Corporate India

Very few have been able to cope with a sudden, prolonged shift to WFH; Zoom fatigue has set in, causing burnouts and low productivity

Since March 27, the RBI has acted proactively and ahead of time to contain the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It's for this new consumer that companies are adapting their products and services

Some firms are being even more adventurous and toying with an idea that, on the face of it, seems counter-intuitive, namely replicating the work from a home model in the factory.

A senior State Bank of India (SBI) executive said in the case of large corporates, where there is consortium and social banking, the decision will be taken in consultation with all the lenders.

Nation may lose close to over $5 bn due to lockdown, says Ficci

The RBI measures will help the infrastructure sector companies which are facing sudden collapse in their business

The partial lockdown has also resulted in many film productions getting stopped temporarily causing budget over-runs

Mailers have gone from the CEO offices that no staff should be asked to travel and only the 'mission critical' staff should be asked to come to work

The fear of enforcement action often undermines the objective of achieving quality in corporate governance

Demand for D&O policies on the rise as India Inc looks to protect its brass

From Indian Railways' inefficiency costs, infrastructure deficiencies to corporate India's need for boardroom wisdom are some issues our opinion writers tackle

It is time policymakers left the subject of free speech and expression to lawyers and focused on what can be done to instill greater confidence in banks and financial institutions

He noted that just as Prime Minister Modi has been masterful in mobilising political India

Splitting posts of chairman and MD will improve governance

In last 6 years, wages have grown at an average 10% a year within a narrow range of 9-12% per year. During this period, sales have grown at an average annual rate of 6% in wider range from -3% to +17%

The companies' combined net profit declined by 10.1 per cent yoy during June '19 quarter against 26.2 per cent yoy growth a year ago

High interest outgo and weak demand are worrying

About 300-plus IL&FS subsidiaries and its managements have come under a scanner and so have their respective auditors

Corporate India announced merger and acquisitions (M&As) worth USD 11.5 billion in the third quarter of this year, following which the January-September deal tally stood at USD 76.03 billion, says a report. "Strong earnings, promising demographics and big ticket deals drove the M&A activity, clocking deals worth USD 76 billion from over 350 transactions," said Prashant Mehra, Partner Grant Thornton India LLP. Moreover, large deals such as Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart, merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers, ONGC's acquisition of HPCL, UPL's acquisition of Arysta LifeScience and some other large deals in this space resulted in a two fold jump in deal activity compared to the same period in 2017, Mehra added. According to the report, there were 130 M&A deals worth USD 11.5 billion in the third quarter of the current year, registering a five fold jump over last year, when transactions worth USD 2.14 billion were announced through 119 transactions. The significant ...