5 Best India Stocks To Watch Right Now

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY  ) Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer John C. Lechleiter is taking a leave of absence from the company and will be temporarily replaced by Lilly Chief Financial Officer Derica W. Rice.

The company explained Monday that Lechleiter must step aside because of scheduled surgery to repair a dilated aorta. That surgery will be performed next Monday. According to Lilly, Lechleiter's departure will only be temporary, and he "is expected to make a full recovery and return to his duties later this summer."

Until that return, Rice will take the reins as interim CEO as dictated by the company's bylaws. Also,�Ellen R. Marram, lead independent director on the board, will serve as acting chairman of the board.

Rice, a 22-year veteran of the firm, has served as CFO (traditionally the No. 2 spot in a company) for Lilly since 2006. Marram has served on the company's board for more than a decade.

5 Best India Stocks To Watch Right Now: Sify Technologies Limited(SIFY)

Sify Technologies Limited provides enterprise and consumer Internet services primarily in India. The company offers various corporate network/data services comprising e-commerce and network connectivity solutions, such as end-to-end services network, application, and security services; voice origination and termination services; co-location and managed hosting services; and system integration services for data centre build, hardware distribution, security solutions, and turnkey projects. It also provides application services, including SLEMS and Microsoft Exchange messaging platforms; I-test for online assessment and LiveWire, which enable management of training processes across the organization; document management system for the management of documents electronically; and Forum, a forward supply chain solution. In addition, the company operates e-Ports that offer browsing, chat, email, gaming, utility bill payment, travel ticketing, hotel booking, mobile recharge, Intern et telephony, and online share trading services; and portals, which provide news, views, reviews, interactions, and services in the areas of movies, sports, finance, food, videos, astrology, online games, shopping, and travel, as well as offers content offerings and broadband services. Further, it provides infrastructure management services, such as network management, datacenter and helpdesk outsourcing, desktop and storage outsourcing, IT security outsourcing, LAN and WAN outsourcing, database and telecom outsourcing, and application monitoring and management services to automotive, chemical, media, and financial enterprises; and virtualization design, integration, and deployment services for servers, storage, networks, and end user clients. Sify has approximately 1,278 e-Ports in 200 towns and cities; and serves 1,06,000 broadband subscribers through 1500 cable TV Operators. The company, formerly known as Sify Limited, was founded in 1995 and is based in Chennai, India. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Wyatt Research Staff]

  Shares of SIFY skyrocketed last week after the company announced a new partnership with Saudi telecom. SIFY will provide ICT services to the Middle East's largest telecom carrier.

  Shares of the Indian-based internet and network services have doubled over the past four months.

5 Best India Stocks To Watch Right Now: (COLPAL.NS)

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of oral care and personal care products in India and internationally. The company?s oral care products include toothpastes, toothbrushes, toothpowder, mouthwashes, and whitening products. Its personal care products consist of body wash, liquid hand wash, shave preps, skin care, and hair care products. The company also offers household care products, which include a dish washing paste. In addition, it provides pet nutrition products. Further, the company provides various dental care products for gingivitis treatment, sensitivity treatment, tooth whitening, fluoride therapy, mouth ulcer treatment, and specialty cleaning. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited sells its products primarily under the Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Ajax, Axion, Softsoap, and Hill?s Pet Nutrition brand names. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in Mumbai, India. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is a subsidiary of Colgate-Palm olive Company, U.S.A.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul]

  The spread of organised retail is opening up under-explored markets to fast-moving consumer goods companies. With 3 million rural distribution outlets and a leadership position in oral care products, Colgate is at the right place at the right time.

Top Food Companies To Invest In 2014: (NEPCMICON.NS)

NEPC India Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of wind turbine generators and solar dual power machines in India. The company offers wind turbine generators with capacities ranging up to 225/40 KW, 250/50 KW, 400/100 KW, and 750/180 KW. It also provides solar dual power modules, solar inverters, and UPS for plants. The company?s solar power systems bridge the gap between the grid and the consumer points. It primarily serves small and medium category consumers, as well as utility and energy sectors. NEPC India Limited was founded in 1986 and is based in Chennai, India.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Roger]

  NEPC India Limited is a Chennai-based multi-crore Khemka Group companythathas diversified activities in the field of power generation from wind energy and manufactures and markets wind turbine generator (a renewable energy device). The company is also into manufacturing Solar Technology compatible power systems and UPS of various capacities with or without solar panels. The company foresees that grid connected solar farms are going to be its major business in the coming years.
  
  NEPC's core product is the 225 kW Wind Turbine Generator specially made for the small and medium category consumers as also for the utility sector. More than 2500, 225 kW WEG have been installed in the country and the model is one of the largest sold WEG in India.

5 Best India Stocks To Watch Right Now: (PATNI.NS)

Patni Computer Systems Limited, an information technology (IT) services company, provides a range of IT services through integrated onsite and offshore delivery locations. Its services include IT strategies development, system consulting and design, application development, application maintenance and support, packaged software implementation, quality assurance, infrastructure management, business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing, and OSS and BSS systems deployment services. The company offers IT services primarily to customers in insurance, manufacturing, retail, distribution, financial services, communications, media, and utilities industries. It also offers product engineering services, including engineering design and modeling, electronic design, embedded software development, and product lifecycle management for legacy products, as well as testing and migration services for new technologies to clients in electronics, automotive, medical electronics, industrial auto mation, office automation, handheld/mobile device manufacturing, and semiconductor manufacturing industries. The company operates in North America, Europe, India, and Japan, as well as in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. Patni Computer Systems Limited was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Cutler]

  Patni Computer Systems Ltd, based in Mumbai, is one of the leading global providers of Information Technology services and business solutions. More than15000 professionals from Patni Computers service clients across diverse industries, from 28 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and 20 Global Delivery Centers in strategic locations across the world.

  Revenues for the quarter ended 31st March 10 stood at US$ 172.3 million (Rs.7,745.4 million). The operating Income for the quarter at US$ 36.2 million (Rs.1,627.0 million) and this is up by 8.7% when compared quarter to quarter.

5 Best India Stocks To Watch Right Now: (EPIC.BO)

Epic Energy Limited provides energy management solutions in India and internationally. It operates in two divisions, Energy Conservation, and Solar and Wind Energy. The Energy Conservation division principally offers power conditioner and energy saver that reduces the unbalance current and the neutral current, and neutral shifting problems in the transformers, as well as reduces the system current and ensures that the impedance matching is achieved for the load, and accordingly the optimum power is transferred. The Solar and Wind Energy division provides solar products, including solar water heaters, solar lanterns, and solar street lights, as well as solar inverters, solar radio plus torches, solar cool caps, and solar fans, and solar home generators; and wind products, including wind solar hybrid for remote power solutions. This division caters to energy needs of remote households, street lighting, telecommunication, and defense sectors. In addition, Epic Energy offers v arious services, including design, supply, and implementation of SCADA for power utilities and process industries; energy and power quality solutions; energy audit services; and custom products and systems for automatic meter reading. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Toby]

  Epic Energy Ltd is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company engaged in the manufacture of energy conservation and renewable energy devices like wind-solar hybrids, solar water heaters, solar lanterns, solar street lights, integrated back-up power systems etc. located in Mumbai.

  EPIC has manufacturing facilities at Vadodara and Navi Mumbai. The company is completely committed to the cause of energy conservation and making and marketing renewable energy devices all over India. EPIC Energy Limited has been assigned a "CRISIL-BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY Grade 3" by CRISIL.