Across India, decades of mismanagement and political meddling have left utilities selling electricity below cost and turning a blind eye to rampant theft.
Sun Pharma stock has appreciated at 35% a year for 20 years
Jaitley said govt would achieve 4.1% fiscal deficit target in FY15.
Nano remains a cautionary tale of misplaced ambitions and a drag on profit.
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Q1 results indicate more pain ahead, as slowdown has spread to more sectors, pricing power has come down and rising interest cost is eating into profits.
While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.
IDS-2 and raids to uncover black money stash keep receipts flowing
They are suitable for a 3-5 year horizon. Choose equity funds for longer than 5 years
RBI on Monday conducted an unprecedented level of liquidity infusion to the tune of Rs 3.3 lakh crore, in which banks bid for as much as Rs 4.5 lakh crore. The central bank said it would conduct a liquidity infusion auction of Rs 1 lakh crore on Tuesday as well, to help banks tide over the liquidity crisis.
Railway Budget has not discriminated against any state.
Exports had risen over 11 per cent in July, year-on-year.
In any case, Ghosh could take lessons from the best professionally managed companies all over the world that always groom the CEO successors well in advance.
Anglo-Dutch parent's stake in Indian subsidiary rises from 52.5% to 67.3%.
There is too much focus on building, infrastructure, the number of teachers (as opposed to quality), number of laboratories and so on, says Vineet Gupta.
Though it is likely gross domestic capital formation increased in the quarter ended June, against declines in the previous two quarters, a significant revival in investment might take a few quarters more, economists say.
Some 230 kilometres from Kolkata, in West Bengal's Birbhum district, 500 children stand out because of their 'unconventional' education, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Investors remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
For India's leading MFI-turned bank, the challenge is to stay competitive while pricing its loans
Union Budget had projected the fiscal deficit at Rs 5.56 lakh crore.
Real estate veteran Saket Mohta gives the the most comprehensive 11-point checklist
Unless supported by investment, any spark of a recovery could be temporary, hint economists.
Many see Nirma's Lafarge deal as some kind of second coming for the Patels.
'EPFO's investments this financial year should be Rs 1 lakh crore'
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The trade deficit makes up an important part of the current account deficit, which had touched an all-time high of 4.8 per cent in 2012-13.
For PPP projects, clause on consent requirement could be abolished or brought down to 50% of land owners, against the current 70%
From 17 pre-school centres to 285 in less than five years - Hippocampus has brought the joy of learning to kids.
Some experts, however, see a silver lining in the fall and said the volatility has come down sharply and that bodes well for the Indian currency
In 2012-13, the Centre managed to cut fiscal deficit to 4.9% of GDP, lower than the Budget revised estimates of 5.2%
Experts say the Bill should include higher-value food items than just cereals
In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
The RBI should provide readily accessible summary information on its website about all corporate debt defaulters and the amounts involved.
The panel was set up to suggest ways to reform India's monetary policy.
It is pegged at 6.8-8% by various economists, as compared to 6.7%.
Decades of a state-owned monopoly selling coal at a fixed price has taken its toll on production.
'Will people who buy iPhones stop buying iPhones to help swadeshi models?' 'There should be some advantage for the consumer to make them buy a Made in India product.' 'Patriotism and nationalism are good words, but in business, it won't work.'
SBI had a tough journey in the last 40 years.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
High net worth individuals (HNIs) are considered more investment-savvy than retail investors.
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