Right now, the 'Lower D' or LD segment -- which the industry defines as a sedan that costs between Rs 1.5 million and Rs 2 million, is longer than 4.5 metres, and powered by an engine of 1.8 litre or larger -- has barely three cars, all of which have been around for over a decade in India. Nevertheless, at least one foreign auto player is looking to bet big on the segment.
Globally, industries need to sit together and look at the demand for professionals that is expected to emerge from different countries.
Tata Motors, Titan Company & Tata Steel come in at second, third & fourth slots.
'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
It's the same sourcing norms that have been a hurdle for multinationals such as Apple Inc in setting up retail operations in India.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India campaign and the emphasis on ease of doing business, India Inc today said the initiative mirrors the country's ambition to sprint ahead in the global manufacturing race, thereby creating jobs and boosting economic growth.
Can Nestle go beyond Maggi? While recovery in the March quarter has been led by the popular noodle brand, the company hopes for a different revenue mix in five years.
Majority expect economy to slow down, but are satisfied with Modi govt's performance.
The stipulation that new front-end stores will have to be set up will impact M&A in the sector.
Tech major is in discussion with film-makers, sport administrators to enter the fast-growing sectors.
Nasscom is sending team there to check out ways of accessing markets, funding and the technology landscape.
Delhi and neighbouring Noida in Uttar Pradesh, too, are studying Gurgaon's no-car Tuesday model.
What can households do with the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes? How can they find Rs 100 and smaller denominations?
LG, Panasonic: Making in and for India LG and Panasonic are looking to revive their fortunes in India by building local insights into their new products.
Some of the disclosures in the ITR form, under review at present, increases procedural hassles for expats
CBDT circular issued last month had raised multiple taxation concerns.
Experts say it's not only important to get due-diligence done by an independent firm but it needs to be cross-checked, too.
The problem, say experts, is not so much the use of plastic as the lack of effort to recycle and reuse it.
Robotics is making inroads into HR, but will not replace the function any time soon, experts say.
A slew of challenges that are yet to be resolved include the lack of consensus between the Centre and states over the GST exemption threshold limit, dual control over scrutiny and assessment
Air travel penetration in India remains small in global terms, with 0.04 annual trips per capita against 0.3 in China and more than two in the United States.
'GST will bring in much needed transparency and higher investments in the coming years and we hope that a few percentage points to India's GDP.'
If you were deputed abroad, filing income tax can be tricky.
Chanda Kochhar, managing director of ICICI Bank, says the new government must take effective action bringing clarity around tax laws.
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He started a fund with Rs 800 crore and made several investments.
Decision to build or buy a platform is a function of price but buyouts are helping large investors create a medium and influence outcomes.
Google Inc on Monday launched the first smartphones powered by its Android One operating system in India, pricing them at around Rs 6,399 ($105) to capture the low-cost segment of the world's fastest growing smartphone market.
RCom is expected to have a 50% stake, Aircel 40% and MTS 10%
An average of 30-40 per cent automation is standard across all big automobile plants in the country
Faced with stricter recall & testing norms, industry puts up a brave face, saying recalls improve consumer confidence
More companies with unconventional business models to get into messy legal hassles in India.
As debt piles up, Anil Ambani's ability to see the asset sale plan through will be crucial
Nikita Puri and Dhruv Munjal explain why new-age businessmen are turning to exclusive, uber-rich clubs.
For the past few weeks, the government has been in an overdrive, pushing stuck projects with the larger aim to improve the country's economic growth, which had fallen to a four-year low of 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year.
The state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches.
Flipkart and Snapdeal take a cue from Amazon even as they differ on who is ahead in the race
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
1mg has made buying medicines easy and it aims to do more in online health care.
Key relaxations traced in final regulations.
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