
Unlike last year, monsoon is forecast to be normal in 2015, auguring well for the economy. Rainfall was 12 per cent below normal in 2014.

The forecast, if it turns real, will aggravate the agriculture and rural economy that suffered last year due to a deficit monsoon (leading to droughts in several states).

Sanjay Verma, Cushman and Wakefield's Asia Pacific CEO, talks about issues surrounding the real estate sector, and how for Cushman & Wakefield, scale is not the objective.

The acronym LED expands to light-emitting diode. In Andhra Pradesh, though, it translates into a 63 per cent reduction in peak-time power deficit.

Arun Gupta, chairman and MD, NTL Electronics speaks to Business Today on how the company ventured into LED lighting, its prospects for the future and on the intensifying competitive landscape.

Reports of potato farmers committing suicides have emerged from Uttar Pradesh (the largest producer) and even from West Bengal.

Given its Hindutva leanings, the BJP's distaste for meat was no secret. However, meat exports witnessed a modest 10-per cent growth for the April to June period.

Daughter of Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group owner Aveek Sarkar, she heads Penguin Random House India.

Rains, high velocity winds and hailstorms over the past week, especially the weekend, have hit the crop by causing water logging and physical damage to the rabi crop.

While it is early to estimate the extent of damage, experts say there will be an impact on crops including wheat, mustard, pulses, vegetables and fruits.





