04 Jul 2020 The world is facing a severe water crisis due to factors like diverse topography, erratic rainfall patterns and limited and/or sub-optimal water management, and the demand for water is expected to rise in the coming decades. The focus on water management has sharpened: the Government of India…
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Corporate governance bar must be raised
28 Feb 2020 As a $3-trillion economy aspiring to enhance its global position, India is transforming its business environment and looking to entrepreneurs as wealth-creators. Ways of doing business are changing to align with global patterns. Today, governments and regulatory agencies expect companies to conform to global best practices for…
Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in India
14 Jun 2019 India has one of the most stringent corporate governance framework in the world. The legislators have been introducing various changes in the governance structure of companies and various other investment vehicles to make them more transparent and robust. In 2013, the parliament enacted the Companies Act 2013…
Corporate Governance: Adopting the Golden Rules
14 May 2019 As corporates expand their global footprint and seek foreign investments and markets, safeguarding the interests of different stakeholders becomes critically important. To build and sustain investor confidence, corporates need to have transparent and good governance practices in place because mismanagement and false projection can cause immense financial…
Corporate Governance, an Evolutionary Process
12 Feb 2019 One issue which, and rightly so, is and continues to be central to doing business is that of ‘corporate governance’. That system of rules, practices and processes by which an organization is directed and controlled. What also becomes important is the fine balance between the ‘ease of…
Corporate Connect with Start-ups
27 Dec 2018 Start-ups script the saga of success for a thriving economy. In today’s world, they are the new avenues for creating significant wealth, while simultaneously generating sizeable employment in the quickest possible time. Indian start-ups are deploying different business models, converging market acumen with technological expertise. Some start-ups…
The Corporate Stress Facet of India’s Twin Balance Sheet Problem
15 May 2017 India’s economic growth remains resilient, with official projections of FY17 Gross Value Added (GVA) growth at 6.9 per cent, and RBI forecasting an uptick in FY18 growth to 7.4 per cent. The pressing issue now is to sustainably accelerate India’s growth up to 8 per cent and…
Corporate Performance of Manufacturing Sector Shows Improvement
11 Jan 2017 The corporate results at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 brought a reason for cheer for the manufacturing sector which saw an improvement in both its bottom-line and top-line. The sector, which was buoyed by a significant fall in inputs costs following the…
Corporate Social Responsibility, the Sustainable Way
30 May 2016 The idea of being socially relevant and engaging with sustainable business activities has taken center-stage. CSR has become an intrinsic part of sustainability within a company. India has a long tradition of undertaking philanthropic activities. Over the last few decades, the idea of ‘giving to society’ has…
Corporate Social Responsibility, the Sustainable Way
30 May 2016 The idea of being socially relevant and engaging with sustainable business activities has taken center-stage. CSR has become an intrinsic part of sustainability within a company. India has a long tradition of undertaking philanthropic activities. Over the last few decades, the idea of ‘giving to society’ has…