While three operational mines in Chhattisgarh had a capacity of 12 million tonnes (mt), six were yet to start production.
Major corporates are staring at an uncertain future after investing substantially on their projects
The need for larger investment in infrastructure that is the biggest shortcoming, says A V Rajwade.
The bilateral talks took place as the formal heads of government meeting got underway in London on Thursday, following a formal launch by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
In the last financial year, GDP growth was 7.3 per cent.
After the 2019 election, one thing is sure: GST will see a number of changes, explains Indivjal Dhasmana.
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
The Aditya Birla group's decision to merge two companies, each with an existing clutch of diverse businesses, flies in the face of the accumulated wisdom regarding conglomerates, says T N Ninan.
The past eight months have seen vast improvement in the Indian economy, says Edelweiss Group chairman and chief executive Rashesh Shah, who feels domestic-oriented sectors are likely to do better.
CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.
A vilification campaign against Rosneft has begun in right earnest, says M K Bhadrakumar.
Operations at 26 mines are set to commence again within a couple of months.
GST stabilisation, DTC implementation and banking reforms are crucial for sustaining high growth for a long period, says Rashesh Shah.
Together, they controlled nearly Rs 26 lakh crore of assets at the end of FY16.
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
Veteran British journalist and broadcaster Sir David Frost, best known for his series of interviews with disgraced United States President Richard Nixon, has died after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship. He was 74.
'India is likely to do better than other emerging markets.'
The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
The superstar refuses to endorse any label except for one regional cola brand at the start of his career almost four decades ago.
Demonetisation will wipe out the likely benefits of a good monsoon this year, says Christopher Wood of CLSA.
She faced intense and protracted struggle to eventually head the AIADMK.
'Is standing in a queue any bigger sacrifice than that of a soldier's family?'
China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.
If government statistics are at variance with private data flow, chances are high that the latter presents a picture closer to reality.
Trump aides, who participated in the two-day talks held at the US President's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, described the meetings as productive and said the two leaders exhibited "positive" chemistry.
'The rule for millennials is: You can have a career for life.' 'You have to constantly adapt to the needs of the industry to stay relevant.' 'The jobs will be the same, but the skill sets required will be different.' 'Technology will dominate the nature of jobs available in the future.'
The endorsement career of India's megastar Amitabh Bachchan displays his relevance in diametrically opposite roles and product categories.
When South Africa lost to India on Sunday, they cemented their reputation for 'choking' in ICC tournaments. Rajneesh Gupta tells us why South Africa's record for freezing in important ICC contests is, alas, well deserved.
India's existing web of federal and state sales taxes is levied at different stages of the supply chain and often results in double taxation, while forcing trucks to spend nearly a quarter of their road time in border checks or other inspections.
'If the government had not spent an incredible amount of energy on demonetisation it may -- may, because it had not done anything the previous six months either -- have been able to pay attention to the deeper problems of low investment and job creation.'
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
The country's largest consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever says it has been able to reduce its water use by regular metering, monitoring and controlling of utilities consumption at all its manufacturing sites
The CPEC poses a clear and imminent danger to Indian security interests, says Kulbir Krishan.
New Zealand's finest batsman was defined by one innings, one tournament and one seriously damaged knee.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
China's economy grew 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier.
An asset swap can simultaneously boost public investment, reduce the fiscal deficit and keep fiscal policy from being pro-cyclical.
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
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