Overall gross import of rough diamonds between April to November 2019 has shown a decline of 17.24 per cent to $8.55 billion from $10.34 billion registered during April to November 2018. This is one of sharpest fall in import of diamond in India in last one decade.
The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North Bengal plantations, is especially vulnerable to the COVID-19 lockdown.
The biggest losers in the Sensex pack were M&M, ONGC, Vedanta, Tata Steel, L&T, HDFC, NTPC and Axis Bank, falling up to 3.04 per cent.
The RBI fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 65.2525 and for the euro at 72.1954.
The company hires postgraduate and PhD students from A+ grade institutes to be part of its research team.
Concerns related to capital outflows in the aftermath of the first US interest rate hike in nearly a decade predominantly weighed on the rupee trade.
Deutsche Bank could be the next to trim its retail operations.
eBay says it has cut jobs at its centre in Bengaluru in favour of shifting them to other locations around the world.
A weak rupee, though seemingly good for exporters, would push up input cost further for Indian companies.
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
Rohit Gawli, who co-founded The Lokal Kitchen in the lockdown, shares some interesting career lessons.
Globally, the SME business is among the fifth and sixth positions for Adobe.
The Rs 19,100 crore 'Indian film industry' is more than its monikers for three simple reasons, feels Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'China is in a good position to defuse financial risks.'
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
BS-VI emission norms and the COVID-19 lockdown impacted the dispatches.
Aptech, Lumax Industries, Vedanta, Indian Bank, Venky's India have appreciated over 200% in a year
Growing protectionism in their main markets - the US and the UK - has forced them to hire local workers, upending the cost arbitrage model they had built their business on.
India is among the worst-ranked countries when it comes to taxation and inflation burden on economy, as also in terms of the negative impact of crime, terrorism and health hazards on business environment, a WEF report said.
GM has also exited from four other international markets, including Russia and Europe.
Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity, says Kanika Datta.
The ability and quality of implementation of development initiatives remains India's Achilles' heel.
Over lunch with Jyoti Mukul, Banmali Agrawala, president and CEO, GE South Asia, discusses how GE is transforming itself into a digital industrial company.
A smart rebound in the stock market and sustained capital inflows restricted the rupee loss
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.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
Vikram Kothari finds himself stands accused of a bank loan default to the tune of thousands of crores.
Investors must be prepared to believe that things will get better eventually, no matter how bad the current situation may look. If you don't possess this optimism, you will not possess the courage to invest and if you don't invest, you don't give yourself any chance to get wealthy, says Devangshu Datta.
New age technology will reshape India's future.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits US, fund managers from India and abroad expect improving sentiments and impressive returns from Indian markets to help attract billions of dollars flowing into the country's asset management industry.
The year 2015 is likely to see an average pay increase of 11.3 per cent across job roles.
Raghavendra Kamath reports on what ails India's real estate sector.
Joins Facebook, Apple and Twitter in buying Indian start-ups
Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.
The once-popular brand plans to try its luck in the smartphone market with reliability as its key proposition.
Sensex to end this year at 27,500 and reach 29,000 by mid 2016.
The rupee had plunged 65 paise in its biggest single-day drop in over six months to end at 61.49 in Wednesday's trade against the greenback, hit by spike in dollar demand and negative cues from local stocks.
Forex dealers said strengthening of the euro against the dollar overseas and a higher opening in the domestic equity market also supported the local currency.
India is capable of developing GM crops, Randy Hautea, global coordinator for International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, tells Kanika Datta.
The company is banking on investments lined up for product development and other innovations.
