Year 2014 saw the biggest deals in Indian e-commerce arena, largely from global funds, both in terms of consolidation and investment.

This is the fifth acquisition by the e-commerce company. Earlier this year Snapdeal had acquired Doozton.com.

Mehan says his approach to business has been influenced by his interactions with industry leaders over time.

\"It's all about money. The e-commerce guys have money to experiment - I don't have this kind of money to blow,\" Kishore Biyani,  chief executive of Future Group, told.

A key reason why top software companies are rushing to engage with start-ups is that, in many countries and sectors, start-ups are doing the most innovative work.

Investor sentiment is back as the new government has demonstrated high commitment to growth and reforms, says Ajay Shriram, president of Confederation of Indian Industry.

\"If the companies do not become profitable, the private investors will run out of patience and unless the companies are profitable, they cannot get listed,\" Saurabh Srivastava, PwC's director of operations said.

To reduce its debt, in FY14 the company signed agreement to sell 30 per cent stake in PT Arutmin mine in Indonesia and associated companies in the coal trading and infrastructure.

In September 2010, when Sheryl Sandberg opened the India office in Hyderabad, Facebook had recently crossed 8 million active users here. The user number crossed 100 million in March this year. India is now Facebook's second largest market by users.

As he ends his decade-long tenure, Manmohan Singh's stock as a middle-class hero stood severely diminished due to a floundering economy and the acts of omission and commission of colleagues in the government and party.

Along with investment, skill development and creation of job opportunities for youths were also discussed, according to a spokesperson.

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Sounding confident that the economy will overcome the current crisis, Reliance industry chairman Mukesh Ambani said there is a need to look beyond the gloom and doom.

\"The PMEAC's projection is realistic and based on the current state of affairs. It takes into account the challenges before the economy by way of global factors such as withdrawal of US stimulus and pressure on rupee,\" Assocham President Rana Kapoor said.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India increased 25 per cent year-on-year to $2.32 billion in April, the highest level in the past six months.

In his first five months on the job, Mistry has ordered his CEOs to tighten spending, and replaced oversight structures to give him greater influence over the running of the more than 100 group companies.

The title 'executive assistant to the CEO's office' is often mistaken for an executive secretary's job, but it is far from being a simple administrative job. An executive assistant is often the eyes and ears of the CEO - a job that could be a stepping stone to bigger things.

The cumulative value of joint India-EBRD investments since the bank started operations was 806.8 million euros as of 31 December 2012.

In his first message as Chairman of Tata Sons Ltd, Mistry also says the 'core of the Tata group' will remain unchanged despite change in its leadership and asked the group companies to play leadership roles in their respective businesses.

As the year came to an end, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin. A spate of deals was signed between the two countries.