Family-controlled large business houses may be strong pillars of growth for India Inc, but experts warn that their internal feuds and succession issues also pose significant risks -- not only for the groups themselves, but for the entire economy as well.

India's robust economic growth may have led to a sharp rise in per capita income in the recent years, but the earnings of the country's top business executives has risen even more sharply.

Clean technology and sustainable development were drawing significant investments even in times of economic slowdown, leaders from the business world and political community suggested at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, organised by the Energy

To align the annuity outgo by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) with inflation, the government is likely to link the payments to the wholesale price index (WPI). Currently, the payments are fixed and made every six months.

It’s apparent that the Supreme Court’s ruling on cancellation of 2G licences issued from 2008 will bring some sanity to the industry.

Given the rather less than sanguine economic conditions, an investor who would like to make an informed guess at various options can look at what happened in 2011 before taking a decision.

Two years ago, it was a story of aggressive bidding for spectrum. Now, if the government were to go for re-allocation of 2G spectrum through auction, as suggested by the court, it might be a lukewarm affair, according to experts.

Titan Industries’ stock lost close to three per cent on Wednesday after the company announced weak results for the December quarter.

As far as the markets are concerned, 2011 will go down as a forgettable year. The rupee particularly saw intense volatility.

The shares may be up 50 per cent from the low of Rs 518 in the month of December, but there is room for further upside.

The cash reserve ratio (CRR) cut releases an estimated Rs 32,000 crore into the system. The impact will be negligible. The Reserve Bank of India’s open market operations remove twice that quantum on a regular basis.

“We are pleased to have resolved this legacy issue with the FDA as we begin the next chapter in Ranbaxy’s history,&" stated Arun Sawhney, CEO & Managing Director of India’s biggest drug-maker Ranbaxy few weeks ago.

Exide Industries shrugged off a disappointing last year, posting a strong top line growth in the December quarter, above the Street’s unsurprisingly muted expectations.

Coal India, the world’s largest miner, has kept analysts busy this month. At the beginning of the year, it came out with a new pricing mechanism based on gross calorific value (GCV).

The logic of strategic investment, stumbled upon for airlines after years of confusion, should drive policy on foreign direct investment (FDI). What a relief that FDI in airlines was cleared, somehow, at 49 per cent.

Parikh carried out eight transactions during the period under review. He bought Power Grid Corporation of India, Sintex Industries and HCL Technologies and exited from Jaiprakash Associates, Ambuja Cements and Sterlite Industries.

Read in-depth analysis here before investing your hard earned money.

It is not surprising that Strides Arcolab’s stock has risen sharply after the company announced stake sale in its low-margin subsidiary, Ascent Pharma.

Policy makers in India are finally acknowledging a structural shift in the agriculture sector they have been noticing for a decade. Economic contribution of livestock is today more than that of foodgrain crops.

Societal quest for value is continuous, repetitive, similar, connected with cooperation and patterned.