'If you allow Walmart to operate in India, our manufacturing will finish completely.' 'What will happen to Narendra D Modi's dream then? There will be no Make in India.'
There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.
High-networth individuals and domestic funds from India are eyeing a slice of the much-touted mega IPO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which looking to raise an eye-popping $21.1 billion.
Not only does yoga help beat stress, it also helps them stay agile physically and mentally, say CEOs.
The largest e-commerce entity of China is setting up its first India office -- an indication that it intends to capture a pie of the growing e-commerce market here. Raghavendra Kamath & Alnoor Peermohamed report.
The venue for Saturday's meeting was shifted at the last minute from the headquarters of the India Banks' Association in Cuffe Parade to avoid media glare.
Apollo Hospitals group is open to investing in health care start-ups says its director Sangita Reddy.
As Delhi-NCR chokes on post-Diwali pollution, demand for air purifiers has spiked with manufacturers such as Eureka Forbes, Blueair, Kent RO and Panasonic expecting up to four-fold jump in sales.
'Trump's sparring with China is good for business,' Raymond's CMD tells Pavan Lall.
Neel Mullick lists a few must-don'ts as well!
'In 1984, George Orwell dreamt up the concept of a dictatorship that worked on surveillance.' 'The reality of 2017 goes a long way beyond everything that Orwell imagined.' says Devangshu Datta.
Mjunction plans ventures for chartering ships and selling tea to businesses.
Renderlogy, an interior designing technology start-up, has a few initial hurdles to overcome before scaling and plunging into the larger market.
Mass mobility in India is in a race when the light turns from yellow to green. Just that this moment has lasted three years. The renewed enthusiasm, however, indicates that the lights may finally be about to change, says Patanjali Pahwa.
The company is keen on creating 'a differentiated e-commerce model'.
Carrefour had in July announced it was exiting the India market
After the 2019 election, one thing is sure: GST will see a number of changes, explains Indivjal Dhasmana.
'Once I was ready with my product I started looking for funding and realised people would not understand how a woman could, without a technology or an IIT/M background, be running the business alone.' 'Today when I connect the dots I feel grateful about how I have been able to overcome and learn with every failure.'
Enguru app's 40-hour programme teaches general spoken English & employability-focused English.
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
'SC and ST entrepreneurs are showing promise in starting and running businesses'.
Enforcement Directorate sources tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that the probe into FDI received by Flipkart continues and a show cause notice will be issued to the online retailer.
The list of corporations publishing biographies has lengthened steadily as companies have realised the effectiveness of story telling as a brand building tool. Kanika Datta investigates the rising trend.
Here are seven health problems that moms must take note of.
Ranju Sarkar finds out more about Nowfloats, the start-up that is used by 240,000 businesses that reach 13 million consumers.
Estimates suggest about $100 million has been poured into these companies and a lot more is still to come.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
The prime minister had openly said the retail sector should be open to competition, domestic and foreign.
Internet-based systemic wisdom connects machines and people, and will drive next-gen enterprises, said Huawei's Yatish Nagavalli.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
Patients from any part of the country will soon need to travel no more than three hours for treatment of the kind available in large metros.
It entered India in 2006, with the aim of tapping the promising consumer market.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
'If you yourself don't believe in the product, you will never be able to sell it.' 'If you have got the basics right, if you have understood the consumer needs well, success will always follow.'
The latest cash-and-carry or wholesale outlet, for selling products from grocery to apparel and consumer electronics to businesses, offices and organisations, is coming up in Agra by the middle of 2015, it is learnt.
You too are likely to have struggled with one or more of these issues if your start-up is less than a year old.
'Expectations were being built up about radical moves and the action plan did not disappoint.'
A serial entrepreneur and author talks about the mistake he made as a first time entrepreneur and the lessons he learned from it.
While India is witnessing slowdown, many countries have not yet been able to come off the last decade's financial crisis.
The hyperlocal logistics company hires delivery boys to work for a diverse set of clients like Amazon, Bigbasket, Swiggy and McDonald's. Apurva Venkat finds out why clients and investors love it.
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