The IMD has said temperatures in most parts of the country from March to May would be 'above normal'.
From Dabur to HUL, here are 10 stocks with significant rural exposure in the auto, agri-chemical and fast moving consumer goods sectors, which should see an uptick in sales growth.
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
Germany is now sitting on a mountain of savings.
Although there are serious risks facing the US economy in the coming year, there is also a good chance that growth will be substantially stronger than it has been since before the recession began.
With rest of the world showing no signs of growth and headwinds ahead for US growth, chances are that we might continue to see central banks pumping money into their economies
Weaker-than-expected growth in US jobs in recent months had already forced US central bankers to put off a rate hike at their meeting last week
Fed policymakers' deepening uncertainty about their own projections has resulted in the central bank sending mixed messages
This has steered a rally in global equities and dollar Index also ticked higher, trading near its four year high.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
'The strange thing about the Karnataka election is that the BJP looks more like the Congress of the past and vice versa.' 'Siddaramaiah has been able to out think the BJP almost every single day on every single issue.'
'Overlying his idealism was a hatred of war and of all things military. He gave no deep thought to politico-military matters and this prevented him from making sound security decisions.'
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
'The rate of interest from the EPF is still attractive compared to the rates on fixed deposits, National Savings Scheme, Public Provident Fund...'
'The Budget has maintained fiscal prudence while announcing a number of steps to boost growth, particularly in infrastructure and rural sectors.'
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The toxic brew of fiscal populism, crony capitalism and bad economic management has ensured the collapse of economic growth, industrial stagnation, stubbornly high consumer inflation, declining savings and investment, shrinking employment opportunities, and a dangerously vulnerable external financing situation.
'There are a lot of positive things these reforms are bringing about and it is only a matter of some quarters before the growth rate picks up momentum.' 'Until then we need to be a little bit patient.'
Any change in rates would mean more volatility; else, poll outcome-fuelled rally expected to continue.
Education sector has reasosn to cheer Budget.
Investors with stalled projects and mounting bad debt will refinance their loans.
South and South-West Asia could witness an economic growth of 5.3 per cent in 2015, which will be a four-year high.
Most forecasts do not have a track record of transparency and accuracy
Stock to watch: Shipping Corporation and Great Eastern Shipping
Hamid Anasari's was not talking of reservation for the whole religious community to which he too happens to belong. Yet, sections of media chose to put words into his mouth and then subject him to the criticism he never deserved. This does not augur well for our media or democracy, says Mohammad Sajjad.
Urban markets account for the major share of total revenues.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Increase in tax exemption limit by Rs 50000 is positive for the FMCG sector, as it will leave more discretionary income in the hands of consumers.
In the near term, the key driver will still be the government's fiscal spending.
Prashant Lingam and Aruna Kappagantula are changing the way houses are being built in India.
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
Virender Kapoor's latest book discusses the Twelve Essential Abilities of Extraordinary People based on their star signs.
Rajeev Srinivasan on how Indians are satisfied with illusions, not reality.
U R Ananthamurthy was one among the most creative triumvirate of Modernist Kannada literature of the late sixties and seventies (the other two being the late P Lankesh and K Poornachandra Tejaswi). He will be missed by all who care to step out and fight for justice and human rights of ordinary people in India despite being surrounded by the consumerist fog, says Shivanand Kanavi.
Indian economy about to take-off
Monisha Dudaney tells you what the stars predict for the coming months.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy tells rediff.com's Shobha Warrier why the UPA lost in the general elections, the decline of the Left and what he expects from the Centre.
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