'The telecom companies are our lifeline now, despite having nearly collapsed under debt because of ill-advised policies.' 'Perhaps our obvious dependence on telecom services will spark well-conceived policies for this sector,' says Shyam Ponappa.
Latha Nair, partner at K&S Partners, examines what constitutes a GI tag and what the gaps in the Indian GI law are.
'Seen in the context of world turmoil in face of the pandemic and the Chinese 'miracle' of being the only country in the world to control it, this is not merely a 'Sputnik' moment, but a 'Sputnik Plus' moment,' argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The NPPA letter was issued to GSK on Wednesday.
Many lay folks cannot fathom the arcane language of the corporate governance brouhaha. I found that a mythological story connects very well, says R Gopalakrishnan.
'LIC's proposed investment will come out of what is technically called the 'policyholders funds'.' 'As the name implies, these monies belong to policyholders; that is, you, me and 25 crore others who have taken a total of 30 crore policies from LIC.' 'It is not the government's or LIC's money to play poker with,' says S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.'
The airport operator currently levies a development fee of Rs 600 from an international passenger and Rs 100 from a domestic traveller.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay offers some unsolicited advice for a government wh,ich came to power, with brute majority and the nation's pragmatic chief money man.
Zimbabwe and Nepal were suspended in July this year following government interference in the running of the Board.
The bench, headed by Justice Patil, however, allowed a significant leeway for the developers in the judgment by permitting the state-level RERA Authority and the Appellate Tribunal to consider delays on a case-to-case basis, and not to cancel such projects or developers' registration in cases where the delay was caused due to "exceptional and compelling circumstances."
In the first highest level face-to-face contact between the two sides after border tension erupted in eastern Ladakh in early May, Singh and Wei met for two hours and 20 minutes in Moscow on Friday evening on the sidelines of a meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
There were apprehensions in the SII about rival Bharat Biotech's 'indigenous' tag, opening up shortcuts for it. One senior person, who was very familiar with the sector, told me, 'The message has gone out from the very top. Somani (V G Somani -- drug controller general of India) has told me "Bharat ka karna hai".' A fascinating excerpt from Abantika Ghosh's Billions Under Lockdown: The Inside Story Of India's Fight Against COVID-19.
Inter-ministerial group to meet on Thursday to finalise model concession pact.
Observing that the economic recovery was not yet fully entrenched, the RBI Governor said recovery is likely to be gradual.
With the use of e-wallets gaining momentum after the note ban, e-wallet service providers have doubled down on developing new security features in their apps. Sharath Chowdary reports.
"I will never forget that my responsibility is to keep you -- the American people - safe and free," Trump said.
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya's future was in doubt on Friday after she said she would not take medication to lower her testosterone levels to comply with new rules for the 800 metres.
Sun Pharmaceutical's acquisition of Ranbaxy has received final approvals.
'Providing funds and autonomy to a few institutions that may not have the intent to excel must not become a case of trying to feed those who are not hungry and starving those who are famished,' says Jitendra Kumar Das, Director, FORE School of Management, New Delhi.
No promoter is allowed to advertise, market, book, sell or offer for sale, or invite persons to purchase any plot, apartment or building, in a project without registering with the authority.
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
In a bid to stem the spread of the contagion, the authorities in Beijing have conducted the nucleic acid test on 29,386 people who had visited the Xinfadi wholesale market since May 30, Gao Xiaojun, spokesman for the Beijing Health Commission, said on Monday. The market became a hotspot after it reported several new COVID-19 cases. Out of all the samples, 12,973 came negative and the rest are awaiting results, Gao told the media.
It could also ease the burden on the 225 million women in developing countries, says Ari Altstedter.
Much of the rise in prices has been in food items
The brain's hunger centre has a way of communicating signals that cause you to overeat.
Just a few weeks ago, the Centre has come out with the long-awaited Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, which have drawn a dismayed response from the companies concerned.
Markets regulator was mandated by court to examine documents to ascertain their genuineness and make refund to investors
Kishore Biyani led-Future Group has filed a caveat before the Delhi high court requesting it to be heard if any plea is filed by e-commerce major Amazon over its Rs 24,713 crore deal with Mukesh Ambani-led RIL. Anticipating a move by Amazon, which had got an interim arbitration award in its favour, putting the announced deal on hold, the Future Group firm has moved the Delhi high court.
A lack of adequate disclosures raises the financing costs of corporate firms, especially sub-investment grade ones, and keeps the capital markets small, believes RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya.
Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey explains how complexities of foreign exchange rules are used by India Inc to dispute contractual obligations.
NPPA suggests expanding the list of essential medicines whose prices are controlled
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) will look at Indian executives for all top posts at insurance companies.
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
To ensure equal access to health care, the government must consider it in a holistic manner and improve all parameters.
Good Roman Catholics do not need to breed like "rabbits", Pope Francis said, but should practice "responsible" parenting instead.
Retention of Murthy within the promoter group was crucial for Infosys as the company believed the promoters' relationship would help the company in difficult times.
Modi is the first Indian premier to visit the Silicon Valley and meet its top CEOs
India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global and regional geopolitical situation is dynamic, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
The Philippines launches probe after Sanofi reveals WHO-approved dengvaxia - a dengue vaccine - aggravates symptoms in some cases.
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