While India is catching China in motorbike sales, it lags far behind in cars, which use more petrol per journey.
For the PMO this is urgent as the Digital India framework would depend on how the telecom companies perform. It is also linked to the proposed auction of 5G airwaves.
Moving from pricing control to a free market means stiff competition.
Reserve requirements, mandatory investment in G-secs under Companies Act may slow lending for HNI investment in IPOs.
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
The minders of the Modi government's economic policy believe it would take 7 to 8 quarters -- or till around late 2018 -- for the economy to reap the rewards of demonetisation.
RBI is unlikely to stem the slide against the dollar as the greenback is rising rapidly against all currencies in the world.
The mismatch between PMI and core sector could also be due to the fact that while core sector is calculated year-on-year, PMI is calculated month-on-month.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.
Rush to offload bad loans indicates a revival in asset-sale market
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
Officials say a fall in global oil prices will reduce the government's subsidy burden, giving it a greater chance of hitting its ambitious fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year to March.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
Marriott-Starwood, Carlson Rezidor and others are winning the tug-of-war for customers with local hotel chains as they add new properties at a breakneck speed.
The outgoing chairman believed in building for the future; for his successor, the challenge will be to maintain the momentum, says Ishita Ayan Dutt.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
The staggered increase in kerosene rate may not have the same impact of freeing up the fuel price as for diesel.
While some companies, such as HSBC, have closed retail operations, big players such as India Infoline is scaling down.
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
To check fiscal deficit, government needs to drastically cut Plan expenditure.
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