British man sells coconut water as 'Naariyal Paani' in Indian style on London streets. Watch viral videoA British man selling coconut water on the streets of Southall, London, has gone viral for his authentic desi-style sales pitch. Operating ...
22 May, 2025, 03.54 PM IST
Bright future comes in small sizes: Mini grids promise to electrify the countryPatchy electricity connection in India’s hinterlands remains a big obstacle for development. Solar’s ability to be successfully deployed in...
06 Jan, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
Coronavirus pandemic a bigger opportunity than a threat for IndiaFor a 1.3 billion-people country, the virus-positive and death cases seemed too low to warrant a drastic action.
27 Mar, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
India's first startup IPO by Alphalogic Techsys sails throughThe company has fixed the issue price for Rs 6.18 crore IPO at Rs 84 per share.
28 Aug, 2019, 02.11 PM IST
A business op for desi democracyJapanese entrepreneurs cash in on canned air of royalty.
25 Apr, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
'Cut in corporate tax to boost MSMEs growth'Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed to lower corporate tax rate to 25 per cent for businesses with turnover up to Rs 250 cro...
02 Feb, 2018, 04.00 PM IST
Love to travel? Here are some vacation ideas for every womanTravelling is considered a treat to most enterprising stalwart women in India. Top choices.
02 Mar, 2017, 05.18 AM IST
India, Germany decides to extend IGSTC beyond 2017To enhance cooperation in the field of science and technology, India and Germany today decided to extend the bi-national Indo-German S & Te...
05 Oct, 2015, 10.26 PM IST
Rockefeller Foundation pledges $75 million to light up 1,000 villagesRockefeller Foundation committed USD 75 million (about Rs 468 crore) for financing an initiative to provide electricity to 1,000 villages t...
15 Apr, 2015, 10.39 PM IST
Most CIOs ill-equipped to handle digitisation challenges: GartnerOn the positive side for the industry, which has been impacted by various aspects like the currency volatilities and a slower-than-expected...
09 Mar, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
ET Global Business Summit 2015: Biz's best dressedTaking a cue from PModi, who was the centre of attention, were Piyush Goyal and Shivinder Mohan Singh, executive vice-chairman, Fortis Heal...
22 Jan, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
How Gujarat's VarieTEA, Two & A Bud and Chai Wai are cashing in on a rising surge in tea drinkersNationally, the tea shoppe segment is still at a nascent stage though there are already 41 such across India.
12 Apr, 2014, 10.47 AM IST
Small businesses in India badly bruised by policy clutter and crony capitalismThis is in stark contrast with the West: in Germany, the mid-cap index is up 33%, in London by 35% and in New York, small caps are up 31%.
14 Aug, 2013, 10.20 AM IST
Indian network in Silicon Valley backs start-ups by desisIndian entrepreneurs in the US are now providing guidance and financial support to start-ups being set up by Indians and foreign nationals ...
07 Dec, 2011, 06.14 PM IST
- FDI in Retail: Sonia Gandhi nudges government to set 30% quota for desi small and micro enterprises
A note issued by the commerce ministry on Friday had said that 30% sourcing from micro and small enterprises "could be done from anywhere i...
29 Nov, 2011, 08.48 AM IST
Social entrepreneurship in IndiaWith the slowdown taking the shine off urban, higher-income target markets, organisations focusing on ‘bottom of the pyramid’ audiences hav...
20 Feb, 2009, 01.18 AM IST
- IT tries fancy designations to retain talent
This trend was rampant among banks. Some analysts worry that it might now dilute the value and meaning of designations in the IT industry. ...
05 Jan, 2008, 09.44 AM IST