The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015
Good pay hikes, positive macroeconomic factors and the taming of inflation have had a positive effect on purchases
According to property consultancy firm Knight Frank, only 19 states and UTs have a functional portal in place, that too with a lot of information dissymmetry across data points
Flipkart co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, who were ranked 86th last year dropped out of the list
Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
Beside flying squads from RTOs at different points on highways, challans are imposed without any reason. The situation is especially difficult in states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh.
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Big brands are keen to tie up with IPL for advertising purposes.
Women have been and continue to be an integral part of Tata Global Beverages' business, across the world, says Cyrus Mistry.
India Inc is encouraged by a determined Budget.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
Relatively new brands of HUL, such as Closeup, play second fiddle to other legacy brands such as Colgate from Colgate-Palmolive and Vicco.
The BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices outperformed to gain 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively
FMCG has been behaving unlike a defensive category in recent quarters.
'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.'
The numbers in India may not be as big but the opportunity for serious growth is all there.
This is a first-of-its kind offering by Classic Coffees, a 150-year-old specialty coffee firm. The basic premise is that if you don't feel the same throughout the day, then why should your cuppa taste the same.
Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat
Discounts could be luring but onus of due diligence is always on buyer
India only has 3.5 million workers undergoing skills courses a year, compared with 90 million in China
Prices of broiler chicken had hit the record high in June on supply shortage following the government's decision to cull thousands of birds in the states with Avian Influenza outbreaks.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
Though the developments are positive, analysts say the benefits will accrue only in the long run
Tatas' brand value grows 12% in the past year, far ahead of Reliance and Airtel.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
In 2015, India chemicals industry had a market size of $144 billion.
The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.
Faces are important in India, because people connect with people, not concepts.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
Bharti Retail launched its first mall, The Pavilion, in Ludhiana.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
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