India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
In most cases, the payback on energy saving projects offered by GIBSS are between one and three years.
The best available recourse to keep the defence sector healthy, is to source most of our requirement within the country so that procurement outlays under both the Revenue and Capital heads flow within the country, recommends says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
Investors should take this opportunity to look at asset allocation and realign their portfolio.
'Fear psychosis has gripped the entire world.' 'Nobody is going to enter shops freely in the next 5, 6 months.' 'Secondly, the priority has changed.' 'Now that they have seen the bottom of the economy, people will prefer to save for tomorrow.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Sebi would develop new products in the commodity derivatives space apart from taking steps to deepen the corporate bond market.
These are companies with a strong track record and good prospects on earnings.
Friendlier government policies, greater demand and better supply of coal have fuelled investor interest.
Real estate sector cheers reforms in the Budget.
Curbing the federal deficit is the government's absolute priority on February 28.
Non-Performing Assets are a wake-up call for public sector banks.
'Our concern is about today and there is nothing in the Budget for the MSME sector to feel positive right now.'
Did Jayalalithaa, who was also in jail then, know about these transactions?
Today, Suzuki depends on Maruti for its place in the world
'The pressure on relative performance and the feeling of being left out among many investors may also account for the belief among many that this has to be a technology stock bubble.' 'The feeling of a bubble is also reinforced by the extreme performance gap between growth and value investing.' 'While at first glance, one can only stand back awestruck by the wealth creation delivered by technology stocks globally. It does not seem at all like the internet bubble of 1999-2000, says Akash Prakash.
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
Banks cannot shirk their responsibility in cases of frauds.
The investment limit for foreign entities in Indian stock exchanges will be enhanced from 5 per cent to 15 per cent on par with domestic institutions.
The minister also cautioned the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg of repercussions under the IT Act in case of any data breach came to light.
Worried over the fallout of the Supreme Court's observations on allocation of coal blocks, India Inc wants the apex court to consider a reprieve for those allotted to genuine companies that have invested billions.
A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others.
While PNB did not name the other lenders, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank are said to have offered credit based on letters of undertaking (LOUs) issued by PNB. Foreign bank branches too are under investigation.
To unravel Khan's overseas business, one has to rewind to 10 years ago when Londoner Richard James Moore floated a real estate company called Winford Estates in Surrey.
Concluding the three-part series, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta says that the black money law is likely to fail because of the ineptness of India's investigative and enforcement agencies.
'Making the railways better is a different type of a challenge.'
Rs 50,000-cr loans for 15,000-Mw projects could be heading for restructuring.
According to the draft, in the northeastern states the threshold is at Rs 500,000.
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Condusive climate across states is crucial for manufacturing growth.
The successful implementation of the new Act will depend on a much bigger involvement of the state through a huge new superstructure of registration, certification and supervision
Those evading taxes could soon find tax officials at their doorstep, with a rather insightful account of their big purchases.
Jaitley slammed lack of ethics in certain sections of businesses and said multiple layers of auditing system chose to either look the other way or did a casual job.
'For years, the RBI has been warning banks on probable frauds in bank guarantees and advised them to exercise due care.' 'PSB staffers feel their jobs are secured, hence there is no need to be vigilant and exercise financial prudence.'
Higher rural incomes, pay commission benefits, and lower interest rates are key positives: Analysts
'It is not simply demonetisation or GST, it is this government's failure to manage the financial sector crisis.'
ONGC must tackle several issues first only then it can turnaround its fortunes.
According to property consultancy firm Knight Frank, only 19 states and UTs have a functional portal in place, that too with a lot of information dissymmetry across data points
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
On government's last week's announcement of revamping of PSU banks, Fitch Ratings said the move is "credit positive, but risks remain".
'As long as the government owns the banks, bankers will follow signals from politicians as to how to lend.' 'State-owned banks will remain State-owned banks as long as the current dispensation is in power -- and certainly there will be no change if the other chaps get in,' says Mihir S Sharma.
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