Business

Warren Buffett returns to India with a stake in Paytm

Warren Buffett returns to India with a stake in Pa...

August 31, 2018

Berkshire Hathaway has taken a stake in Indian digital payments firm Paytm, marking return to India by the renowned U.S. investment firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett.

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Mixed signals from Indian economy

Mixed signals from Indian economy

August 30, 2018

The rupee has continued its slide, hitting new lows everyday of this week. However, the stock markets continue to reach new peaks almost everyday. Can the contra movement in these two key indices of the health of economy continue forever?

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Trade: Will India cede to the US?

Trade: Will India cede to the US?

August 30, 2018

Despite closer than ever strategic ties, all is not well with the trade relations between India and the United States. Even though India is a key market for US businesses and is a strategic political ally for the White House, the two sides are engaged in a damaging trade war.

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Amway’s distributors protest unauthorised online sales

Amway’s distributors protest unauthorised online...

August 25, 2018

As the Indian government drafts a new policy to govern e-commerce, they may want to take a look at how it impacts direct sellers too. Amway India, a leading direct selling firm, faces the challenge of unauthorised selling by some of its distributors through e-commerce platforms, ...

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Gulfood 2018: Placing innovation at heart

Gulfood 2018: Placing innovation at heart

January 25, 2018

As Gulfood celebrates innovation amidst new product launches, the 2018 leg of the food trade fest is expected to be bigger and better in the presence of more than 5,000 exhibitors showcasing products across 8 primary market sectors.

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Will cash be king again?

Will cash be king again?

December 15, 2017

Even as the Modi government preparesthe Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill to strengthen the banking system, Indians fear losing their savings.

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Advent of e-agriculture in India

Advent of e-agriculture in India

December 7, 2017

At a time when farmer suicides are plaguing the country, agri-tech revolution seems to be a probable beacon of hope.

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La responsabilité sociale et l’éducation selon Bharti

La responsabilité sociale et l’éducation selon...

November 24, 2017

Sunil Bharti Mittal, à la tête des entreprises Bharti (dont la célèbre Airtel), a annoncé une promesse de don familial de 915 millions d’euros à sa fondation, mais également son projet d’ouvrir un « centre d’excellence à but non-lucratif » : l’Université Sa...

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Decoding 30 steps ahead of Ease of Doing Business

Decoding 30 steps ahead of Ease of Doing Business

November 2, 2017

India jumped 30 spots to land on the 100th rank in the global rankings of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business index; however, the ambiguity regarding doing business in the country as a whole still remains.

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On Ayurveda Day Indian PM inaugurates Ayurveda institute

On Ayurveda Day Indian PM inaugurates Ayurveda ins...

October 17, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) today on account of ‘Ayurveda Day’. Modelled on the lines of AIIMS, AIIA set up as an apex institute under the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homo...

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