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The widely-propounded theory behind the rural slowdown is that it was caused by the back-to-back drought years in 2014 and 2015 but renowned consumer economy expert Rama Bijapurkar says there is a second culprit too.

Gems & Jewellery: All is not shining and sparkling!

India is world's largest cutting and polishing centre for diamonds with 14 out of 15 diamonds process in India. However, due to the global economic downturn, this industry has seen a continuous fall in its revenues and global market share. Eminent panellists discuss what will make this industry come back to its high growth rates?

China's iPhone boom may be over; Apple, Xiaomi face tough times

Xiaomi, China's most valuable start-up with a USD 45 billion pricetag, is under threat, after it missed targets for USD 1 billion in Internet service revenue and also handsets sales in 2015.

China needs economic growth of 6.5% next 5 years: Keqiang

Chinese leaders are meeting in Beijing to decide on an economic growth target for the next five years. An official document is expected to be published later on Thursday.

E-tail market booming, may hit billion by 2020: Report

The marketplace model of e-tailing will gain prominence as it is scalable and requires less capital and time than other models.

Jim Rogers hits out at Hendry, Edwards on China

China's economic resilience is under the spot light following a slowdown in growth rates in recent months. The big question facing investors in China and the global economy is can the world's second biggest economy avoid a hard landing.

India appalled at S&P junk credit suggestion

Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar defended India on Thursday, saying its expected growth rates and projects to boost internal trade and development do not warrant a junk status credit rating.

Asia's inflation to stay hot as economy cools: World Bank

Growth in most of Asia will cool this year because of tighter credit conditions and a slowdown in advanced economies, although inflation may take longer to subside, the World Bank said in a report on the global economy on Wednesday.

See market giving 15-16% return by year-end, says Citi

Aditya Narain, head of equities at Citi, talks to CNBC-TV18 on what he is expecting from the Citi India Conference next week. In an exclusive with the channel, he tells what the investors must do about India after the underperformance of the last 6 or 7 months.

Infosys Q3 upsets, economic worries hit outlook: Experts

Infosys Technologies' weaker than expected results sparked concerns over growth rates of India's showpiece outsourcing sector as the company flagged a sluggish global economic recovery and currency volatility.