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Alto economics: Annual ownership cost is nearly 50% of buying a car
Owning a car in India is getting expensive. And we're not talking about car prices.<br />
Wearables will drive Big Data adoption in healthcare: Research
Over the next five years spending on bringing these wearable wireless consumer activity device collected data into healthcare big data analysis will grow to a $52 million market by 2019.
Infosys follows Wipro's footsteps: Consolidates its analytics biz
The data analytics move is part of the effort by Infosys to align the organisation to deal with the challenges thrown up by technological changes and evolving client needs.
Charts: Decoding Infosys, TCS and HCL Tech performances after Jan-March results
Three of them-Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies-have announced the results and they seem to have spread considerable bullishness in the market.
Chart: India's governance stds worse than what they were in 1996. Blame UPA for that
A report from Standard and Poor titled 'India's Election Is Pivotal For Its Sovereign Creditworthiness', the ratings agency breaks down just how bad India has ranked on issues like government effectiveness, corruption control and regulatory quality.<br />
India needs to play a key role in ending global poverty. Will Modi be up to the task?
The UPA government may have claimed to have lifted the economy, but a World Bank report clearly indicates that we may be the worst country in terms of poverty.
Highly stressed: Banks sold record level of bad loans to asset restructuring cos
Faced with unprecedented levels of stressed assets, banks, led by the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) sold over Rs 10,000 crore of bad loans to asset reconstruction companies (ARC) in March alone.<br />
Election shutdown: This chart shows how India's infra push has come to a grinding halt
As India goes to the polls, here's some more bad news for the UPA: Not only have the number of new project announcements in the fourth quarter of FY14 fallen sharply on a quarterly and yearly basis, the number of stalled projects are also on the rise, implying that already limping infrastructure development has come to a grinding halt.<br />
Map: India tops 2013 global remittances with $70 bn, more than annual software exports
According to a World Bank report, India leads global remittances in the year 2013 with a whopping $70 billion in its kitty, of which $65 billion were earned from the country's flagship software services exports.
All parties are promising an energy policy. But how will they solve the challenges?
Having analysed the manifestos of different parties through this framework, we find that they are quite similar in their lofty ideals, significantly influenced by the "coal scam", but largely silent on the real issues (presumably left to be handled in their Energy Policies, to be drawn up only if they win).
Manufacturing miracle: These 7 steps can put India at par with S Korea
According to a recent report by Goldman Sachs titled 'How India can become the next Korea', if India were to emulate the South Korean model and grow manufacturing at the same rate as South Korea did in the 1970s and 80s, it could add 1.4 percentage points to its GDP growth annually for the next decade.<br />
Delhi, Mumbai realty downswing shows nexus between builders and poll funding
The ongoing polls have not only caused project delays but also pulled down sales of residential units in big cities as election financing is bleeding already cash-strapped real estate developers dry.<br />
UPA's growth story was largely luck - and why next govt doesn't need to do anything drastic
In India, big reforms are brought on by crisis. The economic crisis of 2012-13 forced even the UPA to begin reform. The next government does not need to do anything spectacular to revive growth
Alert: Maruti Suzuki recalls 1.03 lakh cars. Is your model one of them?
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is recalling over one lakh vehicles to replace the 'fuel filler neck', the carmaker said in a press release today.<br />
Chart: As India votes, these states see highest voter turnout in over 20 years
High voter turnouts are likely to have implications for the election results. Do they imply strong winds of change in India's political landscape?
Good, bad and ugly: Snapshot of India's economic recovery based on who wins polls
As India goes to polls, brokerage Nomura has predicted four likely outcomes and decoded what each political outcome means for India's economy.<br />
Move over HUL, Dabur. Nestle, others are poised to lead next big growth wave
FMCG players Hindustan Unilever, Dabur and Colgate may have ridden the rural wave for the last decade but the new growth area will not be rural but urban, which means players like Nestle, GCPL, GSK Consumer and Asian Paints are going to see maximum gains from the revival in urban consumption.<br />
End of Windows XP support boosts PC shipments a notch higher
All regions indicated a positive effect since the end of XP support stimulated the PC refresh of XP systems, finds Gartner.
Sensex closes at new record high. Will its winning streak continue after polls?
In the last two general elections in 2004 and 2009, opinion polls have got their numbers wrong and the market, a report by J.P. Morgan points out.<br />
Yes, there's an e-commerce boom in India. But what are Indians really buying online?
Electronics (34 percent) and accessories and apparel (30 percent) lead the pack. Surprisingly, books (15 percent) come in at a distant second, at only half the rate of clothes. Wrapping up the bottom are beauty and personal products, home and furnishing, healthcare and baby products.<br />
India elections: Which states have the most crorepati candidates? Check the full list
Now that the first phase of India's Lok Sabha elections are underway, let's take a look at the financial positions of the candidates that are standing for the elections.<br />
Guess which country India is dependent on for growth? No, it is not US
The reason for this is China's dramatic expansion which gave many emerging market economies the scope to diversify their exports
Size does matter: These 5 numbers say why Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy deal is important
The deal, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2014, is seen as a harbinger of a wave of consolidation in the Indian pharma sector
This chart shows why expecting Modi to push through infra projects is a big mistake
A survey of the top 50 stalled projects reveals that 80 percent of these projects are stuck because of problems whose solutions lie largely in the hands of state governments rather than the central government. So whether the BJP comes to power or UPA, the new government will have much less leverage in dismantling the bottlenecks of these stalled projects.
Chart: What kind of e-comm websites attract the largest share of funds in India?
With news breaking nearly every week of a new e-commerce site scoring investor funds, Firstbiz decided to consolidate the information floating around from the last few years to give you a clear idea of how the Indian e-commerce sector is placed.<br />
Infographic: Tackling black money in realty and job creation are big on AAP's agenda
In the document, the party states that it draws its economic vision from its political beliefs that are rooted in decentralized governance, transparency, accountability, and equity.<br />
You should move to these cities if you are looking for a job
The report says that there will be an optimistic outlook after the elections and new policies are expected to usher in a new regime in India Inc