Industry

The share of women directors on the boards of NSE-listed companies has grown from 5% to over a fifth – over four times– between 2013 and 2025, even as the total number of directors grew 45%, according to a report by primeinfobase.com. However, women still struggle to move up the corporate hierarchy with less than

The government on Friday named private sector consultant Vikas Kaushal the chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) for a period of five years, according to an official order. He succeeds Rajneesh Narang, director (finance), who was handling the additional charge of CMD since September 1, 2024. ALSO READ8.8% salary increase expected in

With the new financial year beginning from April 1 and most of the IT companies having completed performance review of their employees, a clear picture is going to be out in terms of salary hike. Meanwhile, responses from 75% of the companies that participated in the Deloitte India Talent Outlook 2025 have shown that they

There is a rise in concern for uninsured Indian women. Despite increased participation of this financially vulnerable section, a major section still lacks coverage for critical treatment. Nearly 80% of women in India do not have a health insurance over Rs 20 lakh which is often required for chronic cases like Cancer or cardiac problems.

The National Company Law Tribunal, Bangalore bench approved Quess Corp Limited India’s largest business services company of the Composite Scheme of Arrangement for the demerger on the March 4 leading to the creation of three public listed entities. Following this, Quess Corp will continue to house India’s largest workforce management company with a headcount of over

Larsen and Toubro is back in news, but this time for the right reasons. The company’s chairman, SN Subrahmanyan, faced severe backlash a few months ago for endorsing the 90-hour work week culture. However, netizens are now hailing his latest move as on Thursday, he announced a one-day menstrual leave for the women employees. The

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of the government in a gas migration dispute between ONGC and a Reliance Industries-led consortium. The ruling could impact India’s oil and gas sector and influence future contractual obligations for shared reservoirs, explains Arunima Bharadwaj ALSO READBritannia CEO Rajneet Singh Kohli resigns, stock dips 0.6% post announcement

Birla Opus, the paints venture of the Aditya Birla group, is offering nearly double the amount of price-offs or discounts on products, at 6-7%, compared to rivals such as Asian Paints and Berger, whose price discounts are at about 3-4% on its products, trade and industry sources have told FE. The pricing action by Birla