Soaring food prices are making holes into the wallets of consumers but throwing a golden opportunity to poor farmers in Asia, including India, to ramp up production and increase profits, a report by think tank International Food Policy Research Institute
The recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission submitted to the Union finance minister have cheered both, 4.5 million government employees and corporates in the country.
The Reliance Anil Ambani Group may set up a large commodities exchange in the country as part of its plans to capitalise on the vast opportunities in this market.
He might harp about getting old, but his attitude towards work, his love for finer things in life or for that matter his company's name, all spell youth.
Sam Balsara, principal shareholder of Madison World Companies, has acquired 51% stake in MediaCom India Private Ltd, a WPP-owned media agency in India. With the majority stake, Balsara will be chairman of the company whereas Divya Gururaj will continue as
Mobilisation of resources through rights issues registered a massive rise in the recently-concluded fiscal 2007-08. According to Prime Database, money raised increased by a massive 778% at Rs 32,518 crore as compared to Rs 3,703 crore raised in the previous
The attempt by Securities and Exchange Board of India to encourage Indian companies to raise money domestically through qualified institutional placements has not deterred domestic companies to raise funds through the American Depository Receipts and Global Depository Receipts.
After gaining more than 610 points in intra-day trades, the BSE Sensex pared most of its early gains to end the day at 15,750.40 points, adding 123.78 points or 0.79% while the Nifty closed at 4,754.20 points, gaining 14.65 points
Kochi port and Kerala Tourism are cobbling up Rs 30 crore for savvying Kochi's infrastructure as the only South Asian port of call in the 11-port Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 pact.
India's growing telecom market is attracting new players. But existing operators are raising questions about the entry of new players, like Virgin Mobile.
Car owners are in for an enjoyable ride this summer. The cut throat competition in the auto industry has forced major players to focus on the after sales services, an important part of owning a car.
Integrative thinking shows us a way past the binary limits of either/or. It shows us that there's a way to integrate the advantages of one solution without cancelling out the advantages of an alternative solution.
As the area under cultivation of turmeric falls alarmingly, Haryana is making efforts to revive the crop. As per figures released by the horticulture department, area under turmeric production was 330 hectare in 2004-05 and it reduced to 280 hectare
Jammu and Kashmir is fast regaining its lost status as a tourist destination among both domestic as well as foreign visitors despite a 20-year-long setback due to insurgency, J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
Rising oil prices has made a dint in profits of Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, a major player in FMCG market has projected that slowdown in this sector will continue and is also mulling over revising
The US is keen to follow an open door policy to attract highly skilled foreign workers even as there is a growing controversy in the Congress with a section of senators arguing that foreign companies, under the US visa programmes,
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and leader of the Opposition, Mulayam Singh Yadav took divergent stands on Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, who was arrested and granted bail in Bijnore on Wednesday, for allegedly using highly derogatory, casteist
The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked all its employees to avoid whistle blowing, in a step taken to check the increasing number of complaints of teasing by the whistle blowers.
