Clearly, the extra borrowing of Rs 4.2 trillion the government has planned so far will not be enough to meet the shortfall in revenues which could be between Rs 8 trillion and Rs 10 trillion, points out A K Bhattacharya.
As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out, recommends Rahul Jacob.
Apply the 'insurgent' tests on what Ambani, Ramdev and Agarwal have done of late, and you will start seeing the similarities rather than obvious differences of industry, upbringing or social station, says Shailesh Dobhal.
After years of losing money on two of the group's biggest bets - global steel business and domestic passenger cars - there are strong signs of a revival in both businesses.
Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.
The proposed overhaul of popular H-1B visa regime may result in higher operational costs and shortage of skilled workers for the $110-billion Indian outsourcing industry.
'The attempt to build a negative narrative about India's economic performance is disingenuous.' 'For the investors as well as the targeted beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the ground reality is very different,' argues Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog.
As a tech services company, Ola has never been in hardcore manufacturing. And unlike in ride hailing, which is a two-player market (Uber is the only other competitor), in two-wheelers it faces many entrenched players. But most of all, rivals say Ola's targets are out of sync with most, even ambitious, projections.
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.
Crude oil prices have more than doubled, pushing up India's import bill and raising fears of a higher current account and fiscal deficit. This will impact corporate earnings.
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
Like everything else, the structure of banks may change, and banks may depend more on digital technologies and artificial intelligence for dealing with both their customers and employees.
There are conflicting signs on India's investment cycle.
For those who are sceptical about using debit or credit cards, even when faced with cash crunch, Adhil Shetty, CEO of BankBazaar.com, lists out a few safe cashless options that can be exercised through mobile phones.
Stock to watch: Shipping Corporation and Great Eastern Shipping
India has asked the US to treat the issue of visa for IT professionals as a trade-related one rather than an immigration issue.
Given that there are hundreds of players in the shadow banking space, it's hard to make a credible estimate of potential NPAs. That creates more scope for panic, says Devangshu Datta.
It will escalate costs, mandate regulator to check malpractices, set standards.
TCS is hiring from over a hundred engineering campuses, MBA graduates from top B-schools in the US
Once tipped to emerge as the biggest exporter, the pharmaceutical industry is yet to acquire the scale of those in software services, says Krishna Kant.
It is apparent that an easing of tensions at the border and a disengagement of troops is on the cards, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The acquisition has opened a market to 245,000 healthcare providers, 350 payers (insurance firms) and 180 million lives.
It is advisable to stick to mid-caps with sustainable financial metrics rather than those offering the promise of faster growth.
'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.'
Despite having started at least a decade later than Jet Airways, IndiGo accounts for the lion's share in the domestic market
Swiss brokerage UBS joins European banking peer HSBC in shutting down its offshore derivative business
Suresh Prabhu, the new railway minister, described his charge as being 'the engine of growth'.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's approach of win at all costs without looking at the bigger picture by refusing to play a Day-Night Test match against Australia is extremely disappointing, feels former captain Ian Chappell.
Say heavy penalties for medical errors might raise health care costs and make practitioners too cautious, says Sushmi Dey
Old-timers say Jet boss Naresh Goyal, although still razor sharp, doesn't have the same energy he once did and this reflects in his 'baby'.
To curb mis-selling of policies and rationalise commissions, radical changes have been proposed to help investors.
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
The US government should not only look at salary, but also focus on skills while making immigration reforms
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a New Year resolution for our policy-makers.
The govt has a lot more to do then just open bank accounts for the poor in the Jan Dhan scheme.
The authoritative Congressional Research Service, which provides data and analysis to the US Congress, finds that India no longer features in the world's three biggest arms importers.
'At Snapdeal, our aim is to become the best-in-class technology company.'
India's human development indicators show that deprivation extends well beyond the 22 per cent of population who live below the official poverty line.
The report is based on data collated from 5 large angel groups.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
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