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Moderate the pace of its monetary tightening: India Inc to RBI

With rising global risk aversion adversely impacting foreign capital inflows, the industry body stated that it poses challenges for financing India's current account deficit

What ails the investors & firms?

Handing over the keys to CEOs does not do justice to the possibilities of each firm

TMS Ep309: Tax Rationalisation, OTT Content, Equity Market, Population

Why is India Inc batting for the small guy? What makes India's top OTT stories click? Is Indian stock market losing steam? What's the future of world population and India's share in it? Answers here

Why is India Inc batting for the small guy?

Business leaders and representatives from industry bodies have recently met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to propose rationalisation of personal income tax rates and more. Let's find out more

India Inc wants to 'wait and watch' before responding to $8 Twitter plan

The companies are currently wary of adopting an aggressive marketing strategy on Twitter and want to first see where the new leadership takes the micro-blogging platform

Focus on job creation, capex boost, tax measures in Budget: Industry to FM

Employment-linked incentive scheme for services sector suggested

India Inc earnings signal end of deleveraging cycle as borrowings rise

The combined gross borrowings of the 760 companies excluding banking, finance, insurance and stock-broking firms were up 12.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) during April-September 2022 (H1FY23)

Sebi's tougher disclosure regime may be a challenge for India Inc

Compliance burden could go up manifold if new proposals get implemented, say legal experts

Q2 roundup: Indian firms get festive boost; almost 62% post profit rise

Of the 191 companies tracked, 118 reported a rise in profit, Refinitiv data showed, with almost 90% of those logging in a rise in quarterly revenue.

Remarketing adoption in India jumps 50% during festival season: Study

Remarketing is a paid marketing tactic that allows users to serve ads to individuals who have previously visited a website or engaged with his (the user's) content on a social platform

Top headlines: Morbi death toll at 132; India Inc eyes Dubai for investment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he could foresee that India would soon be manufacturing big passenger aircraft that would proudly bear the words 'Made in India'.

Q2 results: Early birds show sharp decline in corporate earnings

Combined net of 441 firms up 5.8% YoY, slowest growth rate in 9 qtrs

India Inc moves to Dubai in droves as emirate eases ownership rules

The CEPA aims to boost India-UAE bilateral trade to $100 billion in goods in the coming five years

Silverneedle Ventures launches Rs 100 cr fund; to invest in 30 startups

Venture capital firm Silverneedle Ventures on Friday said it has launched a Rs 100-crore fund and plans to invest in 30 startups in the next 18 months. The fund was founded by Ajay Jain and Deepesh Agarwal, who were also the founders of Xseed Partners, and it was approved by market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in August. "We will invest in 30 startups in the next 18 months and will support them till we get exits -- generally in 3-5 years for a healthy exit. The fund will aim for investing in the range of Rs 1 to Rs 6 crore per deal," Silverneedle Ventures, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Ajay Jain said in a statement. Silverneedle Ventures (SNV) shared the first investment of an undisclosed amount of funding in a creator monetisation platform Knorish. The funding round was backed by marquee investors such as Andrew Holland, Bharat Serum Family Office, IPV, Mumbai Angels, and Jet Synthesys. "Knorish aims to utilize the fund by expanding and growing its .

Consultancy companies doubling capacity in sustainability divisions

According to industry sources, about 350-400 of the 1,000 companies have already engaged the services of sustainability consultants

India Inc hiring forensic companies to weed out moonlighters: Report

Forensic companies are checking voice samples to single out employees that are using Zoom for interviews with other companies

Indian industry ready to catch momentum of country's growth: Ficci official

The Indian industry is ready to catch the momentum of the country's growth story and be a part of its march to 2047 to become a developed nation, a top industrialist has said. In an interview to PTI, Subhrakant Panda, senior vice president of the Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce and Industries (FICCI) said India has emerged as a bright spot in the world economy. There is no doubt that the Indian economy would easily surpass the goal of USD 5 trillion and then USD 10 trillion GDP, Panda told PTI, asserting that experts and economist are now talking about the country becoming a USD 30 trillion or USD 35 trillion economy. There are many assumptions and factors which go into deriving those numbers, but I think what is very clear is the direction of growth and the sustained reforms, which are going to take us in that direction of growth, he said. From an Indian industry perspective, are we ready for it? Yes, I think we are. Because this is a huge opportunity which awaits us. I

CEOs of Indian companies get nearly 4% compensation hike in FY22

According to members of nomination and pay committees of several blue-chip corporations, there is a growing trend of linking CEO salaries to results and performance

India Inc's freshers' hiring intent surges 61% in HY22, says report

Freshers' hiring intentions have increased to 61 per cent for the July-December 2022 period as employers across India look to hire due to the accelerated rate of tech and digital advancements, according to a report. There is a more than threefold increase in the share of employment opportunities for freshers as overall freshers' hiring intentions for the current HY increased to 61 per cent as compared to July-December 2021, according to TeamLease EdTech Career Outlook Report. At the beginning of the second half of 2022, attracting and retaining talent emerged as a top priority for many leading companies and business leaders, it added. "There is a substantial increase in job openings for freshers, but many demand updated skills and experience due to the accelerated rate of tech and digital advancements globally. Breaking down the hiring intent thus helps identify the right path for students and corporations equally in the times of talent wars," TeamLease EdTech founder and CEO Shanta

Diversity in India Inc: Women got only 21 out of every 100 new jobs in FY22

This is the second of a four-part series examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in corporate India. Part 2 looks at a decline in the representation of women in the workforce