Price Waterhouse & Co

Water purifier maker Livpure eying over 1 mn subscriptions within 4 years

Livpure is betting big on its water-as-a-service model, targeting over 10 lakh subscriptions in the next four years as it intensifies efforts to scale up affordable access to clean and purified water across India, according to company Managing Director Rakesh Kaul. The company, also present in categories such as appliances, mattresses and sleep accessories, is targeting a turnover of Rs 900 crore this fiscal year, a growth of up to 60 per cent from the previous year. "India is a huge market, and everyone knows that purified water and access to purified water is a big challenge...Currently, in a country the size of ours, penetration of water purifiers is still at 7 to 8 per cent of the total household population of India," Kaul told PTI. With a view to reducing the cost of access to clean drinking water to consumers, he said,"We launched an innovative business model called water-as-a-service four years back, whereby we decided that the installation (of electric water purifier) will .

China considers record penalty for PwC over Evergrande auditing work

PwC has been under the spotlight after China launched one of the biggest investigations of financial fraud in history involving developer Evergrande

86% Indian CEOs optimistic about country's economic growth: PwC survey

44% of global business leaders expressed a similar opinion about the economy in their countries or territories

Big Four accounting firms make $4 bn from India biz; expand into consulting

The Big Four have overhauled their operations over the past few years to gain a wider share in the high-demand advisory and technology services firms

Top professional services firms ramping up hirings from premier UG colleges

Grant Thornton has increased its intake from UG colleges by more than double this year. In a similar trend, PwC has also ramped up its hiring of non-engineers from UG colleges

Explained: How RBI's tough new rules impact the audit companies

The central bank's tough new rules spell major changes in the competitive landscape for financial services audits

Four years after Modi push, no Indian firm in top league of auditors

Some prime slots are at best held by Indian arms of foreign firms with roots in Europe; govt itself favours the big four for mega advisory roles like disinvestment or asset monetisation

PW India won't offer non-audit service to clients governed by NFRA

These are services such as tax advisory and consulting

PwC quits as RCap, RHFL auditor over their unsatisfactory response in audit

The disagreement between the auditor and the two Anil Ambani group firms might also lead to a legal battle, according to the disclosures