For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says Shyam Ponappa.
Jaipur-based start-up Logic Roots aims to teach children math skills through board games.
The print media's declining share of the media industry is not as worrying as its attitude to the factors critical to growth.
Consumer products like mobile phones and laptops may become cheaper as the overall taxes on goods are likely to come down
Whether it is non-Hindi films dubbed in Hindi or Hindi dubbed in other Indian languages or English dubbed in Indian languages, the whole multilingual film is bringing more ticket sales.
Rajan said that central banks should not ignore global responsibilities.
Along with the US and China, India could be a big enough force in global manufacturing
While the tax holiday for the factory coming to an end might be a factor, many say the business model of Microsoft (which acquired Nokia's handset division last year), as well as freebies offered by the Vietnamese government, might also have played a role.
Tarun Mathur gives a quick low-down on what advantages one can have when buying motor insurance online
Conversely a rate hike may have positive effects if it triggers currency appreciation.
Every political party loves to use the bait of loan waiver to woo the electorate. If their hearts bleed for the poor, they can always use the party funds to pay off the lenders, suggests Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.'
Challenges notwithstanding, there are handful of players who continue to stand tall and scale-up their business. Many of these are taking inspiration from hyper-local grocery and food-delivery business to go full stack, says Sangeeta Tanwar.
Modi's Make in India will work only if the cost of borrowing comes down.
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.
The auto sector has been among the worse-hit in terms of sales in the past two years.
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
The five key components, which are indispensable for any smartphone, cost more than Rs 2,000 even for a budget 3G-enabled 3.5-inch handset.
This will be the company's third UV for the Indian car market.
IMF believes it is mostly cyclical, not structural, but because of the financial sector issues, recovery will be not be quick. IMF said, it saw an opportunity with the strong mandate of the new government to reinvigorate the reform agenda to boost inclusive and sustainable growth.
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Canadian phone maker Datawind which has supplied about 1,00,000 low-cost Aakash tablets to the government till date says that it would be a challenge to supply the device at Rs 2,500 a unit due to rupee volatility and other factors.
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Owners selling apartments are putting in a clause that if final order allows original buyers to get compensation.
Decades of a state-owned monopoly selling coal at a fixed price has taken its toll on production.
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
Experts suggest six ways to play stocks that tank suddenly and make money as Sanjay Kumar Singh listens in
Honda cars has strengthend market share in India in the past five years.
Armed with deep customer knowledge, low operational overheads, new funding opportunities and help from online marketplaces, the local brand is turning David to every Goliath that steps into its neighbourhood, says T E Narasimhan.
Godrej and Big Bazaar have stood out in the consumer goods and service spaces by acing the challenge of aligning innovation with outcome.
In April, the World Bank had projected India's GDP would grow at 6.1 per cent in the current financial year and at 6.7 per cent the following year.
In fact, since 2013, China has become the largest market for robots.
The markets are in meltdown. Time then to turn to the Master Investor for advice and guidance. Yefei Lu explains how Warren Buffet's investment strategy includes everything from how to look at risk versus reward to how to think about portfolio concentration.
By bringing in top notch hardware in the celebrated iPhone 5s chassis, Apple has been able to repackage new wine in an old bottle. Himanshu Juneja weighs the pros and cons of the latest from the Apple stable
Air India needs to up the ante in order to compete with rival carriers.
Hospitality chains are hosting dual brands on one property, looking for operational efficiencies without diluting their brands, says Shivani Shinde Nadhe.
Audi Q3 not only has the looks of an SUV but offers better ride quality.
Oil and gas players' wish list includes incentivising E&P investments and reintroduction of income tax holiday for exploration and production activities, among others.
Senior bankers are trying to impress upon the central bank that the shift to external benchmark-linked lending be postponed to April 1, 2020.
India Inc on Friday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertion that the government will not impose capital controls, although reassuring to investors, must be supplemented with tough reform measures.
These banks need to build a significant deposit base to start full-fledged banking.
