Mr Prabhu has a big challenge ahead in implementing trade reforms to regain the lost export momentum, says Jayanta Roy.
'I would want people to have food on their tables and their wages to rise.' 'Will that happen or not is the question that we need to ask and answer.'
The lack of bandwidth and content means it will be a long time before online streaming services take off in India.
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A total of 180 NSE-listed companies have not appointed a woman director.
In just three years the online real estate portal has managed to raise about Rs 270 crore.
The loss of income has severely dented the loan repayment ability of small borrowers
'The attempt to build a negative narrative about India's economic performance is disingenuous.' 'For the investors as well as the targeted beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the ground reality is very different,' argues Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog.
The S&P BSE Sensex has gained 149 points to open at 25,802.
'Unless the State is a welfare State, unless the State has more welfare measures, it will not be able to deal with these kind of sudden situations.'
Might end up with a smaller slice as more contracts get restructured, warn analysts.
Piramal Enterprises has about Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) cash on its books.
Like everything else, the structure of banks may change, and banks may depend more on digital technologies and artificial intelligence for dealing with both their customers and employees.
Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC and Infosys have gained between 1%-1.5%.
A Bank Investment Company to act as a holding company for state-owned banks would go a long way in minimising government interference and improving governance.
Nine companies incubating at StartupVillage have made it to the second round of Nasscoms flagship programme to support 10,000 technology startups across India.
He's betting big on small stores to help him reach 10 million households by FY21, report Abhineet Kumar and Raghavendra Kamath.
Internet users in India is attracting cyber criminals, as these are first-timers, who can be duped easily
'When you forgive a farmer's loans there is this ideological economists lobby which says: 'That's socialism. And that's bad'.' 'But to forgive the loans of big people, so that they will be interested to invest further is capitalism and is good.'
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures.
The BJP in its policy document stated that tourism plays a key role in socio-economic progress through creation of jobs.
The system has gone through three rounds of testing for its load-bearing capacity.
The 4G service may use Reliance Retail, with a surging customer base, as the launch pad
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
'As banks grapple with risk aversion and savers see an erosion in the value of money, the P2P platform can be a win-win for both borrowers and lenders,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The study says the entire supply chain of goods and services will suffer a massive liquidity shock.
In 2013-14, India became the third-largest contributor to Vodafone Group's service revenue and operating free cash flow.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US.
'We may bite the bullet and draw up plans for privatisation.' 'If that is done now, the sale of the government stake will fetch money; a delay will see erosion in whatever value is left in these banks,' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
With 19 per cent market share, Samsung rules supreme in India.
He said the 'toxic combination of deep distrust, pervasive fear and a sense of hopelessness in our society' is stifling economic activity and growth.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
The ETF is expected to fetch the govt Rs 3,000 crore.
The launch kicks off a busy period for Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry.
Attractions range from start-up challenges to non-monetary perks; employee stock options also play a role.
Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.