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Rotation to hot-desking, India Inc taking no chances with employee safety

Encouraged by the arrival of vaccines, companies are taking a technology-backed calibrated approach to speed up employees' return to the workplace while maintaining social distancing

Icertis valuation trebles to $2.8 billion after a fundraise of $80-million

Icertis has now raised over $280 million, and the current financing nearly triples the valuation of its Series E round in July 2019

Godrej Properties shares trim early gains; close mixed on bourses

The stock of Godrej Properties trimmed most of its early gains and closed on a mixed note on Wednesday.

Special insolvency relief framework for Covid-hit MSMEs in the works

Such firms may be allowed to opt for pre-packaged deal

10,113 firms voluntarily shut operations during Apr 2020-Feb 2021: Govt

Over 10,000 companies shut down voluntarily from April 2020 till February this year, also a period when the coronavirus and subsequent lockdowns had significantly disrupted economic activities

Fortifying independent directors: Sebi's proposal may fail in practice

Sebi has thrown open for public discussion proposals for fortifying the position of independent directors (IDs)

Domestic capital goods companies likely to report flat margins in Q4

Volumes expected to rise as demand picks up in select sectors, say experts

Big bets on PLI schemes to find pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

The govt is going all out to push its ambitious production-linked investment scheme to help Indian manufacturing scale up and make India an export hub

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row, shows data

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies

Haryana's myopic law

The impact of jobs for locals will not be limited to the state

A peek into start-up incubation drive of India's next-rung campuses

Many enterprises with formidable products have come from the country's deeper regions and have received parenting at lesser-known institutes

Issuers cancel planned bond sales as yields surge over govt borrowings rise

The strains came after India's government announced near-record borrowings of about 12 trillion rupees on Feb. 1, adding to concerns that companies could be crowded out of debt markets

Haryana job reservation law to shrink talent pool, says industry

The law will apply to all companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnership firms, partnership firms and any person employing ten or more persons across the state for 10 years.

SPACs look to India for next wave of acquisition targets, says Nomura

Nomura also expects more initial public offerings in India this year, with sentiment buoyed by the post-debut performance of recently listed companies

Sectors which did well decades ago, may see resurgence now: Kenneth Andrade

Indian companies serving markets abroad rather than the domestic one are likely to gain disproportionately even as other tailwinds help with costs

How SPACs can help make Indian firms a key part of global listed markets

At a time when many Indian firms are eyeing overseas listing and many SPACs are looking at targets in Asia to offer better deals to shareholders, the SPAC structure offers a win-win solution to both

Earnings estimates of India Inc see upgrade after strong Q3 results

Analysts at top brokerages raise FY21-FY23 estimates by 5-6%

Payments by Indian firms for foreign software not taxable: Supreme Court

The court held that there is no liability for Indian companies to deduct tax at source with respect to purchase of software from foreign companies.

Ministries baulk at giving large procurement contracts to foreign companies

Prefer Indian firms in sectors where domestic capability exists: NITI Aayog

Quess Corp announces separation of Chairman, MD roles; appoints new CFO

Business services and global staffing provider Quess Corp on Monday announced the separation of roles of its Chairman and Managing Director.