The government gives guaranteed return to private companies in its business dealings and considers their profit-motive good and desirable. Why the same doesn't hold true for farmers?

PM Modi will address the meeting virtually on January 28. The other high-profile leaders who have signed up for the virtual session at 51st WEF includes, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, and Smriti Irani

The fall in FDI flows across developing regions was uneven, with (-)37 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean, (-)18 per cent in Africa and (-)4 per cent in developing countries in Asia

MindRush 2021: Experts agree that biggest impediment for all operators will be spectrum cost and all stakeholders need to work together towards addressing these challenges. The other challenge for telcos is to seamlessly deploy infrastructure support

There has been a rapid growth in the branch network of SFBs since their inception, but the growth has been concentrated in southern, western and northern regions, which are relatively well-banked regions in the country

Market cap on BSE rose by Rs 1.32 lakh crore against previous session's closing of Rs 197.70 lakh crore

Need to raise rural incomes and multiply opportunities for enhancing livelihoods

Companies that emerge from this crisis with solid finances, a resilient supply chain, skilled workers and the capacity to analyse data will be well-placed to seize new opportunities

Volatility from global issues is the new normal. Companies need to be more agile and focused than ever before

Peak power demand met grew at 1.7 per cent in September, 3.4 per cent in October, 3.5 per cent in November and 7.3 per cent in December

First advance estimates of national income highlight three key imperatives to revive growth: generate demand and investment cycles by directly spending more and reverse import substitution

The industries and industrial associations should do more research to identify these substitutes to curb imports, Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said

Losses in metal, media, IT, bank and realty sectors were capped by gains in PSU banking, pharma, FMCG and auto sectors

Stocks to watch today on January 14: Infosys, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Indian Bank, SAIL, NHPC among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Thursday's trading session

Expectations of a hefty COVID-19 relief package under the incoming Joe Biden administration and hopes of a rebound in corporate earnings this year have eclipsed concerns over signs that the labor market recovery has stalled amid rampant COVID-19 infections

Except for pharma, realty and financial services, all other indices on NSE closed in green territory, with over 3% gain registered in PSU banking sector

The report by domestic rating agency Brickwork Ratings said economic activities are slowly reaching pre-COVID levels following the relaxation of the lockdown, except in sectors that remain affected by social distancing norms

It is an unending saga of gross negligence despite the services sector being the main driver of India's growth story; contributes the most to GDP and is arguably the largest employer too

During April-November period of the fiscal year 2020-21, the IIP growth contracted 15.5 per cent as against a 0.3 per cent growth in the year ago period, the data from MoSPI showed

Despite continuous and comprehensive attention to industry, its contribution to income (GDP) and employment didn't touch 25% and 14%, respectively. It is time to give equal, if not more, attention to services and agriculture that consistently contribute the most to income and employment, respectively