Brands in India are finding newer, more innovative ways to engage with a wider audience during festivals. But they still have a long way to go before they match global campaigns.
Last week, after months of scrutiny, the Forward Markets Commission, the regulator for futures trading in commodities, approved a proposal from state-owned MMTC Ltd and finance-to-real estate group Indiabulls to set up a national multi-commodity exchange.
Besides business skills, leadership needs to be steeped in the culture of the company and aligned to its goals.
Indian companies are already facing a margin squeeze, with operating profit margins and net profit margins in the fourth quarter of the last financial year shrinking by 44 basis points each year-on-year.
In their respective memorandums, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and the Confederation of Indian Industry asked for re-introduction of investment allowance, restoring the depreciation rate to 25 per cent and an increase in plan public expenditures, primarily in infrastructure, which would boost private investments.
Tata Steel, others sell assets abroad after taking massive impairments.
Sanjeev Nayar offers some ideas on how Indians can help in improving the lives of those living in border areas and in the process help the Indian Army.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has triggered a nationwide debate by urging India Inc to cap salaries for top executives.
On Tuesday, Modi will share his views with India Inc on 'Getting growth back'.
Many chairmen & MDs continue to hold reins well into their 80s.
Country's apex business chambers -- CII, Ficci and Assocham -- have said the WTO draft on Non-Agriculture Market Access under the Doha Round of trade talks was in complete disregard to the mandate of the round, which had to revolve around lesser obligation on the developing countries for duty reduction.
Facebook will now directly compete with Slack, HipChat, Yammer and a few others in this space.
For India, it is business as usual with the government muddling along.
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