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Making India a chip powerhouse

A strong product focus will enhance its global stature

Where comfort finds its space

NEW AUDI Q7

TVS champ now eyes Dakar Rally

One of India's finest woman rally riders is targeting the world's toughest race

Rising capital intensity

NAS DATA ON INFORMAL SECTOR DOESN'T REFLECT POLICY FALLOUT BETWEEN 2015-16 & 2019-20

A breakout year for renewable energy

The sector saw several milestones in 2024, govt focus on grid modernisation and ramping up transmission connectivity critical ahead

Learning from no-detention policy

Why revocation of NDP is a thoughtful recalibration, and not a hasty retreat

Slow lane

Govt should consider recalibrating auto PLI scheme's design and provide more support

Navigating market drawdowns

Keep a cash buffer to enter the market at lower prices

Banks stare at higher costs, slower credit growth

BANKS ARE PREPARING for a challenging 2025, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) moves closer to implementing stringent guidelines on the expected credit loss (ECL) framework, liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) norms and project finance requirements.

Analysts Predict Crypto Boom in 2025

Supply cuts, and Trump's crypto push drove 2024's surge

179 Die as Plane Crashes in Worst-Ever Accident in S. Korea

A Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Jeju Air crashed and caught fire after skidding down an airport runway in South Korea, killing most of the 181 people on board in one of the country's worst-ever aviation disasters.

Santa fails to turn up on Dalal Street

I had expected the markets to soar, as the Nifty had rebounded from the neckline of the inverse Head & Shoulders pattern on December 13 and recorded its highest close since October 21.

Trump backs H-1B...

RAMASWAMY ALSO ENTERED the fray with a post decrying an \"American culture\" that he claimed values mediocrity over excellence.

In e-scooter race, legacy brands are inching ahead

Total E2W sales, however, have surged, crossing one million units in the January-November period, up 37% y-o-y.

Real estate firms ride the luxury home wave

LUXURY PROPERTY DEVELOPERS in the country had a robust 2024, eclipsing the combined sales value of total residential sales in top cities during the previous year.

Zetwerk's Make in India playbook

WITH SEVERAL BLUE-CHIP CLIENTS, CONTRACT MANUFACTURER ON A GROWTH PATH

Route Mobile targets digital identity solutions for q-comm to fuel growth

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS provider Route Mobile is developing security solutions under its digital identity vertical to service up and coming sectors like quick commerce.

Rentomojo set to file DRHP by mid-2025

D-ST BOUND

Beauty Startups Trim Losses Amid Cost-Cutting Drive

BEAUTY AND PERSONAL care startups, including Sugar Cosmetics, mCaffeine, Wow Skin Sciences and online retailer Purplle have successfully reduced their losses in FY24 by tightening their advertising and promotional expenses.

Public capex growth hits a plateau

Overall growth in govt capital spending for FY26 seen at 8%

Brazil offers expertise to boost India's dairy cattle productivity

BRAZIL, A MAJOR global producer of dairy products, has offered its expertise in the genetic improvement of dairy cattle through several technologies, such as insemination and embryo transfer, aimed at boosting the productivity of India's cattle.

Market gets ₹1,600 cr FPI inflows in 2024

The year 2024 saw a sharp slowdown in foreign portfolio investor (FPI) activity, with foreign investors pumping in just over ₹1,600 crore on a net basis into the domestic equity market, a steep fall of 99% from the robust inflows of ₹1.71 lakh crore in the previous year.

25% Attrition in Private Banks Risks Operations, Says RBI Report

Employee attrition in private sector banks has witnessed an increase to about 25%, and this high turnover rate poses significant operational risk, according to the latest report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24.

Plans to boost railway receipts likely in FY26

Vande Bharat sleeper trains, revival of PPP on the cards

FTA helps expand trade basket with Australia

THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with Australia has opened up new export sectors for India, including gold studded with diamonds and turbojets, while also ensuring access to key raw materials for the domestic industry, the ministry of commerce and industry said.

CII seeks consumption boost in FY26 Budget

THE CONFEDERATION OF Indian Industry (CII) has urged the government to announce some specific policies in the upcoming Union Budget, which are aimed at boosting consumption in the economy.

Anti-dumping duty on PVC Resin Paste from China, five others

INDIA'S DIRECTORATE GENERAL of trade remedies (DGTR) has proposed imposing anti-dumping duties of up to $707 per metric tonne on imports of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Resin Paste from China and five other countries: Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Norway.

Food subsidy likely to surpass BE by ₹20K cr

FY26 outlay to be higher than likely RE of ₹2.25 lakh cr for FY25

PM Surya Ghar subsidy disbursal at 58% till Oct

EVEN AS THE government is focusing ramping up installations under the newly launched PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, delays in subsidy disbursal have raised concerns.

Putin Apologizes for 'Tragic' Azerbaijani Airplane Crash

But stops short of admitting airliner was shot down