In an online chat with readers January 24, Rajeev Mahajan of Antworks answered queries on personal loans and peer to peer lending.
HDFC Life has a balance between traditional policies and Ulips
India's leather exports are expected to touch the $14 billion level by 2017 and may double jobs in the sector to 5 million by that period, Council for Leather Exports (CLE) said on Tuesday.
What is galling to note here is that such serious systemic flaws have crept in undetected for over couple of years despite multilateral supervision and surveillance.
Questioning the bullet train in view of the investment needed in Indian Railways is similar to saying that India needed to invest in primary education rather than in IITs, says Shreekant Sambrani.
Honda's chief executive on Sunday disputed the low-cost business model championed by India's Tata Motors, saying that bad roads and high petrol prices would keep many emerging market travellers on motorcycles for years to come.
In a sectoral analysis of exports, the Confederation of Indian Industries said India needs to become among the top three exporters in the world in four sectors -- textile, leather, gems and jewellery and engineering. It said exports to new markets of Latin America and Caribbean and Africa should be given a push for achieving the $500 billion by 2013.
The RBI left interest rates unchanged, saying there was no substantial development on inflation or fiscal fronts to warrant a fresh reduction.
Nike and Adidas battle for Beijing. At stake: the 21st century sportswear industry.
With a population of over one billion, FIFA chief Sepp Blatter feels India has become a big football market.
Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India. But there are risks, warns Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India. But there are risks, warns Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Rediff readers share why they support the breastfeeding campaign.
ITC, Chaudhary Group are among companies launching variants and stepping up ad campaigns.
CEOs from various sectors were part of the survey.
Bangalore-based US Pizza Restaurants, which sells the fast food under the brand name US Pizza, will invest more than Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) to open over 1,000 outlets by 2011 for a pan-India expansion.US Pizza is also planning to open more than 40-45 outlets in European countries such as Norway, Sweden, Germany and France and in domestic front, it is planning to enter a new city every month as they are looking to tap new markets by entering tier-II and tier-III cities.
The Iraq war marked the onset of high and higher oil prices. There was a steady rise in the prices of most commodities in the global markets including metals and food in the last three years for various reasons including substantially increased consumption in new markets such as China, Russia, India and West Asia. However, till recently, most economies were able to manage such price escalations through classic macro-economic management tools.
The company has announced a global tie-up with San Francisco-based Uber.
Tata Consultancy Services on Monday announced the results for Q2 FY08. The net profit is up 22.8 per cent at Rs 1252 crore (Rs 12.52 billion).
Even as the domestic pharmaceutical industry is exploring new markets in Latin America and the Commonwealth of Independent States, exports to countries in Africa are declining.
Parle is taking one step at a time as it moves ahead in the pulse biz. Carpet bombing will not work. The company goes slow with Fresh Harvest dal rollout.
Kalashnikov assault rifles, popular with terrorists and national armies in Asia and Africa, have been given a makeover and a new logo by its Russian manufacturer that has dubbed them as "weapons of peace".
Chinese handset maker OnePlus on Tuesday said it expects India to become its biggest market in the next few months.
Ceramic tile manufacturer H&R Johnson is in talks with the UK-based Johnson Ceramics International for a strategic global alliance
Shortage in paper trays is halting export of eggs from India. According to All India Poultry Products Exporters Association, there is a dearth of specially made, water-proof, chemically treated paper trays.
Executive search firm MANCER Consulting CEO Satya D Sinha said that "the concept of expat hiring at top level management has always been prevalent across glob
While the Investor of the Year award went to Tata Sons, the Business Partnership of the Year went to DLF Laing O Rourke, the Innovation of the year was HRS Process Systems and Benoy was the New Market Entrant of the Year.
What happens when tech-friendly grown-ups have kids? A booming industry is born.
In the last two years, a clutch of home-grown fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies sought growth by acquiring companies overseas.
TCL Holdings, the Chinese consumer durables major, is eyeing the private label opportunity offered by the impending boom in the retail sector.
TCL Holdings, the Chinese consumer durables major, is eyeing the private label opportunity offered by the impending boom in the retail sector.
Darshan Mehta, CEO, Arvind-VF Brands, mentioned that the company would love to have a revenue-sharing expansion model, but there is a scramble due to a dearth of good-quality malls.
Jet Airways Ltd said on Friday it made a profit in the June quarter compared to a loss in the year-ago period, helped by a drop in fuel expenses.
One hundred years from now, of course, I expect Tata to be much bigger and more global than it is now.
The country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services on Monday reported a stellar 72.7 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 6,413 crore for the fourth quarter of last fiscal ended March 31.
More opportunity awaits in India, thanks to decent economic growth with a rising middle class that's just discovering the web through smartphones
The move was immediately welcomed by top American lawmakers.
Textile exports are expected to reach $50 billion by 2014-15 on the back of new markets.
Amid the noise around multinational retail chains queuing up to enter India comes a calming revelation. According to management consultancy firm A T Kearney, not all retail biggies continue in the new markets that they enter.
The company, which has set an export target of around 2,20,000 units by 2010, is spreading into new markets like the UAE,Philippines and Indonesia.
