India Inc
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India's wholesale inflation marginally down in January
Feb 15, 2016, 11:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seasonal softening in food prices and a sharp drop in fuel costs helped India's annual wholesale rate of inflation decline marginally to (-)0.90 percent for January from (-)0.73 percent for the month before,
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India Inc to pitch for simplified I-T laws with Finance Minister
India | Jan 06, 2016, 10:25 AM ISTIndia Inc to pitch for simplified I-T laws with Finance MinisterNew Delhi: Industry chambers will push for simplification of Income Tax laws and calibrated phasing out of exemptions after lowering of corporate tax rate during
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90 per cent employees complain about salary disparity: Survey
Sep 08, 2015, 09:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: India Inc is being blamed for playing favourites when it comes to pay packages, as 90 per cent of employees feel there is no pay parity in their organisations for the same role
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Meet India Inc on Tuesday
National | Sep 07, 2015, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet industry leaders on Tuesday to deliberate on the recent developments in the global economic scenario and opportunities it presents for India.PM Modi's second meeting with representatives of
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India Inc calls for RBI rate cut after GDP, factory output data
Sep 02, 2015, 09:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: The first quarter GDP data on Monday showing the growth rate slipping to 7 percent has provoked calls from India Inc for an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India."While the
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India Inc hails PM Modi's I-Day speech for addressing agri issues
Aug 16, 2015, 07:28 AM ISTNew Delhi: India Inc on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphasis on addressing issues related to agriculture in the country as well as the importance accorded to startups and social security."CII salutes Prime Minister
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Digital India Week: India Inc commits investment of Rs 4.5 lakh crore
Jul 02, 2015, 01:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Top business houses yesterday committed to invest over Rs 4.5 lakh crore for the Modi government's ambitious 'Digital India' campaign to provide telephony and fast internet for all, with more than half of
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India Inc pats PM Modi for restoring government credibility
Jul 01, 2015, 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi : India Inc has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoring the government's credibility by taking steps towards transparency in its functioning."The NDA government has shaped a new economic direction for the country's
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Arun Jaitley warns India Inc against profiting from liberal tax regime
May 02, 2015, 01:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Warning corporates not to take unfair advantage of the liberalised tax environment, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the world is moving towards a more transparent regime that would remove the veil
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Policy needs to be same for Mukesh Ambani and common man: Modi
Apr 09, 2015, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a terse message to industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed private sector of still being stuck with "legacy issues" like tax terrorism and selective exemption, and said that "red tape" can't
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Moody's outlook upgrade significant; need to do more: FM Jaitley
Apr 09, 2015, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Moody's upgrade of India's rating outlook to 'positive' from 'stable' is significant, but the government will have to do more, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday."Moody's has changed rating outlook to
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Monetary policy review: India Inc pitches for rate cut; RBI may not oblige
Apr 07, 2015, 08:24 AM ISTMumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will today announce its first bi-monthly monetary policy review of the current fiscal.India Inc has pitched for rate cut to boost economic activities, but the central bank may
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India Inc welcomes cut in key lending rates
Mar 04, 2015, 01:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: India Inc Wednesday welcomed the central bank's surprise decision to reduce key lending rates by 25 basis points."Coming on the back of a growth-oriented budget, the unexpected cut in headline interest rate by
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Budget 2015 gives lion's share to infra to boost economic growth
Feb 28, 2015, 03:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Asserting that India's infrastructure is a mismatch with its growth ambitions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday proposed a sizeable Rs 70,000 crore increase in investment in the sector besides a slew of
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Time for 'Big Bang' reforms to accelerate growth: Survey
Feb 27, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pitching for 'Big Bang' reforms, the pre-budget Economic Survey today called for improving business environment by making regulation and taxes less onerous to help push growth to 8.1-8.5 per cent next fiscal, and
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Rail Budget pragmatic, to improve ease of doing business India Inc
Feb 26, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming the Rail Budget as "pragmatic", India Inc today welcomed the larger role envisaged for the private sector and said various measures proposed would bring in higher efficiency and improve ease of doing
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What top CEOs are expecting from Union Budget 2015
Feb 25, 2015, 05:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: With just few days left for the Union Budget, captains of India Inc will get directional clarity on the Modi Governments economic agenda. The upcoming Budget is perhaps one of the most awaited
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India Inc to get a 10.6% salary hike in 2015: Aon Hewitt
Feb 19, 2015, 03:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the 19th edition of its Annual Salary Increase Survey in India, global talent, retirement and health solutions provider Aon Hewitt has projected a 10.6 percent salary increase for India Inc. in the
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Tata Docomo to tap Facebook for marketing push
Feb 19, 2015, 11:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tata Docomo will be using Facebook to give a push to its digital marketing drive, a top official said yesterday. ”We will use Facebook for cross-reference of customers data and sending them targeted
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State bank of India's third quarter net profit jumps 30% to Rs 2,910 crore
Feb 13, 2015, 01:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: The country's largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) today reported over 30% jump in net profit at Rs 2,910 crore for the third quarter ended December 2014 on the back