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Big bets on PLI schemes to find pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

The govt is going all out to push its ambitious production-linked investment scheme to help Indian manufacturing scale up and make India an export hub

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row, shows data

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies

Haryana's myopic law

The impact of jobs for locals will not be limited to the state

A peek into start-up incubation drive of India's next-rung campuses

Many enterprises with formidable products have come from the country's deeper regions and have received parenting at lesser-known institutes

Issuers cancel planned bond sales as yields surge over govt borrowings rise

The strains came after India's government announced near-record borrowings of about 12 trillion rupees on Feb. 1, adding to concerns that companies could be crowded out of debt markets

Haryana job reservation law to shrink talent pool, says industry

The law will apply to all companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnership firms, partnership firms and any person employing ten or more persons across the state for 10 years.

SPACs look to India for next wave of acquisition targets, says Nomura

Nomura also expects more initial public offerings in India this year, with sentiment buoyed by the post-debut performance of recently listed companies

Sectors which did well decades ago, may see resurgence now: Kenneth Andrade

Indian companies serving markets abroad rather than the domestic one are likely to gain disproportionately even as other tailwinds help with costs

How SPACs can help make Indian firms a key part of global listed markets

At a time when many Indian firms are eyeing overseas listing and many SPACs are looking at targets in Asia to offer better deals to shareholders, the SPAC structure offers a win-win solution to both

Earnings estimates of India Inc see upgrade after strong Q3 results

Analysts at top brokerages raise FY21-FY23 estimates by 5-6%

Payments by Indian firms for foreign software not taxable: Supreme Court

The court held that there is no liability for Indian companies to deduct tax at source with respect to purchase of software from foreign companies.

Ministries baulk at giving large procurement contracts to foreign companies

Prefer Indian firms in sectors where domestic capability exists: NITI Aayog

Quess Corp announces separation of Chairman, MD roles; appoints new CFO

Business services and global staffing provider Quess Corp on Monday announced the separation of roles of its Chairman and Managing Director.

With lower investments in Q3, industry clearly in wait-and-watch mode

Data on new investment announcements in the past decade in the first three quarters of the financial year shows that there has been no fixed pattern of such announcements in Q4

There's no such thing as self-reliance

For sustained growth India needs to use foreign capital and foreign know-how to produce goods that it sells in foreign markets. What's self-reliant in that?

Road to recovery

Hopeful signs in data, but medium-term outlook uncertain

Ministry of Corporate Affairs cautions investors against Nidhi companies

A Nidhi company is a non-banking financial company doing the business of lending and borrowing with its members or shareholders.

Entrepreneurship and the pandemic

Though business for majority of entrepreneurs is yet to return to pre-Covid levels, has the country's indomitable entrepreneurial spirit gotten over the Covid bump?

The skills India needs

Excessive centralisation of skilling programmes may hinder the ability of training institutions to effectively respond to Indian market requirements

Best of BS Opinion: Strengthening recovery, India's marine resources & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day