After pitch-dark 2014, coal aims to discard scam taint in 2015

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 12:30

In an urgent need for its image makeover, the scam-tainted coal sector will require mammoth efforts in 2015 from the government and the corporates, after a year full of adversities and stuck projects undermined investments totalling billions of dollars.

EPFO set for major overhaul in new year

Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 12:39

EPFO could not do much about expanding its investment options to maximise the returns for providing higher interest rate to its subscribers during 2014, and fresh attempts can be made in the new year in this regard.

Indian debt sells like hot cake abroad; fetches $19-bn in 2014

Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 12:16

Across all investment grade categories, the Indian companies and banks mopped up a record high amount of USD 19 billion in 2014 -- led by corporate giant Reliance Industries that grossed up a hefty USD 3.3 billion in forex debt.

Retail grows to $560-bn in 2014; FDI hopes hang in balance

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 13:28

While the previous UPA government had allowed up to 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, no foreign retailer apart from Tesco had approached the government for permission to set up stores to sell multiple brands under one roof.

Raghuram Rajan fights for RBI autonomy amid rate cut rants

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 12:49

Rajan seems to have followed the principle laid out by former US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, who had famously said that "the central bank needs to be able to make policy without short term political concerns".

Small scrips fetch bigger returns on Dalal Street in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 12:34

The spectacular rally on Dalal Street has brought cheers for the minnows of the equity market, helping smaller stocks outperform their large blue-chip peers with a bumper surge of up to 60 percent this year.

Controversies, concerns and cancellations: Coalbazaari in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 12:32

The companies that had got these mines claim to have invested close to Rs three lakh crore in the coalblocks and further Rs four lakh crore in their end-use plants.

Deal Street witnesses $29-bn M&As in 2014; eyes $40 bn in '15

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 14:14

Albeit muted for most part of the year, Deal Street in India has clocked M&As worth USD 29 billion in 2014 and expects the size to get larger with transactions worth over USD 40 billion in the new year.

After a topsy-turvy 2014, automakers eye smoother 2015 ride

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 14:04

Even as the year was drawing to a close, the sales figures remained disappointing with close to 10 per cent decline in the number of cars sold during the first eleven months of 2014 and festival seasons failing to bring any cheer.

Nokia exit brings Tamil Nadu back to drawing board

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 12:57

It may have taken years for Tamil Nadu to emerge as a major industrial hub, but it's just one deadly blow served by global giant Nokia's exit that has sent it back to the drawing board to regain its lost glory.

After US deal, India to push for Doha agenda at WTO in 2015

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 16:58

It is always a clinical surgery at WTO where a patient can die if you miss the target, says its Chief Roberto Azevedo, which probably explains why the 20- year-old global body could seal its first major trade pact in 2014 after a never-seen-before deal between India and the US.

Commodity trading turnover halves to Rs 65-trillion in 2014

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 14:20

Grappling with its biggest ever scam running into Rs 5,600 crore, it appears to be a journey down the hill for the commodity markets with total exchange traded turnover halving to almost Rs 65 lakh crore in 2014.