'Birla only made representations to then PM for coal blocks allocation.'
After dishing out a slew of incentives for foreign investors, France is now aggressively trying to woo the Indian corporate and holding talks with bigwigs like the Tatas, Reliance, Godrej and Mahindra and Mahindra.
A UK government-funded organization British Midland, dedicated to attracting international businesses to the region comprising East Midlands and West Midlands, is eyeing around 40 investors from India across various sectors in the next three years.
Companies feel higher rates in India would not be justified.
Take part in the growth story, Amit A Shah tells Corporate India.
The diplomatic exercise aimed at presenting India's stance against Pakistan on terror comes in the wake of Operation Sindoor -- the Indian offensive against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
A symbol of self-reliance, India's space endeavours are a model for public-private partnership.
Besides business skills, leadership needs to be steeped in the culture of the company and aligned to its goals.
Indian businessmen and executives may not yet be the most meticulous executioners of management principles in the world. But when it comes to keeping the Gods and lady luck happy, they leave no stone unturned.
A weak rupee, though seemingly good for exporters, would push up input cost further for Indian companies.
Firms to find alternative export routes or face increased trade barriers
Experts say that until the market bounces back to a respectable level and creates confidence among investors, who could look forward to some price appreciation, IPOs will not be successful.
Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies
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Firms with low promoter holding may get to buy shares from secondary market.
Companies that have a net worth of at least Rs 500 crore, a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or a net profit of Rs 5 crore are required to spend 2 per cent of their net profits on corporate social responsibility programmes.
Between 2007-08 and 2017-18, the number of countries they imported steam coal from has increased from six to 12.
Top companies across sectors -- automobile maker Maruti Suzuki, consumer electronics giant Samsung to IT giant Infosys -- have reopened factories and offices as India took its first steps towards resuming economic activity after weeks under a near-total coronavirus lockdown.
Rs 35,000 crore investment to increase capacity by 75%.
The growing caution among hospitals is being driven by a rise in double-extortion ransomware attacks, AI-enabled phishing, deepfake fraud, and vulnerabilities in connected medical devices.
Local banks no match for foreign peers in global reach and better services.
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
In 2023, the share of US electronics imports from India was a mere 1.9 per cent of the $520 billion they imported, while the total Indian electronics exports to the US was pegged at only $10 billion.
The corporate healthcare segment may replicate the success of the Indian IT sector, say experts.
India Inc is encouraged by a determined Budget.
'While investors believe in India's long-term growth story and resilience amid global uncertainty, they see near-term risks around the direction of a global trade war.'
Though India was under lockdown for only seven days of the quarter, global demand and commodity prices began falling from February as COVID-19 was spreading in other countries. 1,002 listed companies - excluding banks, non-bank lenders, insurers, brokerages, and IT firms - reported a combined pre-tax loss of around Rs 2,700 crore during Q4.
June indicates a change in trend from previous quarters in terms of how much companies are spending on employees. The worst hit sectors included steel, air transport service and automobile firms.
In a survey, four out of five companies forecast an increase in hiring over the next six months.
Corporate India's credit quality showed a sharp improvement in the second half of FY22, but high input prices and withdrawal of pandemic-related relief measures can pose pressures in the new year, rating agencies said on Friday. Crisil Ratings, which rates a large number of financial sector entities, reported an improvement in the credit ratio -- the number of upgrades to downgrade -- to 5.04 times in the second half of this financial year, from the 2.96 per cent in the first half of the fiscal. It attributed the improvement to a sustained rebound in demand, which lifted revenues of most sectors to pre-pandemic levels and proactive relief measures by the government that cushioned the pandemic blow.
With more favourable view on Indian economy and business environment under the Narendra Modi government, the risk premium for Indian papers began to climb down.
A statement issued by the parliamentary affairs ministry earlier on Saturday said the all-party delegations will project India's national consensus and resolute approach to combating terrorism in all forms and manifestations.
The NITI Aayog's vice-chairman's charge holds ground.
Highlighting the special incentives offered to meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition travellers, Sri Lankan Airlines on Thursday said it would target Indian corporates to increase MICE traffic to the island nation.
