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Employees trickle back into changed office spaces as Covid-19 cases decline

As India Inc gets back to office, employers are tweaking work spaces and using innovative solutions to tackle new concepts

Indian companies report optimistic hiring outlook for Apr-Jun qtr: Survey

Employers in India continue to report bullish hiring outlook for the April-June quarter, with 38 per cent of companies planning to add more staff in the next three months, a survey said

Votes by MFs against investor resolutions at 7-yr high of 4.53% in CY2021

In absolute terms, MFs cast 61,000 votes last year, 11% more than previous year; of these, 92% were 'For', with 2.91% abstentions, the lowest in past 7 years

India Inc's direct overseas investment plunges 67% to $754 mn in Feb

India Inc's direct overseas investment declined 67 per cent to USD 753.61 million in February this year, the Reserve Bank data showed on Thursday.

How is India Inc's return to office panning out?

Fresh Covid-cases reached 4,300 on Monday, inching closer to normality. Several firms are now giving employees the options to choose between home and office for work. But some want the old order back

Ukraine war may cripple exim trade, trim corporate margins: Report

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the flurry of punitive sanctions have the potential to cull India's imports on one hand and also lead to input cost pressure on downstream companies in India Inc

India Inc has long way to go for true gender equality at workplace: Mercer

Mercer data showed continued trend of females' improved representation at professional level ranging from 20-30% across industries

Top Headlines: ex-NSE CEO Chitra arrested; SII bets on non-Covid vaccines

Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour.

India Inc busy with back-to-office drill as Covid-19 cases decline

Employees are returning to offices, but many companies are continuing to offer the remote, flexi-work option

Ministry of Defence nod to India Inc to build light tank, defence equipment

Projects under Make-I to be govt-funded; under Make-II, industry-funded

Top headlines: US to consult India on Ukraine, India Inc faces margin dip

The Centre will wait and watch how the Russia-Ukraine crisis affects the stock markets before taking a call on deferring the IPO of LIC. More on this in our top headlines.

Ukraine crisis: India Inc faces dip in margins as crude oil prices spike

The numbers suggest an across-the-board impact, including banks and financials, and oil and gas companies.

Russia-Ukraine conflict: India Inc frets over spiking crude, input costs

'India is already witnessing price rise and with the current situation, trade costs are bound to increase across all industries, seeping down to items of daily utility'

Top headlines: India inc braces for Ukraine fallout, Gold outshines market

Sebi tightened rules governing market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) in the aftermath of the Chitra Ramkrishna scandal. More on that in our top headlines.

Russia-Ukraine crisis: India Inc braces for fallout, monitors situation

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine

India Inc's governance score improves marginally in 2021, shows IiAS study

20 companies were in the 'Leadership' category, against 11 in 2020 and six in 2019. These included Airtel, Cipla, HDFC Life, Marico and Tata Motors among others

Q3 earnings growth slowest in 6 quarters. What lies ahead for India Inc?

India Inc clocked a healthy quarterly growth in Q3 of FY22. But, it was the slowest in six quarters as increased input costs weighed on margins. Find out how inflation headwinds could affect growth

Top headlines: India Inc coffers swell; Sebi eases rules on top exec roles

The ambition of turning into a $350-billion industry by 2026 appears to be achievable for the Indian IT sector. More on that story in top headlines.

Corporate performance: India Inc's profit rises 27% in third quarter

Analysts see a further downside in earnings in the forthcoming quarters

Sebi makes separation of Chairman, MD posts voluntary for India Inc

Reprieve will benefit more than 150 companies, including Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finserv and Adani Ports