Category: Economy
PE/VC deals plunge 54% in May to $2.8 b
Deal making through the private equity/venture capital routes saw a sharp 54 percent dip in May at a low $2.8 billion due to fewer large deals, according a report. However,…
India’s per-capita income rises 10% to Rs 10,534 a month in FY19
Representative image The country’s per-capita income is estimated to have risen by 10 per cent to Rs 10,534 a month during the financial year ended March 2019, government data on…
FPIs press exit button, pull out Rs 3,207 crore in May so far
Reversing their three-month buying streak, foreign investors pulled out a net Rs 3,207 crore from the Indian capital markets in the first seven trading sessions of May amid the US-China…
Rising crude prices to roil CAD, rupee, inflation metrics
A possible increase in fuel prices due to the US sanctions on Iranian crude exports can have adverse impacts on the current account deficit (CAD), the rupee and inflation, warns…
GST Council-like institutions needed to promote healthcare, rural development
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday made a case for setting up GST Council-like federal institutions to promote healthcare, rural development and agriculture sectors by optimally utilising resources of the…
Employees being given the choice of work hours. Why not?
A popular job site recently released a new advertisement that has an employee walking out of the office after finishing his work. His colleagues taunt him for ‘taking a half…
The Key To Managing Staff and Workflow
There’s a funny thing about managing an office, especially a creative office that depends on a flow of work projects coming in. The reality is that businesses can only flourish…
Having Your Finances Managed with Professional Services
As a business owner, you may spend most of your time taking care of customers and managing your employees. You do not have the time to take care of your…
159 MoUs with Rs 17,000 crore investment commitment signed, says CM Jai Ram Thakur
As many as 159 memorandum of understandings (MoUs) were signed on Monday at the HP Global Investors Meet, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said. Presiding over the MoU-signing ceremony at…
Parliamentary committee calls for probe into LIC’s role in IL&FS crisis
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has called for an enquiry into the role of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in the IL&FS crisis. In its report on strengthening of the…