Anil Agarwal, chairman of the Vedanta group, has not started the New Year on a good note.
'And so, despite demonetisation, people in business feel safe with Mr Modi,' points out T N Ninan.
Brokerages put sell notice on Vedanta shares over the company's move to buy Volcan Investments' stake in Anglo American via subsidiary Cairn India Holdings, reports Aditi Divekar.
Get Ahead reader Satya wants to do an MBA. Should he do it from Amity Business School?
Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy has emerged as India's most admired business leader for the fourth consecutive year, according to a survey by brand consulting, advertising and PR firm Brand-comm.
'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'
Will the next generation possess an even more internationalist outlook, and lose their Indian identities entirely? Will they continue to believe in a larger role for business in society and go beyond the boardroom to truly understand the Indian consumer, ask Geoffrey Jones & Vinay Sridhar of Harvard Business School.
This relaxation is available to entities running working capital accounts with any bank with the sanctioned limit of Rs 1 crore or less
India Ratings expects long products demand growth to be sharp, supported by a demand push from the government-led infrastructure investments in affordable housing, railways, rural electrification and road networks.
Why are investors gung-ho about State Bank? asks Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar's 'formidable legacy will survive through a generation of civil servants whom he trained, nurtured, mentored and inspired with a rare combination of energy, enthusiasm and passion,' says former RBI govenor Dr Duvvuri Subbarao.
'There is no internal democracy in the BJP now.' 'Nobody discusses and hears problems of groups who oppose the leader.' 'The party is busy praising only one leader.'
Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends.
'We need to confront such people else they will be encouraged to harass more women in the future,' notes HR guru Mayank Rautela.
PE firm True North's investment model is to take 51% stake in mid-sized companies and make them large, says Niraj Bhatt.
Discussion paper fixes Rs 1,000 cr as minimum capital for these specialised banks
Going by the provisions of the new company law, the responsibility and accountability equation for independent directors has seen a major change.
'To bring about a paradigm shift in farmers's income, we need to change our approach to agriculture, and transit from the narrow prism of cultivation to a full-fledged enterprise, by building all associated supply chain linkages.' 'This alone will make the farmer an entrepreneur in his own right.'
A break-up of business shows that 75% of a firm's turnover is led by volume growth, while 25% is price-led. Companies such as Britannia, Nestl, Dabur, Marico, Kellogg, Parle Products, and Hindustan Unilever have increasingly focused on smaller packs of their key products, aimed at improving sales.
The DMK feels its genuine gestures have had no bearing on the governor's politico-administrative conduct, which is 'more political and politicised than administrative and Constitutional', observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
"I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country." - JRD Tata
'A fund investor could pick, say, three of the top active funds in any given category.'
The Mumbai-based firm is on a cost optimisation drive through outsourcing of network management services and call centre operations.
Months before 8/11, MP, Haryana probed note ban
"The weak don't survive, the strong survive. You make peace, alliances with the strong. You are able to maintain peace by being strong," he said.
'The protests have forced the government to announce that the NRC is not an immediate priority.' 'Even if they are trying to pursue this policy in a different guise, through the NPR, the fact that they have been forced to pause and backtrack at least temporarily shows the positive impact of the protests.' 'Moreover, various state governments have opposed the NPR which cannot be carried out without their cooperation. That is also a success of the protests.' 'The state governments would not have taken this stance against the central government if their hand had not been forced by the popular mood.'
India needs to invest a lot more money in science research and translate this research into products and solutions for its people, says trustee at the Infosys Science Foundation and co-founder at Infosys Kris Gopalakrishnan.
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
Few angels have seen exits; till that happens, they won't be rushing to invest again.
With the recent proliferation of cyberattacks, corporate executives need to devote increasing attention to protecting information assets and on-line operations, said a report released on Monday by the World Economic Forum.
At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.
NITI Aayog recommendations cite the need for greater industry-academia collaboration to meet skill demand
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Farming and agriculture are crying out for a business model innovation, says R Gopalakrishnan.
De Beers' branded jewellery is available across the world.
Starting afresh in a new domain or with a new employer or opting for entrepreneurship can be the brighter side of job loss.
The start up culture has redefined the way even old companies view themselves.
