The government's new initiative appears to be timely for health and hygiene players, battling low awareness and the lack of use of branded products.
Business reacted with caution to the reforms of 1991, and demanded protection from multinationals and imports. Twenty-five years later, traces of that demand can still be found, reports Bhupesh Bhandari.
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
'Hardly any aqua centres exist in India though they are popular abroad.' 'Water is known for its buoyancy which reduces pressure on joints. So, you can exercise effectively underwater, provided you have the right experts guiding you,' Harsh Mariwala tells Viveat Susan Pinto.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed. That does not happen in India," say Manavi Kapur & Ranjita Ganesan.
About 5.5 million users are looking for real estate online in India
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Tarun Das and T N Ninan offer their prognosis for US-India momentum on the economic front
India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made their way to top hierarchy of global firms in 2013.
Land aggregators now want to sell to large corporations because their payment is guaranteed.
India Inc is encouraged by a determined Budget.
Real estate sector cheers reforms in the Budget.
Income from renting of properties is taxed at a flat rate of 10%.
In an interview with Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com, he talks about the economic policies of the Narendra Modi government and whether achche din is really coming.
