Higher prices of onion and other vegetables and fruits pushed up inflation to 6.46 per cent in September.
The move will lead to augmentation of water infrastructure in the country
Decisions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) have been under scrutiny for a while.
A smartly executed reform-recap will be the best booster for the economy, says Ajay Chhibber.
India Inc on Wednesday said it looked forward to the new RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan initiating cut in interest rates and improving credit flow to crucial sectors like infrastructure to put economy back on high-growth path.
Some of the disclosures in the ITR form, under review at present, increases procedural hassles for expats
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Business leaders met Manmohan Singh to discuss the problems facing the country.
Industry bodies called for implementation of measures announced in the Budget to arrest inflation, saying these would pave the way for a stable inflation regime.
OTT players like Netflix, Hotstar, and Voot are keen to find a common currency to measure viewership numbers and improve advertising options as well as content. Urvi Malvania reports.
Fighting fake brand peddlers. How the complex web of counterfeit goods threatens to trip e-commerce giants in the country.
Many chief executives said they were talking to people at the top level in their organisations to find how their companies can help the flood victims.
Gold demand in India -- one of most avid purchasers -- is interwoven with culture, tradition, the desire for beauty and the desire for financial protection.
The current broadcasting platforms believe the road ahead for Netflix might not be a cakewalk
Industry asked the government to be 'brave and bold' and said that it will rise to the occasion.
'For now, the AAP is the conversation,' Lord Meghnad Desai tells Rediff.com's Sanchari Bhattacharya. 'Everyone is talking about the 'Delhi model'. They have made so much difference. They have changed politics.'
Amchem said that Amway is a direct selling FMCG company that uses multilevel marketing to sell its daily use products through independent distributors, instead of from a shop or a mall.
The government has made clear that the Airports Authority of India will closely monitor the cost of airports built through the PPP route.
'GST will bring in much needed transparency and higher investments in the coming years and we hope that a few percentage points to India's GDP.'
The consumer durables segment declined by 23.4 per cent in June, as against a dip of 10.1 per cent a year ago.
Several CII defence committee members confirm this is now the official CII position, which conforms to that of industry bodies, Ficci and Assocham.
Measures are also on the anvil to develop the remaining five districts of the state.
Expressing serious concern over contraction in industrial output in November, India Inc called for immediate policy interventions, including a rate cut by RBI, to prevent job losses and boost demand.
Three years after launching Big Bazaar Direct, Future group CEO Kishore Biyani's enthusiasm for online ventures has been tempered by growth concerns
The GST bill is stuck in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling NDA govt does not have a majority as well as stiff opposition by the Congress
Bilateral investment flows have grown immensely with foreign direct investment into India from the US reaching $28.2 billion last year.
Business is better than usual in Bollywood.
The trust deficit has widened with buyers losing confidence in a developer's ability to construct and deliver a project on time.
The manufacturing sector during the fourth quarter recorded a growth rate of 9.3 per cent while the farm sector grew at 2.3 per cent.
A nearly two-fold hike in natural gas prices will incentivise investment in the hydrocarbon sector and help reduce the energy import bill, India Inc said.
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The power of a nation is directly related to the revenues it realises from its citizens. But India loses a gargantuan Rs 5.8 lakh crore, as the IT department drags its feet over recovering uncollected taxes in time or holding up files in appeal cases, says Mohan Guruswamy.
During 2013-14, imports from Japan, South Korea and Malaysia stood at $9.49 billion, $12.47 billion and $9.21 billion respectively.
Jaitley keen to uplift the insurance sector.
The government should take steps to mandate that companies have at least two women board members, and at least one of them should be an independent director, in the next two years.
energy is India's binding supply-side constraint for inclusive growth.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with spearheading investor-friendly initiatives, saying it will "enthuse" businesses planning to invest in states.
Thailand's importance to India's Act East policy is too significant to be overlooked.
Sunil Chhetri was named India's Player of the Year by AIFF president Praful Patel at the Annual General Meeting in Delhi on Friday. India's captain, who won the award in 2007 and 2011, emerged winner after voting by I-League coaches at AIFF's headquarters in Delhi.
Low oil prices also means effectively transfer of wealth from the producing nations to the consuming nations
Sohini Das chats with MD of Zydus Cadila Healthcare Pankaj R Patel & his son Sharvil Patel.
Industry cheers while unions label the move veiled entry of a 'hire & fire' regime.
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