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Is India heading the eurozone way?

India's government finances are not as bad as the eurozone, but it is deteriorating rapidly. It is only a matter of time before we get there.

There goes your big rate cut hope: manufacturing slowed in March

PMI index shows activity slowed in March, inflation risks remain high<br /><br />

As growth stalls, RBI will start cutting rates in early 2012

Analysts peg GDP growth in 2011-12 at 7 percent with the year after that going even lower. This means RBI will have to start easing monetary policy very soon.

The odds are even that Indian markets will do better in 2012

The Indian markets underperformed in 2011, and the mood could turn cautiously positive in 2012.

Retail FDI: Let the consumer decide

Foreign direct investment is a win-win situation for the mall, the retailer and the consumer.

Marico's Mariwala to launch project for entrepreneurs

Mariwala, who is active in the entrepreneurship and innovation circuit, has been getting several requests from entrepreneurs for mentoring.

Good news! TiE working on options to ease startup tax hit

Limits for angel investors, companies proposed; alternatives to be presented to Ramadorai soon.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Should RBI help to prop up the rupee?

The RBI's view presently appears to be that forex reserves have been created by capital inflows and hence, cannot be used to take care of current account issues.

RBI's purchase of govt bonds to ease liquidity is harming economy

The RBI should also look at other means of easing system liquidity if it does not want to use the cash reserve ratio.Implied deficit financing sends out completely wrong signals to the markets.

Gold is in pause mode: 2012 may not see decisive moves

The long term rally in gold may be in for a substantial period of consolidation if past price action of the precious metal is anything to go by.

FM's deficit math is going wrong; rate cut hopes recede

Oil prices and currency depreciation may spoil Pranab Mukherjee's fiscal deficit arithmetic.

Major currencies near strong reversal points against rupee

The euro, dollar and British pound near strong reversal points against the rupee, which can stop and reverse the continuous depreciation of the Indian currency. Only there seems to be no stopping the rally of the Japanese yen.

Rupee weakness is overdone; it will only move up from here

All the negatives are built in to the current value of the rupee and the currency should look to trend up from here as markets weed out the negatives and look for positives that are still out there.

How we got into this financial mess: A story on steroids

Michael Lewis' unravelling of the financial crisis is a delightful psychedelic romp that lays bare the underbelly of the beast that has the world in its ravenous maws.

Can the C in capitalism stand for conscience?

As the corporation becomes larger than the state, it cannot stay disconnected from the problems of society. It has to contribute. Not just by donating money but by aligning its core activities with the needs of society.

Real estate: forget the cheats, even the small print is a killer

Builders shouldn't complain too much with the government finding a loophole and a shortcut - after all, isn't that what they themselves have been doing?

Beware of the mole in your team

Have you had moles in your office? How did you deal with their efforts to 'increase transparency and information flow' between the junior guys (i.e. the team) and the senior management?

Why south Mumbai will be a tourist and retirement destination

South Mumbai will not be the 'city' anymore; that appellation will belong to areas much further north. Like it or not, south Mumbai will become a suburb.

How Google Maps and Android phones can help Indian Railways

This automatically updated train running information will not only be a boon for passengers but also for the Indian Railways as they would be able to track the position of all trains with a good deal of precision.

China-India in lock-step: No sacrificing growth for inflation

Both India and China appear unwilling to sacrifice growth beyond a point in order to tame inflation.

India's jugaad economy keeps chugging along - somehow

In the worst of circumstances, India's economy keeps chugging along - unmindful of the policy paralysis and the negative environment for growth

Do boring meetings make you dumb?

Are meetings just a glorified waste of time? A recent research study reveals what most of us have feared since times immemorial - meetings make us dumber than a piece of retarded sponge.

The Bank Nifty may be about to stage a comeback

If interest rates are close to peaking, the Bank Nifty should be close to bottoming out.

Time to stop the chorus against RBI rate hikes

The chorus of voices against interest rate hikes is counter-productive. It can only dent the RBI's anti-inflationary stance

Why the MCX IPO did so spectacularly well

The success of the MCX IPO is in fact driven by an average man or woman on the street wanting to do a "satta"- a bet on anything.

A breather for realty? Maybe, but debt servicing remains biggest hurdle

With over Rs 1.18 lakh crore coming up in repayments, there's still a lot of hard work left for realty firms.<br /><br />

January sees spurt in M&As, but deal sizes fall

91 deals totalling $1.99 billion in January, mid-market sees action.

Flexibility: The new essence of marketing

Increasingly with the growth of connectivity and consumers feeling free to give comments and feedback to brands, marketing managers can see challenges or significant opportunities to create good will.

Fidelity's exit is a thumbs down to India and MF business

Fidelity's proposed exit from the Indian mutual fund industry speaks volumes about the profitability of the business in India.

CIL's record: a chairman who wasn't chairman for a year

Coal India is India's second most valued public sector company. Pity the government did not think it needed a regular chairman for nearly a year.