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Why consolidation of sovereign holding for PSEs makes perfect sense today

With a sovereign holding company structure, popularly known as centralised agency model, the government or the state would be able to ensure non-interference in day-to-day functioning of PSEs

Will the SC help usher a new era in India by scrapping section 377?

By doing so, it can reaffirm equality and human dignity as foundational principles

Rise & rise of American pop brands: How the products became a hit in India

Hollywood cashes in on the growing appetite for branded merchandise in India, but home-grown characters and celebrities struggle to play the game

As sugar-crushing season reaches peak, producers pay the price of reform

Govt-controlled cane prices remain a challenge as the sugar-crushing season gets into full swing

Cane price control: Sugar producers pay the price of reform

Government-controlled cane prices remain a challenge as the sugar-crushing season gets into full swing

Banking Q3 preview: Private banks to outperform PSBs; bad assets to go down

While large private lenders will still be impacted due to higher provisions, we believe the pain will be relatively lower during the quarter

Infosys Q3 results: Volume growth provides stability to performance

The company delivered better than expected on volume growth front, which stood at 1.6% QoQ, and consequently aided the EBIT and PAT coming in higher than expected

Indian tourists are among world's highest spenders: Taiwan Tourism Board

With 'Brand India' being an important market for many countries, Taiwan also eyes Indian market

From domestic growth to global economy: Key risks for markets in 2018

H2FY18 should see sharp earnings recovery, led by low base of demonetisation and signs of pick-up in rural consumption

Quarterly preview: Markets to see sustainable earnings growth after years

It would be interesting to decipher how the sequential numbers pan out as the impact due to GST would be behind us

Will Trump admin's squeeze on security aid to Pakistan work?

For the squeeze to be effective, US will have to withdraw support to Pakistan at IMF and World Bank

What a widening fiscal deficit could mean

After weeks of stress and tension over a widening deficit, you could actually see the government claiming on February 1 a significantly reduced slippage in its fiscal deficit

Infographic: Status-check of old power units to be retired or replaced

To meet climate change targets, govt will retire power-generating units operating for over 25 years or replace them with super-critical units. A look at these veteran units and their present status

Market outlook: Elusive earnings to revive in 2018; to grow 26% by FY19

Earnings are slated to grow at a rate of 14% for the current year, making it a watershed year for earnings

This Indian city is turning a mountain of trash into cash

India's cities are among the largest garbage generators in the world, producing about 62 million tonnes of waste every year

How to do more with less

We will fail in the effort to address the challenges of climate change and sustainable development unless we adopt an approach that emphasises conservation over consumerism

Jeeves or digital Frankenstein? The AI genie came out of the bottle in 2017

The idea is that when something that is already fast is getting to be smarter by the day, we have intelligence on steroids

Year End Specials: GST roll-out, 2G verdict, closure on IBC, and more

Here is a look back on the major events in economy and policy

Ola's Foodpanda acquisition underscores new-age deals driven by '3 Ds'

Data, delivery, and digitalism will likely trigger more partnerships, buyouts and joint ventures in the new year

2018 outlook: Small, mid-caps to surprise, FIIs to remain bullish on India

Retail investors would do well to stick to their asset allocation plans, review their small and mid-cap holdings closely and bring down their return expectations for the next few quarters.