The political storm over foreign consultants in the Planning Commission took a new turn on Wednesday amid indications that experts from the World Bank, McKinsey and ADB
Other reputed firms like McKinsey, Boston Consultancy Group, PwC, Ernst & Young and KPMG had also applied for getting the mandate from Bandhan.
It said while Indian IT services companies were the "disruptors" and had created the modern offshoring industry, they are now incumbents, challenged by a host of specialised and niche start-ups that have emerged in the new digital environment.
They combine financial protection and health and lifestyle management support for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and tumours.
Wipro chairman Azim Premji has projected IT software and IT-enabled services exports to touch $19-20 billion this fiscal.
Industrial Finance Corporation of India on Thursday said it has offered 9 per cent interest to the Employees Provident Fund Organisation and other retirement funds though it was much higher than the present market rate.
UB Group chief Vijay Mallya on Thursday confirmed that the group's bid for Shaw Wallace had turned out to be the highest of the three received and added that the ball was now in the sellers' court.
Mauritian Premier Anerood Jugnauth, former Commonwealth secretary-general Sridath Ramphal, British MP Navneet Dholakia and McKinsey partner Rajat Gupta are among them.
Liquor major Shaw Wallace plans to enter the Rs 18,000 crore (Rs 180 billion) country liquor market this year to broaden its product portfolio and boost revenues.
'The current crisis is one of incomes, driven by poor job growth, agrarian distress and poor investment sentiment,' notes Harsh Pati Singhania, director, JK Organisation.
Physical security for women, the first step towards getting them into factories and offices, is all but absent in most Indian cities, notes Kanika Datta.
The Rs 1.5 lakh crore (Rs 1.5 trillion) processed food sector in the country is expected to provide 72.72 lakh (7.272 million) jobs during 2004-05 as a result of high production of milk, fruits and vegetables, according to a study.
The memoir tells the story of his meteoric rise and equally dramatic fall.
'The easy availability of funds has enabled us to not only hire the best faculty, but has also made it possible for us to retain them with the best possible infrastructure -- labs, grants etc,' Ashoka University VC Malabika Sarkar tells Geetanjali Krishna.
The interest it has generated among designers who are helping create new styles and uses for the product is likely to leave a lasting imprint on the future of khadi.
2019, however, will be a bigger test as the firm continues to deal with rising attrition and margin pressure.
Gupta, who has also been associated with the UN in other capacities, succeeds John Chalsty who stepped down after a two-year term.
Siddharth Tata's Purple Chilli helps vegetable farmers earn an income 365 days a year.
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