Rs 500 notes most in demand, Rs 1,000 at second place

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 18:17

Of all bank notes in circulation, Rs 500 denomination bills accounted for 46 percent, while thousand-rupee notes were close behind at 39.3 percent as on March 2015.

PM Modi to meet India Inc on Tuesday

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 18:11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet industry leaders Tuesday to deliberate on the recent developments in the global economic scenario and opportunities it presents for India.

Five million jobs lost during high growth years: Assocham study

Last Updated: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 21:36

Experts argue that the growth of manufacturing will be the key for growth in income and employment for multiple reasons.

PE funds bet big on India, pour $7 bn in H1: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 11:52

The private equity inflows in the first half of this year were 38 per cent higher in value terms as compared to USD 5.11 billion in the same period of 2014.

'Start-ups to add at least a dozen billionaires in India'

Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 13:51

India is likely to produce at least a dozen more billionaires and several new millionaires by 2020 as the country's start-ups scene hots up, fuelled by sectors like e-commerce, financial services and other technology-driven fields, an Assocham study has projected.

Call drops: Unfair to only blame telcos, says Assocham

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 14:20

"...It is unfair to put the blame on the operators only, since many of the critical factors causing the problem are not within the control of the telecom industry," Assocham said.

GST can be an enabler for Make in India initiatives: Assocham

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 21:29

Industry body Assocham Monday came out with a set of recommendations on the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying the rollout may lead to around 1 percent rise in India's GDP growth.

Regulate all messaging, voice call apps: Assocham

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 17:21

Welcoming the proposal to regulate domestic Internet call services provided by apps like WhatsApp and Viber, industry body Assocham has said that the government should expand the scope of regulation to all kind of communication services offered by over the top players.

Corporates not too optimistic about economic recovery: Assocham

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 11:34

Further, the study suggests that jobs market is unlikely to see any major improvement in the coming months owing to overall weak business sentiments.

Property demand in Delhi-NCR slumped by 35%: Assocham

Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015, 15:15

According to the survey by industry body Assocham, the unsold inventory pressure in the region is the highest among all other cities, even as prices have declined in the last one year.

Services should not be part of e-commerce definition: Assocham

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 21:37

Services should not be a part of the definition of e-commerce since FDI is already permitted in the sector, industry body Assocham has suggested the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

China's economic troubles not good news for India: ASSOCHAM

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 15:49

Economic troubles for China will not be a great news for India which cannot be in `sweet spot` as there would be more negatives than positives from the ripples of a Dragon dragging the shaky world economy, an ASSOCHAM paper has said.