Page 6 - Indian Corporates

BJP govt has no sympathy for farmers, only care about corporates: Akhilesh

Hitting out at CM Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that developmental works have stalled

Rajan, Viral Acharya rip apart RBI over bank licences for large corporates

The duo said banks in India are rarely allowed to fail, which helps them garner huge deposits. If banks are owned by industrial houses, it can lead to bad lending

After worst decline in a decade, Indian companies see profits rebound

Aggregate net income of 46 NSE Nifty 50 members grew 4.8% from a year earlier in the quarter through September, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

India's corporate collapses

Book review of The Meltdown: India Inc's Biggest Implosions

Corporate green power clicks in Asia

Activity now seems to be picking up pace in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounted for 18 per cent of the corporate power purchase agreements totaling 11.2 gigawatts (Gw) signed so far this year

Non-Financial disclosures to dig deep into sustainable corporate practices

Experts have called some of these steps "pathbreaking" towards improving transparency in non-financial reporting which under new norms will become as exhaustive as financial reporting

Haryana Cabinet clears Ordinance to give 75% private jobs to locals

The proposed move can have wider implications due to a large number of MNCs and Indian corporates being based in Gurgaon and other NCR cities falling within the state.

Corporates join hands in fight against Covid-19, make quarantine centers

Firms to set up isolation rooms, led by Apollo Hospitals

Corporates are becoming more inclusive in a post-Section 377 world

Small but significant steps are making workplaces more inclusive in India after homosexuality was decriminalised, writes Nikita Puri. Individuals are taking their fight into the open too

Moral considerations and profit maximisation

There are countless examples of corporates supporting horrible regimes. United Fruit, Shell, Rio Tinto are some of the better known cases

Action against corrupt shouldn't be seen as crackdown on India Inc: PM Modi

The target to nearly double the size of the economy to $5 trn is just a phase and the targets are bigger and higher, says Modi

Five-fold increase in dollar bonds in 2019, firms raise $23.6 billion

Experts say even as foreign investors discriminate between higher and lower-rated issuers, the high-yields market has started to take shape overseas

Indian firms raise $23 bn via dollar bonds; issuance sees five-fold jump

Softening of US treasury yields, weak domestic liquidity attract firms to yield-chasing offshore market

Best of BS Opinion: Accountability of executive and need for more voices

Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

A different phase

Ministerial statements at last week's meetings with business leaders indicate the government's new approach to industry

India among top nations attacked by latest ransomware in 2019: Report

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Security identified three families as the most notorious -- Ryuk, Purga and Stop

Arrest of Mirchi's aide turns the spotlight on corporate-underworld nexus

History shows that links between corporate powerhouses and terror financing are not new. Nor are they restricted to industries such as cinema or real estate

Best of BS Opinion: The clouds over 2020, Corporates 2.0, and more

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

Corporates 2.0: Profit with a purpose

The corporation is more than just about sustainable production. It is about companies taking into account the social order in which they operate

NBA to ramp up investments in India, scout for talent: Mark Tatum

COO of one of the world's biggest sports brands is betting big on the country's youth, says his outfit has engaged with 10 mn boys and girls in its junior programme the past six years