At present, less than one per cent of manufacturing GDP comes from automation in India.
'It is a brand that has done so well till recently.'
The gains will provide a much-needed reprieve after the rupee fell for a fifth week and hit an over two-month low last week in trade.
More people from the content side should be running the business of media if the industry has to grow, Bloomberg's Parry Ravindranathan tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Urvi Malvania reports on the restructuring expected at Disney India under new MD Mahesh Samat.
Indians prefer to buy electronic products such as smartphones offline. The reason being the ability to "touch and feel"
New regulatory rules, softer freight rates and a liquidity crunch at non-bank lenders are among the reasons.
The National Association of Manufacturers is launching digital and print advertisements in New York and Washington, in major publications like POLITICO, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Roll Call and The Hill.
Pichai will visit India accompanied by the heads of various Google business units
In India, 60 per cent said they think they have the skills needed for their careers
FinMin's project will enable tax man to track electronic transactions like RTGS or NEFT.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
There was no relief for existing home buyers who are stuck in stalled projects and are paying both rent and EMI on their home loans.
We need to create collaborative and/or disruptive platforms like Uber and Airbnb in all sectors to ensure responsive and responsible inclusive growth, says C P Gurnani.
Make in India needs policy support for access to markets.
From a 15-16-level hierarchy, the organisation is moving to a flat five-level hierarchy.
The new obsession on cost control is powered by the company's 'GEAR' (Generate idea, evaluate, action and realise the idea) programme.
Renault to launch MPV Lodgy to boost sale in India
One risk of investing in a very low-cost ETF is if a fund house runs it at below cost, it could close it if it fails to attract institutional money
Flexibly targeting inflation is consistent with a demand stimulus, says Ashima Goyal.
While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.
India was less directly affected by the Chinese stock market rout and yuan devaluation that battered currencies and markets in the region.
Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
From scanning hospital entrants to disinfecting hospital areas and floors, robots are being roped in for tasks considered high-risk, says Peerzada Abrar.
'We can't have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such obligations and run them as business units?' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Brands in India are finding newer, more innovative ways to engage with a wider audience during festivals. But they still have a long way to go before they match global campaigns.
Akito Tachibana, who took charge as managing director at Toyota's India operations from April 2016, talks to Ajay Modi on Delhi diesel car ban and DeMo.
After the recent attack on debit cards exposed the gaps in their security systems, banks are getting serious about data privacy.
Paytm is just embarking on building a TaoBao like entity in India, it may want to address a challenge that the latter faced a few years after its launch.
Maruti will showcase its first concept electric vehicle, the e-SURVIVOR; M&M it's six new EVs, including two futuristic concepts
The addition of a mobile payments service to Apple Inc's next iPhone could help to boost sales of the larger-screen phones and claw back market share lost to mobiles running on Google Inc's Android platform.
All the fixes require either the enactment of a data-protection law, or the amendment of our existing competition law. This can take many years. However, there is an opportunity for the government to act immediately if it wishes to, says Sunil Abraham.
The Nissan Kicks does tick all the right boxes as a convincing Hyundai Creta competitor.
The first half of 2019-20 will be under pressure, since prices are expected to go up by Rs 7,000-8,000 at a time when sentiment is poor.
Exports are slowing and economic growth in major markets for Indian goods has taken a hit.
Microsoft has launched the Lumia 830, 735 and 730, priced at 330 euros (about Rs 26,190), 219 euros (about Rs 17,370) and 199 euros (about Rs 15,800), respectively, as it tries to build on its acquisition of Nokia's mobile division earlier this year.
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