Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.
The primary problem is that India's garment factories are too small and they typically have 150 people and about 80 machines.
The fuel reforms are a very important signal of the government's commitment to tough economic reforms.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
After initial success, data use is stagnating and getting consumers to spend additional money for high-speed internet is proving to be difficult for telcos.
India always faces a Hobson's choice as far as feeding coal-fired generators goes - even if the government is reluctant to admit it. The country cannot do without shipping in the world's most polluting fuel from overseas. And it will continue to do so unless it decides to reduce demand by forcing citizens, farmers and businesses to live without electricity for part of the day, or use diesel generators to fire facilities.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
Hiranandnani's new venture is well-timed, but it will face heavy competition from both international majors and domestic peers like Adani Group.
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
According to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority recommendations, a uniform grace period of 30 days is extended for annual, half-yearly and quarterly renewals, and 15 days for monthly renewals.
Bharti Retail launched its first mall, The Pavilion, in Ludhiana.
The BSE Midcap index has declined 5.7% thus far in May 2018. In comparison, the S&P BSE Small-cap index has lost 5.6%
Dream rally: Investors' wealth doubled in 5 years in India's equity market on Friday.
While the Saudi drone strike has put the focus back on anti-drone measures, caution also stems from the fact that India has a number of large oil refining assets close to India-Pakistan border.
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RIL) might be denied a higher gas price from its D1 and D3 fields until the arbitration process with the government is over and a third-party expert report on the fall in output at the KG-D6 block is out.
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial
Economist Deepak Nayyar says economic openness, while necessary, is not sufficient, and is conducive to development only when combined with industrial policy.
Its new industrial policy appears to benefit industrial houses
The UK has responded to PM Modi's call to 'Make in India' by launching great collaborations in January 2015.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 28,261 and the 50-share Nifty closed 64 points lower at 8,571.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
A platform that helps retailers reduce failed transactions while keeping the cost down, Innoviti is all set for India's digital payments revolution.
A 15 per cent corporate tax rate for services companies in SEZs, setting up a fund for deep-tech startups and establishing clusters to demonstrate design-to-manufacturing capabilities of tech firms were some of the key demands made by the IT sector at the pre-Budget consultation on Monday. The participants shared their views and suggestions regarding Big Data, incentives for encouraging setting up of data centres, fiscal incentives for data localisation, incentives for pushing digital penetration in rural areas, and corporate guarantee to startups for competing with other nations.
The road ahead is not expected to be easy for one of India's best-loved brands.
Parts of electric cars are costlier and repairing often means replacing an entire system, which drives insurance premium rates up.
Market regulator also announces measures for mutual funds sector.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is hoping to get more than 30,000 consumers through its e-commerce pilot project that will be launched in the first week of July.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
Many chief executives said they were talking to people at the top level in their organisations to find how their companies can help the flood victims.
The strategy of returning cash to shareholders through stock purchases could hinder their digital expansion plans
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
Asian markets were trading mixed with the Nikkei gaining after the US dollar strengthened against the yen.
The economic slowdown has made it difficult for companies to record financial closure of a few awarded projects.
The govt auditor also indicts DGH and management committee of D1 and D3 fields
Clamping down on the delays in repatriating foreign exchange earnings, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for special economic zones (SEZs), asking them to realise and bring back full value of goods and services to India within a year from the date of export.
Recently, world headlines buzzed with Elon Musk's announcement that he was shelving his audacious bid for social media platform Twitter. Away from the media spotlight, questions are being asked about the maverick billionaire's plans in India, too. A few days ago, a Reuters report said Musk's flagship Tesla had put on hold its plan to launch electric cars in India.
