Based on visits by its correspondents to schools in six states of the country, Business Standard brings you a six-part series on how ready or otherwise the system is to implement the new legal guarantee of free and compulsory schooling for all in the 6-14 age group.
Enhanced revenue generation is a priority for the government.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
The year 2017 could be the third year of a double-digit growth in arrivals from China after years of low single-digit growth
Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the US president's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats.
The aim of the exercise was to further simplify GST forms and make the filing process more user-friendly, the finance ministry said in a tweet, reports Dilasha Seth.
A fall in the rupee could boost exports. But the flip side of the equation is that a weaker rupee could stoke some inflation
CAD refers to the difference between inflow and outflow of foreign exchange that has a bearing on exchange rate.
'The coronavirus epidemic highlights the need to start thinking more actively about multilateral coordination, including, but not confined to, health emergencies and climate uncertainties,' says Rathin Roy.
Services attract highest foreign direct investment, despite Make in India push.
The MCA notification lays down a deadline of August 31 for the fulfillment of the KYC requirements
For the March 2017 quarter, Wipro expects revenues from IT services business to be in the range of $1,922 million to $1,941 million.
Global IT major IBM has reported a 12 per cent growth in profit at $3.1 billion in the second quarter ended June this year and raised its revenue guidance for the full year.
the three investors that have submitted their final bids are not commercial banks. Among the three, one is a non-banking financial company. Another distinctive feature of the revival is that PMC may lose its cooperative bank characteristic after its reconstruction.
During the quarter, growth in base business was driven by India and Western Europe.
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat account for 85 per cent of India's maize production.
In spite of being attacked from all corners, a faltering supply chain and negative sentiments soaring high among the local consumers, top Chinese smartphone brands gained market share during the most critical phase - the April-June quarter of this year.
The company, however, posted a marginal increase of 1 per cent in its consolidated revenue at Rs 29,584 crore
National Institute of Business Management offers admissions notice for its correspondence study MBA two-year distance learning programme
ITC Hotels Limited on Thursday said its profit after taxation almost doubled to Rs 4.32 crore for the last quarter ended March, 2003 from Rs 2.21 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal.
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 29 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 512 crore (Rs 5.12 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, mainly on account of increase in finance cost and forex losses due to rupee depreciation.
Against National Democratic Alliance's 75 million target, United Progressive Alliance added 61 million in 2013-14.
Pawan Munjal, chairman and managing director of Hero MotoCorp, the country's biggest two-wheeler maker, leads the pack among automobile CEOs.
While mobile wallets are still busy exploring the multiple facets of interoperability, experts believe that bringing in new customers would be costly affair and the numbers of new wallet users might not see a major hike anytime soon.
Sales of four- and two-wheelers almost halved in August, compared to the equivalent month last year.
'Biden's promise of returning to 'normalcy' after Trump appears to mean that the same old politicians, who are responsible for the 'endless wars' in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, are being brought out of the woodwork after four years,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The Indian Institute of Modern Management, Pune, invites applications for its two-year, autonomous, Post-graduate Management correspondence programmes.
The technical report of the NSSO has generated controversy following its observation that as much as 36 per cent units forming part of MCA-21 database, used in computing GDP, could not be either identifiable or traceable in the field.
The assessment of PMJDY should be done within the context of the programme.
Retail, logistic, educational services and fast moving consumer goods and durables alone will add around 1.66 lakh, 1.49 lakh, 1.17 lakh and 1.10 lakh jobs respectively.
There is discrimination against women in insurance cover. As a flood of insurance companies tap the capital markets with public issues, there is however, hardly any reference to this asymmetry. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports
During the quarter, revenue from cigarettes increased 10.17 per cent to Rs 4,639.17 crore.
VJ Media Works Pvt. Ltd, a publishing house, is looking for Correspondents and Reporters.
The lack of a strong diversity policy on the part of companies, a limited pool of women candidates as well as socio-cultural factors contribute to their low numbers.
Forecasts of a further rise in bullion prices keep Indians away from selling gold.
Confidence had ebbed in the last few years due to default by some errant domestic retailers and exporters. Moreover, many jewellers are believed to have diverted the fund collected through monthly deposit schemes to pay 'mark-to-market' margins on various loans.
Mahindra & Mahindra group on Wednesday said it planned to invest Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) into its automotive business. The company announced a standalone net profit of Rs 221.10 crore (Rs 2.21 billion) for the fourth quarter ended March 31, a 13.37 per cent decline over the corresponding period last year.
The firm chooses UP for payments bank launch in February. Karan Choudhury reports.
UP has 14 mango belts in Lucknow (Lucknow, Malihabad, Bakshi-ka-Talaab), Saharanpur and Sambhal-Amroha-Muzaffarnagar districts. Apart from Dussehri, the other major varieties in UP comprise Langda, Chausa, Amprapali and Mallika.
