Year 2013: Roundup

G&G choice 2013: Phones and phablets

Gadgets and Gizmos lists out some of the standout smartphones that hit stores in 2013.

G&G choice 2013: Tablets and laptops

Top trending gadgets around the world in 2013

Google has released its annual list of what the world searched for throughout the year. Here are the top 10 tech gadgets that were trending on Google in 2013

Most searched mobile brands in India in 2013

Most searched mobile brands in India in 2013

Top trending smartphones in India in 2013

Here are the top 10 smartphones that were searched for in India in 2013

Cars that made their India debut in 2013

Cars that made their India debut in 2013

Flashback 2013: What made news in the business world

Flashback 2013: What made news in the business world

Coal sector in thick of controversies in 2013 over allotment

Coal blocks allocation controversy saw its flames reaching high offices such as PMO, besides stalling Parliament sessions and the CBI filing charges against likes of Birla empire scion Kumar Mangalam Birla.

2013 saw Tourism Ministry making a lot of promises

The year 2013 saw Tourism Ministry of India making lot of promises like bringing about a liberal visa regime, easing restrictions for film shooting and removing hurdles for the growth of the tourism sector but some incidents of sexual assault on foreign tourists brought shame.

Foreign deals offer silver lining for Indian carriers in 2013

India's civil aviation industry, which faced turbulence due to high operating costs in 2012, found some comfort in 2013 due to a slew of overseas investment deals that helped restore confidence in the sector.

CCI wields carrot and stick policy; imposes fines worth Rs 2,000 cr

The Competition Commission of India (CCI), also the youngest regulator in the country, slapped penalties worth nearly Rs 2,000 crore on erring entities during 2013, with maximum of Rs 1,773 crore on state-run miner Coal India.

National Spot Exchange scam derailed commodity market in 2013

Commodity futures market's dream run also came to a halt in 2013 as imposition of transaction tax on non-farm items hampered the growth of business, with turnover estimated to dip by 30 per cent to Rs 125 lakh crore.

Minor blemishes apart, gold shone for Indians in 2013

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have written off gold as an investment option but the yellow metal shows no sign of losing its sheen in India.

Bluechips gain ground in 2013, but tough luck for small stocks

The Sensex appears set to end 2013 on a positive note with a modest gain of over 7 per cent, but such gains are not to be seen in a majority of stocks available in the market, which predominantly include those of mid-size and smaller companies.

2013: The year automakers would love to forget in a hurry

In what was one of the most challenging years, adverse exchange rates, after the rupee went on a downward spiral against dollar; higher input costs and fuel prices; and government hiking excise duty on sports utility vehicles (SUVs) compounded problems for automobile companies.