Traditional forms of healing in vogue once again
More people in India are now opting for integrative health-care. The growing popularity of traditional forms of medication indicates a move towards a natural philosophy of life with focus more on yoga, natural foods and chemical-free foods.Independent regional filmmakers turn to crowdfunding to make movies
More and more indie filmmakers, particularly in regional cinema, have started reaching out to people through social media or online crowdfunding platforms such as Wishberry and Catapooolt. These platforms charge a fee that differs from portal to portal.Entrepreneurs eye profitable ventures in home-based medical care
Big investors are getting into home health care, using technology and the cloud, and trying to set benchmarks. Their success depends on getting the combination of service charges, delivery efficiency and market response right.Amusement, theme parks are mushrooming despite hurdles
Despite some hurdles, amusement and theme parks are becoming big business across the country. Market intelligence firm Euromonitor notes that 153 amusement parks have come up in India between 1984 and 2013.L&T has always believed in investing a little ahead of time, says CEO says
L&T CEO and Managing Director K. Venkataramanan says the firm is looking at newer areas like sub-sea and deep-water projects. On the mergers and acquisitions front, the company has been a little conservative.Business confidence has improved marginally with pickup in economy
The latest Business Today-C fore Business Confidence Survey for the October-to-December 2013 quarter found sentiment among corporate leaders had improved marginally compared to the previous quarter with stray signs of a pickup in the economy.Fund managers see market sentiment improving, equities rising in 2014
Market sentiment is improving with fund managers predicting a sustained rise in Indian equities this year, finds the fourth edition of the BT Morningstar Asset Allocation Survey.How Krishnamurthi Venkataramanan is striving to boost growth at Larsen & Toubro
The CEO says one of his main goals is to boost L&T's international business. The plan is to increase the contribution of overseas markets to 25 per cent of revenue from 15 per cent in the next three years.
AAP's economic thinking is influenced by both left-wing and centre-right ideology
AAP's economic thinking is influenced by both left-wing and centre-right ideology, among other schools of thought. The heart of AAP's economic policy will lie in vesting crucial decision making in to the hands of the common man.How big a hurdle is the Minister for Environment and Forests
It is widely believed that Jayanthi Natarajan's recent ouster as Minister for Environment and Forests (MoEF) was due to her ministry's tardiness in giving environmental clearance to industrial projects. Just how big a hurdle is the MoEF?Manmohan Singh: Point, Counterpoint
I want to assure you that there is no reason to despair about our present or worry about our future. I am confident you will see the evidence clearly in the next few months, says Manmohan Singh, PM, at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in DelhiThe Kejriwal government's power tariff cut runs counter to India's efforts to rationalise energy prices.
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