Wef2015

• Investors Keen on Doing Business in Maharashtra: Fadnavis

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said global investors have evinced interest to invest in the state in the information technology, manufacturing and agriculture sectors.

• RBI May Ease Rates Further: Arvind Subramanian

  Lauding the Reserve Bank of India's role in helping bring down inflation, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said the apex bank may further ease the interest rates as improvement on price front has opened the space for monetary easing.

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  Tech Mahindra Eyes Diversified Global Workforce

  "We will have a diversified global workforce, but I can't give any numbers as in our business numbers can be translated into revenue and I'm in a quiet period.

• Government to Open Coal to Commercial Mining Firms Soon

  Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said the government expects to hold auctions for private firms to mine and sell coal in the near future, but first wants to deal with mines that are directly linked to plants that use the fuel.

• Growth of Philanthropy in India Impressive: Bill and Melinda Gates

  Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, co-founders and co-chairs of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke to NDTV's Dr Prannoy Roy on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meet at Davos.

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  Arun Jaitley Hints at Not Raising Tax Rates

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has hinted at not raising tax rates and providing incentives for manufacturing in the upcoming Budget while asserting that "structural changes" will have to be made to get the economy to 8-9 per cent growth.

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  After Jan Dhan Scheme, Modi Government Eyes Another World Record

  Having set a world record with fastest roll-out of its financial inclusion scheme - Jan Dhan Yojana, the government expects its ambitious power sector programme to create more such records, including by making India the world's largest destination for renewable energy.

• Internet of Things to Create Job Growth in India: Cisco Chief

  Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers spoke to NDTV's Vikram Chandra on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meet at Davos. "If I were going to bet on one emerging country in the world I'd bet on India," Mr Chambers said.

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  Asset Quality to Improve with Economic Growth: Chanda Kochhar

  Ms Kochhar, who is here to attend the WEF Annual Meeting, was responding to a query on the problems of bad loans in the Indian banking sector.

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  Larger Consensus Must for Rethink on Retail FDI: Jaitley

  Mr Jaitley maintained that the BJP's position remains the same on multi-brand retail FDI and his position was also the same.

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  REITs to be 'Booster Rocket' for Investments: JLL India

  Real Estate Investment Trusts or REITs will be a "booster rocket" for investments coming into India and realty players are awaiting more clarity on the proposed new instrument, JLL India chairman and country head Anuj Puri has said.

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  Ordinance Route No Concern for Investors: Jaitley

  The Minister said that the investors across sectors are very enthused about India and were waiting to come in.

• New Spirit in India Under PM Modi: Infosys Chief Vishal Sikka

  Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka spoke to NDTV's Dr Prannoy Roy on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meeting being held at Davos. It has been an amazing journey at Infosys, and there's been a lot of positive energy in the company that keeps me going, Mr Sikka said.

• Obama Visit to Boost Business Ties, Say Top CEOs

  US President Barack Obama's visit to India for Republic Day celebrations has created a buzz. NDTV spoke to some of the top CEOs gathered at Davos to attend the annual World Economic Forum meet on what they expect from the event.

• Government Should Make More Spectrum Available: Qualcomm

  NDTV's Prashant R Nair caught up with Qualcomm Incorporated president Derek Aberle on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum meet at Davos. Mr Aberle spoke about the telecom sector and its growth potential and how the government should make more and more spectrum available.