According to Mercer's Asia Pacific Diversity & Inclusion survey, over 90 per cent of the participants listed gender as the main focus of their diversity efforts in India.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has invited French companies to expand their activities in India, particularly in the infrastructure sector. \n
The Reserve Bank, in Annual Monetary Policy Statement, has also asked banks to set up internal exposure limits for those non-banking financial companies who have gold loans portfolio of more than 50 per cent of the total financial assets.
In the top-10 ranking list of most valued companies, TCS stood at number one position followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, ITC, Infosys, HDFC, ONGC, CIL, SBI and HUL
Nuclear companies from the US, Russia and France, as well as Indian power majors, have unanimously appealed to the Government of India (GoI) for various changes in the rules to facilitate foreign and private sector investment.
Offering lucrative incentives, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday invited US technology companies to start manufacturing in India, for meeting domestic needs and exports, under the 'Make In India' initiative.
Carney was responding to questions on the recent news report of the Ford company of the US announcing major investment in India.
A prayer meet was held over the weekend, and all his friends and colleagues from the television fraternity made sure to attend.
Mental health Anu Krishna offers advice on how to take charge of your life.
The downslide on bourses on wiped off over Rs 1,22,000 crore from the market wealth, including that of company promoters and public investors, as huge losses were seen in blue-chip stocks like RIL, ITC and TCS.
The FMC on Thursday barred the National Spot Exchange and group firms from auctions of commodities held by the bourse after a complaint that firms related to the former managing director took part in the bidding process.
The Karnataka government on Monday decided to launch a monorail project and unveiled plans for Metro-II to cover more areas in a bid to further decongest the city's roads.
TCS emerged as the biggest gainer among the top-10 firms
The Centre has finalised sweeping changes to the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) policy to account for increasing concerns voiced by security agencies.
UNICEF India has teamed up with social media influencers to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene.
India emerging as a big global destination for contract manufacturing, unlike R&D outsourcing.
The bilateral trade between India and China stood at $65.85 billion in 2013-14.
Since 2013, the FDA has banned around 30 Indian drug manufacturing units for various violations
The number of pending investor grievances against listed companies at the end of March 2016 stood at 974 as against 373 a year ago.
Some players have already raised prices; others in wait-and-watch mode.
Some Indian generic drugmakers are, however, uncertain about the pace of approvals in the near future.
The mission has opened new doors for Maryland to create jobs, bolster trade and investment and strengthen existing business and cultural relationships
Allocation under APDRP which has been increased by a generous 160% YoY will benefit T&D companies.
Consumer durables firms on Monday hailed Finance Ministry's proposal to reduce customs duty on flat panels to five per cent from 10 per cent, saying that the move will reduce LCD TV prices and boost demand.
The Massachusetts State Police said in a tweet that residents in the affected areas who have gas service from Columbia Gas 'should evacuate their homes immediately if they have not done so'.
Acting tough against fly-by-night operators, the government has filed 157 FIRs and arrested 21 promoters and directors of vanishing companies.
Last month, the government approved the proposal of doubling gas price from RIL's KG basin from $4.2 mmbtu to $8.4 mmbtu from April 1, 2014.
Despite some debate on whether this is the best time to launch a new fund, Emerging Global Advisors, a New York-based research and asset management firm specialising in emerging markets, plans to launch the EG Shares Indxx India Infrastructure Index Fund within the next couple of weeks.
Indian drug companies, which have introduced copies of biotechnology drugs in the country, are bullish over the marketing prospects of 'biogenerics' after patents expire in developed markets. Experts say Indian companies may not repeat the success they achieved in selling generic medicines in biogenerics. The cost of clinical trials and the absence of substitutability will ensure that only those with deep pockets to launch such products globally will succeed, they feel.
The Reserve Bank of India has cut the repo rate (at which it lends to the banks) by 525 basis points to 4.75 per cent from the pre-credit crunch level. Yet, companies continue to borrow much of their working capital at 12.25 per cent, which is State Bank of India's prime lending rate and a sort of benchmark. Nearly three-fourths of all working capital loans like cash credit and overdraft are lent at bank's prevailing PLR.
Recruitment from colleges should be done and local people be trained to add value to Indian companies, said Murthy.
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
It is not without reason that Japanese consumer electronics companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, Daikin and Sharp are investing significant sums in India.
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