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Splitsville in India Inc

Differences over culture, management and focus is making even many supposedly "happy" partnerships come unstuck

India Inc to pay 10% more, key talent to get more

Sectors such as pharmaceuticals plan to pay better due to good growth

Last decade saw India's conglomerates score a few hits, but mostly misses

Performance of corporates against their own benchmark is turning out to be a mixed bag

India Inc stares at exodus of independent directors as new norms bite

Gap between demand and supply of board personnel could be widening

India Inc's Achilles heel: BSE500 firms are sitting on a huge cash pile

75 of the BSE500 constituents could alone pay as much as Rs 1.1 trn to shareholders in buybacks and dividends from their 'extra cash'

Sebi's age rule makes directors aged 75 or above quit 228 companies

The new regulation is based on the recommendations made by the Kotak committee on corporate governance

Empowering women to retiring directors: How India Inc scores in governance

Corporate India is yet to comply with some of the key recommendations of the Uday Kotak-headed Committee, especially those related to the board of directors, data by NSEinfobase.com

Old boys and their eternal values

If young(er) managers are at a premium in large corporations, women are all but invisible

India Inc's top line growth projected to halve in Q4, says CRISIL report

Forecast is based on CRISIL analysis of 354 firms accounting for 67% of market capitalisation of NSE

Do Indian firms get to party with top ratings compared to global peers?

The size of the local bond market is just 16 per cent of the GDP; it is 120 per cent in the US

Striking deals or simply chilling out at the exclusive corporate club

A slew of new facilities offer the perfect ambience to hobnob with business contacts, hire top brass or dole out pink slips; membership is mostly by invitation

From April 1, India Inc's compliance score will be under scanner

India Inc has to overcome compliance-related challenges in FY20

India Inc employees can expect a salary hike of 9.7% this year: Report

Aon's salary increase survey sees attrition rates decline to 15% in 2018

India Inc's foreign borrowings down 45% at $2.4 billion in Jan: RBI data

Major borrowers, which tapped resources overseas via approval route, included Indian Oil Corporation Limited ($900 million) and Bharat Petroleum Corp ($500 million)

Time to turn cautious on India Inc, warns S&P

Elections may pose additional risks for Indian corporates, it said

Indian firms raise Rs 4.57 trn via debt private placement in Apr-Jan FY19

Firms raked in Rs 4,56,962 crore during the April-January period of 2018-19 via private placement of corporate bonds, compared with Rs 4,87,764 crore garnered in the corresponding period last fiscal

Here's how various industries in India are investing in technology

A recent report Fast forward: Relevant skills for a buoyant Indian economy has studied the overall Indian market and the services sector which absorbs a bulk of the job seekers

India Inc's profit share in the country's GDP at 15-year low in 2018

Since 2013, net profit for top 500 companies has remained in the range between Rs 4 trillion and Rs 4.8 trillion despite steady growth in the nominal GDP

Waiting for revival

There is new optimism in boardrooms, driven by the recent improvement in both GDP growth and India Inc's financial performance. The long-awaited recovery may be around the corner

India Inc foreign borrowings down 34% to $ 1.99 bn in Nov: RBI data

In November this year, no money was borrowed by issuing RDBs, also known as masala bonds