Shares of IT companies were in focus with the Nifty IT and S&P BSE IT index gaining more than 2% in an otherwise lower market
Amendments to RBI Act likely soon
To do so, the government will have to tackle a number of broad development challenges successfully, says Shankar Acharya
Be a fox by temperament and a hedgehog by conviction, Gaurav Dalmia tells Bhupesh Bhandari. Then, he explains why.
Voices from the Treasury are clamouring for lowering rates as this would boost demand.
While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
The second-longest serving chairman introduced quite a few measures for the primary market and implemented a new corporate governance framework.
The government kept its nerve in the face of a massive shock. It chose not to resort to a massive fiscal stimulus. It focused instead on providing liquidity support and easing restrictions on movement in stages, observes T T Ram Mohan.
While naysayers say the economy is on a downward spiral, optimists point out that India has experienced a shift of gears in the realm of policies, thanks to several initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, says Ashok K Lahiri.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
Modi govt has a unique style of working, say experts.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
There is a link between objectives and commitments.
Renewable energy is mistakenly restricted to electricity.
He said both countries are opening new areas of cooperation in the energy sector, telecommunications and science and technology and they have set up funds to facilitate investment in high technologies.
The Economic Survey called for improving business environment.
Brokerage CLSA has raised its "already substantial overweight in India", its chief strategist Christopher Wood wrote on Aug. 7.
What we want from spectrum allocation is access to broadband networks at prices that will result in productivity gains.
The real estate sector is set to enter a progressive phase in 2015.
'The army has stopped short of exerting the sort of influence it may have done historically.' 'It is comfortable with its relations with the civilian government as the superior partner.'
BSE proposes two models for making gold trading and investment transparent
Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization, predisposing cities to disaster risks
Arun Jaitley had a tough fiscal hill to climb.
The loss in Bihar has forced a change in NDA's market positioning, says Shekhar Gupta.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The Street is never short of hope and events to look forward to
The larger virtue of maintaining fiscal credibility should not be unduly diluted by quibbles on the fiscal math, says Sajjid Chinoy.
Modi placed a $12.6 billion bet in this year's budget on road building
He has a core team of engineers to develop this platform.
In a stern 'perform or take VRS' warning to officials sitting on files, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked them not to become obstacles in the way of India achieving world class infrastructure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abuu Dhabi on Sunday on a two-day visit to the strategically important United Arab Emirates during which he will hold talks with the country's top leadership to enhance cooperation in key areas of trade and security and address the Indian diaspora.
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Though not a blockbuster budget it does not undermine the fact that key issues were addressed and the finance minister certainly did not under-deliver, says Vatsal Srivastava.
Govt keen to revive business sentiment in india.
'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.' 'But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.' 'It will take at least 7 years to make some changes.'
Premier Li Keqiang highlighted his government's performance in the last one year and the challenges ahead in various fields. Compared to other reports by his predecessors, Li spoke more frankly about the mounting challenges faced by the country. Srikanth Kondapalli on the two recent Chinese parliament sessions.
Substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives.
Consequences of China's efforts to stabilise its equity markets after three weeks of declines, which wiped out some 30 per cent of the value is far more importance to the world, says Clyde Russell.
