Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
The specifics will also cover what's fit and proper to be a chest manager; the insurance and re-insurance aspects; and the new capital threshold, which is Rs 100 crore now.
The lock-in requirement has been reduced from three years to one year for angel funds and their minimum investment threshold has been slashed from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.
Digital-pay companies see 10x growth spurt after demonetisation, report Ayan Pramanik & Shine Jacob/Business Standard from Bengaluru.
Trade sanctions on Russia by Europe and the US offer an opportunity for India, but the devaluation of the rouble may play spoilsport
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
Some of the top indebted companies likely to face financial headwinds in the coming quarters include NTPC, PowerGrid, Tata Steel, Adani Power, JSW Steel, UPL, and Steel Authority of India. Together these 201 companies owed Rs 14.9 trillion to their lenders at the end of September 30, 2019, up 4.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) during the first half of FY20.
Or a brief stop on the way to better times, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The sector faces many challenges and calls for prompt corrective action.
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
Money permits patronage. Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
Make in India has few advantages and some disadvatnages too.
Govt keen to revive business sentiment in india.
'The household sector, which is still the largest contributor of financial savings, has been experiencing a decline in the last six years, and it has fallen below 8% of GDP.'
Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
Fund managers's compensation is largely tied to the assets they manage and scheme performance.
Investors in LIC's insurance and other schemes are receiving a lower rate of return because LIC is subsidising incompetence at best and malfeasance at worst in institutions such as IDBI Bank and IL&FS, says Jaimini Bhagwati.
'What we need is right skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling.'
The contraction in M&A activity in India contrasts sharply with the upbeat global picture, much of it led by a reviving US economy.
'India's economy is growing faster compared to the developed economies of the world.' 'More importantly, it is growing faster compared to most of the developing economies.' 'The monsoon is not the only thing that drives the rural economy and certainly not the national economy.' 'It is too simplistic to reduce everything to the monsoon.'
Karan Choudhury reports on the implications of the strict Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act and the prosecution of Unitech MDs, Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, in an alleged fraud case.
A total of 16 secretaries have been appointed to various central government departments.
'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon.
For the current woes of the state to end, in city after city, town after town, village after village, unauthorised constructions have to be removed, no questions asked, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
The former RBI deputy governor talked about the prospects of an economic revival, reforms in IMF, etc.
The 'Smart Cities' project is one that has faced many hurdles.
About Rs 2,000 crore of realty money has flown into stocks in the National Capital Region in the months after demonetisation.
Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com lists 11 Modi flagship schemes that may have been gamechangers in the Lok Sabha election.
How investors can tweak their fixed income investments to earn more in the current environment.
Sebi has long struggled with balancing the needs of small investors and those of the market.
The real estate sector is set to enter a progressive phase in 2015.
Indian markets ended on a lower note after the stimulus announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to meet expectation.
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