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Consumer companies push deal activity to 25-year high in 2022, shows data

Many small brands swallowed up in catch-up acquisition spree

A matter of governance: When independent directors call it quits midway

Most independent directors who quit do not explain why they are leaving before the end of their terms

Steady and cautious: What India's conglomerates are doing for capex push

Companies are reluctant to invest in new factories and plants when existing capacity is not fully utilised

'Vanishing act' by more than two dozen listed cos; BSE reaches out to firms

Companies had been non-compliant with listing requirements

Conglomerates and their capex push: How much firms added since pandemic

Business Standard analyses what large business houses have added as net fixed assets since the pandemic

Municipal bond fund-raising trebles in 5 years; over Rs 6,000 cr mopped up

The surge comes also amid regulatory recognition of the need to encourage the use of an alternative source of finance for urban bodies

Statsguru: Opening door to foreign universities to set up campuses in India

Student numbers have grown meanwhile, with over 9.4 million students completing their studies annually

Urban India leaves rural way behind as vaccinations surge 44% nationwide

This is despite the prevalence of a much larger population in the country's villages and a greater number of vaccination centres in these areas, compared to urban

Debt assets power PMS growth amid equity dip, accounts for 80% of assets

Outlook for PMS debt schemes seems positive going forward, with likelihood of superior returns once rate hike cycle ends

At over Rs 6 trillion, capex on new projects sees 44% jump in Q3

The data also showed a 49.9 per cent year-on-year drop in completed projects, and an 87.5 per cent decline in stalling rates

Mind the gap: Avg top executive earns over 240 times median staff pay

Median employees in most sectors earn less than Rs 10 lakh per annum

Tata chief sees AI/ML, supply-chain diversification as growth drivers

'Need to keep careful watch on commodity price rises,' Chandra tells employees in New Year message

Statsguru: Covid-19 fears return; vaccination rates still low in India

Around 50 per cent of people over 60 years of age are fully vaccinated. Vaccination is significantly lower for the rest of the country

Zero MDR a force-multiplier of economic growth: Paytm chief at BFSI summit

We will be known as (the) consumer technology builder of the world,' said Sharma at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit in Mumbai on Wednesday

Indian households outdo emerging market peers on cutting debt levels

Only one among BRIC countries to have cut leverage to levels to pre-pandemic levels

Over a billion unclaimed shares in IEPF, shows Lok Sabha data

Less than 2% of such shares with IEPF make their way back to investors, shows data before Lok Sabha

Over 60% of returns filed for amount less than Rs 5 lakh, shows data

Higher tax exemption slabs may exclude significant numbers from existing pool

Drop in share of advisory assets in PMS funds during past 12 months

Overall PMS assets have been on the rise amid buoyant markets

Statsguru: Six charts show India is rapidly on FTA-signing spree

The Australian Parliament ratified the ECTA with India on November 22, as a stepping stone to a more ambitious CECA

BS Number Wise: Hosting the World Cup is no easy game for countries

Massive sporting tournaments burnish image of governments, but the bill comes in later