Weak performance in Q4; execution challenges persist for L&T
Weak performance in Q4; execution challenges persist for L&T
The management has refrained from providing any guidance for FY21—both on revenues and order inflows
Franklin Templeton moves Gujarat HC to vacate stay on debt schemes closure
Hearing slated for June 8- India now sixth worst-hit nation by Covid-19, surpasses Italy with an infection tally of 2,36,657
- Banking correspondent channel was a big support during Covid-19 lockdown: SBI Chief
- Weak performance in Q4; execution challenges persist for L&T
- Vedanta Q4 net loss at ₹12,521 cr
- We will bring down Covid-19 cases in Chennai: TN Chief Secretary
- Google to roll out Currents to G-Suite users from July 6
How FMCG major Marico is dealing with Covid-19
How FMCG major Marico is dealing with Covid-19
With the situation gradually improving, the month of May saw a near-normal throughput in all the categories ...
Opinion
India must move away from prescriptive macro-policy making
Fixing targets for macro-economic variables under FRBM is detrimental to the efficiency and ...
Social media needs an independent oversight body
Self-regulation is not working. Neither can it be left to governments to regulate as this could become a ...
There’s no easy solution to America’s racial divide
Structural issues in law and order, along with racial biases that are ingrained both communities, cannot be ...
Covid has altered the retail experience
It has led to servicescape design challenges. Retailers have to manage both space and clients amidst social ...
A ‘soapman’ feels vindicated today
In the time of Covid, soap has made the difference between life and death. So what if one has studied ...
‘Atmanirbharta’ from China — easier said than done
India is much too dependent on China to break away from it easily. We should, instead, focus on boosting ...
Just announcing a MSME stimulus package isn’t enough
Proper implementation of the stimulus measures for the sector, minus the red tape, is crucial
India needs a paradigm shift in agriculture
Focus must shift to meeting consumer and export demands. Also, the marketing side of agriculture must be given ...
How Bihar can address the economic concerns of the returning migrants
With agriculture and arts & crafts being the largest income generators in the rural areas, the State ...
There’s an element of subjectivity in banking audits
This process may be subjected to artificial intelligence-led technique. Meanwhile, auditors tend to rush ...
economy
CEO’s Reading List: June 6, 2020
Here’s a curated reading list of BL’s most interesting stories on the economy and corporate world from the past ...
GST Council to meet on June 12
GST Council to meet on June 12
The GST Council is scheduled to meet on June 12 and is likely to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Finance Ministry expects most MSMEs to avail credit under ...
Finance Ministry expects most MSMEs to avail credit under ...
The Finance Ministry expects the majority of the targeted businesses — including micro, small & medium ...
‘NISE lacked adequate testing equipment from 2015 to 2018’
‘NISE lacked adequate testing equipment from 2015 to 2018’
Solar projects worth ₹55,000 crore may be affected; govt body denies charge
agri-business
Firming up of prices, a sharp rise in cash-based sales impact the farm-input market
Monsoon picking up pace in Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal
MP govt’s dangerous move: Chana purchases with toxic khesar admixture
Indian pepper prices may move up on global trend
Spinning mills to face heat of higher cotton MSP
Pepper market in Kochi sees increased arrivals
money-and-banking
Banking correspondent channel was a big support during ...
The banking correspondent channel of State Bank of India was a big support during the Covid-19 lockdown periods ...
Canara Bank reduces RLLR by 40 bps; MCLR rate by 20 bps
Canara Bank reduces RLLR by 40 bps; MCLR rate by 20 bps
Canara Bank has decided to reduce its Repo-Linked Lending Rate (RLLR) and Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending ...
Bank of Maharashtra to cut repo-linked lending rates by 40 ...
Bank of Maharashtra to cut repo-linked lending rates by 40 ...
MCLR also cut by 20 basis points
Banks to face action if loans to MSMEs are delayed: Anurag ...
Banks to face action if loans to MSMEs are delayed: Anurag ...
The Centre on Friday assured MSME entrepreneurs of “corrective action” if banks delayed or created ...
SBI Q4 net profit jumps four-fold to ₹3,581 crore
SBI Q4 net profit jumps four-fold to ₹3,581 crore
State Bank of India on Friday posted a four-time jump in its fourth-quarter standalone net profit, thanks ...
Chola rolls out realignment strategy with digital push
Chola rolls out realignment strategy with digital push
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd (CIFCL) has embarked on a revamped business strategy with a ...
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Silver Lake to invest ₹ 4,546 crore more in Jio Platforms
Marking its seventh fund raising since April 22, Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd ...
Bank of Maharashtra to cut repo-linked lending rates by 40 bps
MCLR also cut by 20 basis points
Chola rolls out realignment strategy with digital push
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd (CIFCL) has embarked on a revamped business strategy with a digital push amid maintaining a strong ...
GST Council to meet on June 12
The GST Council is scheduled to meet on June 12 and is likely to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tax revenues, sources said.The 40th ...
Fresh 210 Covid-19 cases in AP, tally climbs to 4,460
Coronavirus cases rose sharply by 210 to 4,460 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, while the toll due to the infection stood at 73.The state government ...
Citing jobs, Trump claims victory over virus, economic crisis
President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and Covid-19 on Friday as well as major progress against racial ...
SBI Q4: Slippages fall, but weak loan growth and higher provisions impact earnings
With most PSBs, weighed down by huge bad loans, weak capital and muted earnings or bogged down by merger exercise, the latest March quarter results of ...
Corporate insolvency suspension ordinance promulgated
No insolvency initiation for debt defaults arising on or after March 25
DLF ‘battle ready’ for the future: KP Singh
Company well-positioned to to take advantage of post-Covid opportunities
Pharma supply chain yet to get back to normalcy: US Pharmacopeia
“This global pandemic showed the unpreparedness of the pharma and healthcare sectors to tackle global calamities such as the Covid-19,” according to ...
Multimedia
Podcast | Startups and You: Episode 1 - Business strategies and taxes
Photos of the day: June 5, 2020
Podcast | Race to the White House: Raging racial tensions in the US
Podcast | Today's Pick: Wockhardt
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Photos of the day: June 3, 2020
Kochi: The other side of emptiness
Podcast | Today's Pick: Sterlite Technologies
Podcast | Quick look 9: Unlock 1.0 and modified ITR forms for FY20
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companies
Weak performance in Q4; execution challenges persist for L&T
The management has refrained from providing any guidance for FY21—both on revenues and order inflows
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover secures a $704.5 million ...
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover secures a $704.5 million ...
Jaguar Land Rover owned by India’s Tata Motors has secured a loan of 5 billion yuan ($704.5 million) from ...
L&T board reappoints AM Naik as non-executive chairman for 3 ...
L&T board reappoints AM Naik as non-executive chairman for 3 ...
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro on Saturday said its board has given nod for ...
IKEA India to reopen its Hyderabad store on June 8
IKEA India to reopen its Hyderabad store on June 8
Offers remote planning services in Hyderabad, Mumbai
How FMCG major Marico is dealing with Covid-19
How FMCG major Marico is dealing with Covid-19
With the situation gradually improving, the month of May saw a near-normal throughput in all the categories ...
Pharma supply chain yet to get back to normalcy: US ...
Pharma supply chain yet to get back to normalcy: US ...
“This global pandemic showed the unpreparedness of the pharma and healthcare sectors to tackle global ...
info-tech
Silver Lake to invest ₹ 4,546 crore more in Jio Platforms
Marking its seventh fund raising since April 22, Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Asia's richest man Mukesh ...
Google to roll out Currents to G-Suite users from July 6
Google to roll out Currents to G-Suite users from July 6
Google will make its engagement platform Currents, a replacement for Google Plus available to all its G-Suite ...
Yatra.com terminates pending merger pact with Ebix; files ...
Yatra.com terminates pending merger pact with Ebix; files ...
Online Travel Agency (OTA), Yatra.com on Saturday announced that it has terminated its pending merger with ...
WeWork Global to invest $100 million in India business
WeWork Global to invest $100 million in India business
WeWork India — the global platform that provides collaborative workplace solutions — will receive $100-million ...
Five building blocks of a robust virtual office
Five building blocks of a robust virtual office
Cultural change needs basic cyber hygiene
Jio Platforms raises ₹9,093.60 crore from Mubadala
Jio Platforms raises ₹9,093.60 crore from Mubadala
Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor to pick 1.85% in RIL arm
portfolio
Big Story | How banks are caught in the Covid grip
Covid-19 has thrown the banking sector out of kilter and made the road to recovery longer and tougher.We ...
Tata Equity P/E Fund: Finding value during corrections
Tata Equity P/E Fund: Finding value during corrections
Fund alters its market-cap preference based on the market, with an eye on valuations
After stake sale to Mubadala, Jio Platforms could see more ...
After stake sale to Mubadala, Jio Platforms could see more ...
Valuation could rise further in a foreign listing
What the Gujarat High Court order means to Franklin ...
What the Gujarat High Court order means to Franklin ...
In April, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund had announced its plan to wind up six of its debt funds
Key changes in the ITR forms for AY 2020-21
Key changes in the ITR forms for AY 2020-21
The new forms require a host of additional disclosures including details on certain expenditures
Nifty 50 June Futures (10,102)
Nifty 50 June Futures (10,102)
Following a gap-up open and initial hour rally, the Sensex and the Nifty slipped and took support at the ...
blink
Freeze frame: The pandemic effect on South Indian films
The South Indian film industry is in freeze frame as finished productions languish without release and ...
Stars struck and box office losses
Stars struck and box office losses
Bollywood stares at an unprecedented loss as big-ticket films wait for theatres to reopen
Art and the post-pandemic world
Art and the post-pandemic world
Institutions and schools of performance art struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic, but hope they can ...
How the urban wanderer keeps the stories of the city alive
How the urban wanderer keeps the stories of the city alive
Streets left barren by the Covid-19 lockdown are a reminder of how the figure of the urban wanderer has been ...
Footprint in the heart
Footprint in the heart
Delhi schoolboy Shivam’s drawing of migrants walking on a bleeding foot has taken social media by storm
The year of the locust
The year of the locust
The dreaded crop raiders have already paid an unscheduled visit, but experts warn that more insect invasions ...
Videos from BusinessLine on Campus
Children are having a bigger say in family purchases
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Can India become a $5-trillion economy by 2025?
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What is RCEP and why did India stay out of it?
The agreement is important to India because of the sheer size of the proposed bloc
CAT exam: Admission criteria in IIMs
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CAT and the importance of mock examinations
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CAT in three weeks, what should be the focus
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Decoding the Union Budget 2020: Facebook Live discussion
Video
Video | Cement companies report concrete gains despite weak volumes in Q4
Video | Post-Covid: The landscape for start-ups and entrepreneurs
Video | At Delhi’s two-acre ‘Covid graveyard’, space is at a premium
Vodafone recharge via SMS
Vodafone recharge via ATM
Recharge using airtel app
KCR and kin appreciate healthcare providers
2020 BMW X1 test drive review
Women's Day 2020: Where are we on gender equality?
Video | Toyota Vellfire Review
Podcast
Podcast | Startups and You: Episode 1 - Business strategies and taxes
Podcast | Startups and You: Episode 1 - Business strategies and taxes
Archit Gupta, CEO of Clear Tax, talks about taxation and the ideal business strategies for startup entrepreneurs in the post Covid-19 period
Resources
May 13, 2020
Atmanirbhar Presentation Part-1 Business including MSMEs
May 11, 2020
List of special trains to run from May 12, 2020
May 01, 2020
Extension of lockdown for two weeks post May 4, 2020 and revised guidelines
My Five | No to frequent caffeine, yes to archery & cycling
1. Over the last few years, I have relied on morning jogging and yoga to kick-start my day, which give me ...
Coming Up | Saying thank you to blood donors
The need for safe blood is universal and June 14 is marked by the World Health Organization as World Blood ...
Carpe diem and set things right in healthcare
Covid presents the perfect time, if any, to reset and restart
Behind the jingoism, some hard truths for API-makers
Plug implementation gaps, says industry, hit repeatedly by any standoff with China, virus-related or otherwise
Big Story | How banks are caught in the Covid grip
Covid-19 has thrown the banking sector out of kilter and made the road to recovery longer and tougher.We ...
Tata Equity P/E Fund: Finding value during corrections
Fund alters its market-cap preference based on the market, with an eye on valuations
After stake sale to Mubadala, Jio Platforms could see more deals, and an IPO as well
Valuation could rise further in a foreign listing
What the Gujarat High Court order means to Franklin Templeton’s investors
In April, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund had announced its plan to wind up six of its debt funds
Freeze frame: The pandemic effect on South Indian films
The South Indian film industry is in freeze frame as finished productions languish without release and ...
Stars struck and box office losses
Bollywood stares at an unprecedented loss as big-ticket films wait for theatres to reopen
Art and the post-pandemic world
Institutions and schools of performance art struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic, but hope they can ...
How the urban wanderer keeps the stories of the city alive
Streets left barren by the Covid-19 lockdown are a reminder of how the figure of the urban wanderer has been ...
Yellow gold roots in the age of corona
Turmeric is making a big comeback into our lives. Will the trend of Haldiness continue post Covid?
The virus of fear has to be fought as strongly as the virus of Corona
As we start travelling, it’s important to start reposing faith in brands that are taking precautions
Changing face of campaigns |New narratives for the New Normal
From human stories to point of view content, how brands are adapting to different types of storytelling
The role of consistent key messaging in getting brand communication to “land” with audiences
The role of consistent key messaging in getting brand communication to ‘land’ with audiences
‘Financial literacy is important to assess risk, to ask questions’
“There is no protection, across the world, for money against market investments; misinformation or violation ...
Summer of discontent for small investors
Whether it’s PMC, DHFL, CKP or Franklin Templeton, it’s a story of ordinary middle-class folk losing their ...
KITE, Corona and Kerala
Covid-19 shut down schools and cancelled exams but learning didn’t stop for students of Kerala’s government ...
Where do we go with our harvested wheat?
The lockdown has impacted the pace of procurement, driving prices below MSP in MP and Rajasthan, even as costs ...