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Risk sentiment received a boost after eight core sectors grew to a five-month high of 4.9 per cent in August
Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
The government is going all out to spread awareness about the new indirect tax regime, and training lawmakers is being seen as a necessary first step.
The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong footing, continued its upward march to hit an all-time high of 35,827.70. The NSE Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,975.10, before finishing at 10,966.20, up 71.50 points.
'We have to stop thinking about GDP and look at the impact on output and unemployment.' 'And that is not going to be insignificant.'
These smart cities should have the capacity to absorb, adapt and provide opportunities for both the poor rural migrants as well as the educated professionals, say Sujit K Pruseth & Sachi Satapathy.
New age technology will reshape India's future.
At this point of time, the requirement of the economy is obviously more investment, which will create more jobs and increase purchasing power that will sustain a high level of production, says K M Chandrasekhar.
On the Digital India initiative, Pichai said India was undergoing its own revolution
The size of the hole in today's banking crisis appears to be roughly 10 per cent of GDP.
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.
It is time to take a few macroeconomic risks to kick start the growth.
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
Under the watchful eyes of five wise men, who know the industry well, banks will not find it easy to hoodwink the system, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
In the Sensex kitty, ITC turned star performer by surging 2.45 per cent, followed by NTPC rising 2.19 per cent.
In the new decade, the scene will change because the banks till recently had been challenged by the fintechs, but the techfins have now entered the arena, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.
The BSE Mid-cap index gained 1.1% while the Small-cap index surged 1.3%, outperforming the benchmark indices
Tata Motors was the top gainer on better-than-expected June quarter revenues
'MFs acted as reckless lenders and not as prudent investors.' 'Clearly, how debt funds are being run is a systemic issue,' warns Debashis Basu.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
Administration is an evolving process, requiring the civil service to constantly re-invent itself to meet new challenges. The administration must become accountable to the law of the land and to the people.
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
'More than 1,000 start-ups are created from colleges, and more start-ups are coming up every year.'
About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.
Working online is the new reality, explains HR Guru Mayank Rautela.
'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone.'
However, the Indian economy is expected to bounce back in 2021, the World Bank said.
Cyrus Mistry, who was replaced as chairman of Tata Sons last Monday, October 24, still serves as the chairman of Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian Hotels, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Chemicals, Tata Industries and Tata Teleservices.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.'
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
Young professionals who lost their jobs tell Rediff.com's Divya Nair how they reclaimed their lives.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
