The Oil Ministry has proposed raising natural gas prices by at least 60 per cent, a move that will result in rise in urea as well as power costs.
Three IPO documents were recorded after the new govt took charge - Adlabs, Lavasa Corp and Monte Carlo Fashions.
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
US, China and Japan have no quotas for women and have had the lowest increase in female directors.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Anuj Rakyan, the entrepreneur behind Raw Pressery, has seen his business valuation grow 50 times in a little over 3 years. The sky is the limit, he tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
India has more than 45 million SMEs, accounting for nearly 40 percent of gross domestic product.
In the capital goods space, Punj Lloyd and KEC International could be in limelight for the expected turnround
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Indian CEOs might like to make some serious course correction.
Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple breast cancer screening available to every woman, that too at the extremely affordable cost of $1 per scan? Can we make a portable, high-tech ECG machine which can provide reports immediately and that too at the cost of 8 cents a test? Can we make an eye imaging device that is portable, non-invasive and costs 3 times less that conventional devices? Can we make a robust test for mosquito-borne dengue, which can detect the disease on day 1, and that too at the cost of $2 per test? Amazingly, says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, all this has been achieved in India, not only by using technological innovation but also non-technological innovation.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Something about the big car and its passengers, standing solemnly outside their vehicle, piqued the biker's interest.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
The entrepreneur reveals interesting nuggets about her life and career.
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
