Indian CEOS are very innovative, says a PwC report.
'I kept begging the doctors to put my three year old on the ventilator. But the doctors and nurses kept saying no ventilator was available. When the breathing apparatus ultimately became available, it was too late.'
'More than 114 cases have been registered for spreading fake messages, rumours and fake news on WhatsApp.' 'People on various groups are reporting such crimes.' 'The most heartening development is people are now not tolerating such things.'
Analysts were expecting the government to propose higher capital infusion for banks.
Agriculture and processed food exports dropped to a five-year low of $24 billion in 2015-16.
The success story of Adani's Mundra Port in Gujarat, in terms of efficiency, technology and management, should be replicated at Vizhinjam to ensure that this ambitious project does not fail, say Shehzad Poonawalla and Riya Sinha.
Banks are likely to cut rates even further, say finance minister Arun Jaitley.
'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta.
This is the third time the temple is opening after the court verdict, though no girl or woman in the previously banned age group could offer prayers so far following stiff resistance by devotees and activists, opposing any change in the temple traditions. The apex court on September 28 lifted the age-old ban on entry of girls and women in the 10-50 age group.
'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for the team.'
A unique start-up in India is helping the differently abled find their match.
As per the findings, CEOs are less optimistic about prospects this year.
The city needs some autonomy, or it will continue to decline in all the ways that are familiar, observes T N Ninan
'Earlier, when they were selling tickets at Rs 1,000, a family of five could travel by flight.' 'When it comes to realistic pricing and the price becomes Rs 5,000, a family of five will have shell out Rs 25,000.' 'How many will be able to afford that?' 'You will see people switching back to train travel which is more realistic.'
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 66.24/25 per dollar after hitting a record low of 66.30, and down 2.9 per cent from its close of 64.30/31 on Monday.
The allocation in the defence budget is inadequate to meet India's long-term threats, especially from China and Pakistan, says Gurmeet Kanwal.
'Will the Statue of Unity and Tent City Narmada have as much of a transformational effect on the local economy as the salt desert/Tent City Dhordo did is something that only time can tell,' says Sanjeev Nayyar.
'This government has huge respect for the Supreme Court and when there is going to be a hearing on the review petition, it is appropriate to refrain from taking any action till then.'
The govt hiked defence budget by 7.81 per cent over last year's Rs 2.74 lakh crore.
Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitions abroad may run the risk of foundering on constraints at home.
For growth in export, continuous gain in productivity is essential.
Despite vast differences in the way the media operates in the two countries, an India-China media forum will go a long way in improving understanding between the two countries, says Srikanth Kondapalli.
The larger virtue of maintaining fiscal credibility should not be unduly diluted by quibbles on the fiscal math, says Sajjid Chinoy.
In 2015, India chemicals industry had a market size of $144 billion.
In Budget 2015, the finance minister has opted to take the slow road and has doubled the cess on coal to "balance the need to tax pollution and the price of power" in his words.
Credible fiscal consolidation has been a consistent pre-condition to easing the monetary policy stance as far as the RBI is concerned.
India's debt recovery and restructuring framework is still a work in progress, even six months after the President's assent to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
Surendra Hiranandani -- chairman and managing director, House of Hiranandani -- explains what ails India's housing sector and indicates the way forward.
With the first salary date after demonetisation around the corner, will India's labourers be able to take their hard-earned wages home?
China's economy is in transition, with rising wage costs and massive overcapacity.
FinMin officials say an announcement could be made in the Budget.
'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
The upcoming Budget gives Finance Minister Arun Jaitley a chance to let states boost spending.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
Farmers are juggling with thousand other problems apart from the Land Acquisition Bill. Who will discuss them?
According to government's estimates, there are around 110 million APL families in the country, who get 11-25 kg of foodgrain a month.
'Somewhere along the way, elected office-bearers appeared to have lost sight of the interest of cricket and begun to pursue their own interpretation of what the game should be.' 'Families made it a tradition to have their representatives occupy, if not usurp, positions in state associations,' points out Vinod Rai, who will step down as head of the BCCI's Committee of Administrators on Wednesday, October 23.
A Narendra Modi administration would believe more in decentralisation than would a Rahul Gandhi administration, says Arvind Panagariya.
It is important to note that slowdown in activity is really confined to a selected few regions within China.
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