MCA dishes out sweet and sour regulatory cocktail in 2014

Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2014, 12:18

It took almost six decades for India to get a new set of rules for the way companies are set up and regulated, but it took just a few months to again change them with an aim to make it easier to do business in the country.

Pharma in 2014: Deals worth billions and fines worth millions

Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2014, 11:27

It's been a year of bitter medicine for Indian pharma companies with fines worth millions of dollars imposed by various foreign regulators, even as they stitched together deals worth billions of dollars, including the high profile Sun-Ranbaxy merger.

Mutual Funds reach Rs 11-trillion mark; add Rs 3-trillion in 2014

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 16:26

Fighting all adversities and a tougher regulatory regime, mutual funds are headed for a cash-rich 2014 with an estimated addition of about Rs three lakh crore to its asset base to become a Rs 11-trillion market.

Sweet sugar turns bitter for mill owners in 2014

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 15:31

Sugar remained sweet for consumers this year but turned bitter for mill owners who faced huge losses estimated at over Rs 3,000 crore and struggled to make payments to cane farmers due to sluggish sales realisation.

Gold loses sheen to import curbs; smugglers make hay

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 14:18

For silver, the year has been even worse with a fall of about 20 percent in its price.

Sensex gains over 6,000 points; gears for best rally in 5 years

Last Updated: Thursday, December 25, 2014, 14:16

Riding high on the sentiments, the stock market is gearing up for its best performance in five years with a rally of over 6,000 points in the benchmark Sensex in 2014 -- which also saw the investors' wealth hitting Rs 100 trillion level for the first time in history.

FMCG sees slow business in 2014; executive movements aplenty

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 13:42

They are called 'Fast Moving Consumer Goods' companies, but it has turned out to be a year of slow business for the FMCG sector, even as movements were quite visible in 2014 among those at the helm of affairs.

Executives get 10-12% pay hike; more women join boards in 2014

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 12:52

The passing-by year also witnessed an improved gender and age diversity in board rooms, partly due to new regulations, and nearly 500 publicly listed companies have recruited at least one woman director for the first time.

Steel sector stares at tough times in 2015, but hope afloat

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014, 12:44

With an above-global average output growth, India has retained its position as the world's fourth-largest steel producer this year but faces tough times ahead in 2015 amid growing imports and other concerns.

CCI packs punch for fairness; slaps Rs 2,700 cr fine in 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 14:49

Wielding its powers for fairness, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) clamped down on violators and slapped penalties worth about Rs 2,700 crore this year, with its ruling in the USD 4 billion Sun-Ranbaxy deal becoming a watershed moment.

India's ties with S-E Asia gained momentum in 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 13:38

The year 2014 turned out to be a turbulent one for South East Asia with two plane tragedies and a coup hitting global headlines, even as India's ties with the key region gained momentum with the new Indian government turning the 'Look East' policy into an 'Act East' strategy.

Rising from near-death in 2014, Aadhaar eyes 100-cr milestone

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 13:37

It was billed as just another identity number at the start and critics were seen writing its epitaph in 2014, but Aadhaar laid a strong foundation for itself and is set to be a preferred tool for various people- focussed initiatives of the government in the new year.