India Economy

This sounds clichéd, but jewellery stocks had quite the golden run this year. Usually lurking in relative anonymity, the jewellery sector turned so ...

Over the short term, the market may behave like a voting machine and reward companies, but over the long term, a strong value system is vital for thriving in the world of business. “I look for three things when hiring people. The first is personal integrity, the second is intelligence, and the third is a high energy level. But if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.

“The credibility of our markets is at stake. I-bankers need to introspect whether their behaviour challenges the entire merit-based versus price ...

The need for health insurance is no more a debatable topic. All of us need a health plan to cover any medical emergencies. Sedentary lifestyles and ...

Today, Micromax aspires to have a presence in every smart device with a screen, which is the strategy behind its expansion into tablets and TVs.

“Overseas people go bankrupt or companies go bankrupt. Here they never do — they continue to be sick and still operate. Then they are operating to ...

Havells has shown that with the right set of ingredients, one can shake up even a seemingly saturated business with strong incumbents.

“I am confident that the motion moved by BJP in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will be rejected...I am urging all parties not to subscribe to the ...

The total assets under management by global funds rose by a modest 1.2 per cent to $120 trillion in 2011 despite falling equity markets and euro zone ...

“The financial inclusion architecture is incomplete without microfinance.” Finance Minister P. Chidambaram “We do not want Mittal in France any ...

“India is a big part of my plans.” US President Barack Obama, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called to congratulate him on his re-election ...

Investors preferred income and dynamic bond funds to equity schemes. The best bond funds returned 14 per cent over the past year.

Countries such as India and China are expected to buy more crude oil from international markets as domestic demand rises rapidly.

“While fully appreciating the imperative of anchoring inflation, it is the CII’s view that the RBI now needs to intervene and reduce interest rates ...

“FDI is often a double-edged sword, and the government needs to handle it dexterously. FDI in some fields is purely based on private rationality ...

Given the inelastic demand for sugar, a sharp jump in the selling price in a slump year can more than recompense for the volume decline.

Size of assets held by gold exchange traded funds has grown exponentially by 217 times since 2002.

“While we should take justifiable pride in our successes, it is important to recognise that we are now also experiencing the fallout of difficult ...

Rural consumption boom in recent years has partly been fired by an unprecedented surge in rural wages and rural-focused government spending.

“My view is that asset management industry has also got some non-serious players, and one of the reasons for that is that there is a very easy ...

How do housing finance companies compare to their more diversified peers — banks? Does their niche focus give them an advantage with regard to ...

“ In the present international environment of rising petroleum prices, greater alignment of prices to global prices is in the interest of both ...

Inflation, rising finance and fuel costs and a slow down in industrial activity have taken a toll on domestic medium heavy commercial vehicle sales.

“ We let the company run and they give us the money back. We wind up the company, sell the assets and get the money back. We sell the company itself ...