CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.
Since allowing FDI in multi-brand retail has been left to the states, Indian companies may not benefit as foreign investors are wary of the politics.
Just before the 2008 financial crisis made headlines, Indian companies were on a global buying spree. In the fifth part of the series, Dev Chatterjee and Krishna Kant discuss how the crisis came as a black swan event for some, changing the mood from exuberance to despair.
Admiral Puri says it would be wasteful to buy a foreign helicopter, pay for transfer of technology, and develop manufacturing capability in an Indian private sector strategic partner when all this already exists with HAL.
Ashish Chauhan is generous in his praise for his former bosses and doesn't flinch in pointing out the reasons why the BSE lost out in the initial years of the NSE.
Decision-making has been very poor, Ambani said.
The central government has said it will look into the matter.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy. Here are his replies to some of the 'buy, sell, hold, avoid or exit?' e-mails that we have received.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
The $10.5 billion arms and equipment deal helped to arrest the recent drift in the 'special and privileged' strategic partnership, observes Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
It expects the Indian market to grow to 10 million units annually by 2030 and it intends to control half the market then, like it does now.
'What amazes me the most is that today users communicate with voice-activated speakers like as if they were talking to another human being, using words like "please," and "thank you," and even "sorry"!', says advertising guru Sandeep Goyal.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
'The workers's dance of wilful destruction has the potential to kill all investments planned in India by any foreign entity,' argues Dr Sudhir Bisht.
India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.
Friendlier government policies, greater demand and better supply of coal have fuelled investor interest.
For some, he is a visionary who grew his one-channel firm into a media giant by the sheer dint of his courage; for others, he is a compulsive risk-taker.
Bharti to spend Rs 1,600 cr for spectrum payout over 10 yrs; Telenor to service its own debt.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The reason for Trent's success is rooted in its slow and steady approach to expansion. Unlike others, Trent, led by Noel Tata, ensured that each store was profitable before it went on to the next, says Raghavendra Kamath.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
The seizure of Chinese guns at the Zephyr apartments in Mangalore in September belonging to the Indian Mujahideen has been a wake up call for the Indian agencies. This was an indicator that the IM sought to go beyond the bombs and even indulged in the use of arms for future terror strikes.
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on a three-day visit during which India and China are expected to ink several key pacts, including an agreement on a mechanism to prevent incursions by Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the ambitious 'Make in India' campaign to make India a global manufacturing hub, create jobs and boost economic growth.
For now Walmart has said it remains optimistic about India. But that could change without prior notice, says Nivedita Mookerji.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Experts have flagged issues regarding the levying of new cess/tax, especially those related to complications in administering the cess.
Nifty crosses 9,750-mark; Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro, Lupin and Coal India gained the most on BSE Sensex
Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said on Tuesday that a merger of the newly floated Indian Super League (ISL) and the long-running I-League is neither going to happen nor is it advisable.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to WEF annual meeting after a deadly Taliban attack in his country.
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football.
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries.
Building front-end and stitching it with back-end is a task that IT firms are learning the hard way, finds Raghu Krishnan.
The Taiwanese maker is adopting a model of setting up smartphone assembly lines in multiple cities across India.
With mobile data getting cheaper, insurers are introducing technologies that eases buying and lodging claims.
After giving negative or low returns from 2013-2016, the Nifty Realty Index is up a whopping 91.14 per cent, making it the best performer year-to-date. Can you still make money in this sector? Sanjay Kumar Singh finds out.
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