharmaceutical, consumer and manufacturing sectors have been in excess of 7 per cent.
Mumbai collected Rs 17,174 crore of advance taxes against Rs 7,356 crore in the same period last year. The tax authorities believe that such a staggering growth rate is a positive sign for the economy.
Yes Bank said it is set to unveil a branch to be operated exclusively by women.
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US, India Inc. has revealed it has high expectations from the tour, which it also felt would firm up strategic ties between the two nations.
One of India Inc's top demands is the abolishing of the MAT.
India Inc's staff cost went up by 11.2 per cent during January-March last fiscal growing at a lesser pace than the previous three quarters of 2008-09, reflecting the economic slowdown, according to an RBI study.
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Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.
Jointly organised by the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) and the Europe India Chamber of Commerce, the 'India Calling' conference is a rare effort by Indian industry to brand India at a EU level.
The government's move to set up a regulator for the coal sector would help bring in transparency, encourage exploration and enhance quality of the dry fuel, India Inc said on Friday.
The mandate will help further the development agenda in these states, with good governance and policy reforms taking centrestage
Indian companies had raised $2.39 billion from foreign markets in May 2015.
India Inc could face problems in repaying their debts, posing risks to lenders, who will have to strengthen their monitoring of growing non-performing assets, warns an International Monetary Fund working paper.
74 of these fatalities were reported by 8 companies: Coal India (21), L&T (14), Vedanta (13, of which Hindustan Zinc reported 7), Tata Steel (7), Power Grid Corporation of India (7), JSW Steel (6), and ONGC (6).
Endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of India outlined in his address to Parliament, India Inc said the efforts to improve farm productivity, rein in price rise and impart skills to youth will transform the nation in the days to come.
Passenger fares and freight rates were left untouched
CII suggested the policy measures required to ease the tight liquidity situation by cutting CRR by at least 50 basis points.
India Inc's quarterly profit registered its biggest drop since the stock market regulator made it mandatory for firms to announce quarterly results in March 1998.
Naukri.com's monthly Job Speak index declined to 701 in August as compared to 727 in July, recording a drop of 3.6 per cent. However, the three-month moving average index indicates a positive trend and has inched up by 1.7 per cent to 715 in August from 703 in July.
Wishlist for new PM includes growth boosters, reining in inflation, faster project clearance and reversal of Land Acquisition Act
The government on Tuesday extended till March 15 the deadline for corporate to file Income Tax returns for the fiscal ended March 2021. The deadline to file tax audit report and transfer pricing audit report for 2020-21 fiscal too has been extended till February 15. This is the third extension given to corporate for filing the income tax return for 2020-21 fiscal.
Stresses on need to boost investor sentiment through stable regulation.
As Covid-19 cases surge in India, companies have realised it's a tightrope walk between maintaining production and ensuring employee safety.
Service Tax Commissioner Gautam Bhattacharya asked India Inc to be more pro-active in sharing inputs with government officials.
Average global growth prospects for the next 12 months and the next three years are 35 per cent and 49 per cent, respectively.
'Raghuram Rajan's contribution to the country's economy is "exemplary" and he would always be remembered for his outstanding work.'
A robust growth in revenue notwithstanding, analysts are sceptical about the first report card of India Inc in the current fiscal and expect the continuing cost pressures to lead to a fall in their first quarter profitability.
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