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Unleash animal spirits; make India fastest growing economy: FM to India Inc

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday exhorted India Inc to unleash animal spirits and bring in fresh investment to make India one of the fastest growing economies of the world.

Top headlines: Rich PF investors may opt for debt funds, GST slab merger

Following the backlash it received for the update to its privacy policy in early January, WhatsApp will now let users take a better look at the changes that have been proposed. Read top news here

From Cognizant to HCL, India Inc opens up purse for employee retention

HCL had announced a one-time special bonus of $90 million earlier this month to employees around the world as it crossed the $10-billion revenue mark

Let India Inc participate in Covid-19 vaccination programme: CII

"Such a programme could benefit an additional 100 million workers in the formal sector and local communities by providing access to the vaccine," CII said in a statement

India Inc expected to dole out 7.3% average increment this year: Survey

As many as 92 per cent companies that participated in the survey plan to give an increment in 2021 compared to only 60 per cent last year

Power-packed jury to pick winners of BS Corporate Excellence awards today

Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is the chairman of the seven-member jury

Top headlines: Tatas to buy 68% in BigBasket, India Inc profit at new high

Cairn Energy has filed a case in a US district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a co­urt document showed. Read top news with Business Standard

Sparkling Q3: India Inc's net profit at new high amid lower operating costs

Gains largely from lower operating costs, higher product prices and a decline in banks' provisions

Financing the recovery: Are banks in a position to partner India Inc?

The FSR projects a sharp increase in banks' gross non-performing assets by September 2021

IBC set to resume; relief for key worst-affected sectors on the cards

Top officials to meet this week to discuss the matter

India Inc's profit contribution to GDP likely to jump three times

The Centre's move in 2019 to cut base corporate tax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent, too, will lead to an improvement in the profit-to-GDP ratio

Industry must live up to expectations: India Inc after PM's remarks

India Inc on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's acknowledgement of the private sector's role in India's growth and enhancing the country's prestige globally is a much-needed shot in the arm

The public sector has failed but private sector is hardly an inspiration

Though private sector now creates more jobs than public sector, the scale of operations of even the giants in Indian biz has not been big enough to alter employment dynamics the way China has managed

Would industry still hail a budget without tax sops if cost of money rises?

Higher interest rates will clip investment plans of companies and could bad news for FM Nirmala Sitharaman who feels she has kept her part of the deal in Budget FY22 by not raising taxes

Corporate air travel takes wing on economic revival, low Covid-19 cases

Online travel portals and airlines say the demand from companies is being led by essential services sectors like pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and power

Budget Byte: Healthy corporate profits may help improve govt spending

Rising corporate profits and relatively unaffected salaries may help continue this trend giving a positive impetus to government spending

Eco Survey reaffirms worst behind; but govt support needed: Industry

The Economic Survey reaffirms that the worst is behind us and the economy would bounce back with a V-shaped recovery, India Inc said

Best of BS Opinion: Budget with a long-term view, corporate earnings & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Turnaround time

Early trends in corporate earnings hold out hope

Tax sops over subsidies: Why PLI scheme doesn't enthuse India Inc

Local sourcing of components and state monitoring keep firms away from production-linked incentives