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A quiet operator for cleaner and healthier indoor air

Its LED panel displays the AQI level in real-time

The Big Themes of 2024

Three trends stood out in the year passing us by: Social media influencers became mainstream brand ambassadors, agency consolidation picked up pace and the audio medium seemed to find its place in the sun

Where comfort finds its space

The Q7 has passed on the superluxury baton to the Q8, and yet neatly balances comfort, space, price

When technology transformed a medium...

2024 surely was a defining year for the radio industry as it leveraged technological innovations like never before, transforming into a vibrant, multimedia platform, taking its radio plus proposition a notch higher.

TVS champ now eyes Dakar Rally

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

Rising capital intensity

DECODING THE NUMBERS 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

GenAI drafts a good report; human brain a great report

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is embroiled in a caste discrimination row, with a professor alleging denial of equal opportunity.

Navigating market drawdowns

Keep a cash buffer to enter the market at lower prices

'Stick with diversified equity funds, avoid sectoral funds now'

If investors have excessive allocation towards small-and mid-cap funds, it may be a good time for some reallocation towards large-cap funds. Rajeev Thakkar, chief investment officer, PPFAS Mutual Fund, in an interview to Saikat Neogi, advises investors to stick with diversified equity funds rather than trying to pick one or two sectors or themes for investments in the equity space.

Analysts predict crypto boom in 2025

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

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.

A test for new acting prez

FLIGHT OPERATED BY JEJU AIR CRASHES AND CATCHES FIRE AFTER SKIDDING DOWN RUNWAY; NATION DECLARES 1 WEEK OF MOURNING

Trump backs H-1B...

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

Zetwerk's Make in India playbook

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

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.

Rentomojo set to file DRHP by mid-2025

Furniture and appliance rental platform Rentomojo plans to file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi by mid-2025, founder Geetansh Bamania said.

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.

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.

Navi Mumbai airport conducts flight test

THE UPCOMING NAVI Mumbai International Airport is set to be functional from early next fiscal year with the expected inauguration of the facility on April 17, a senior Adani Group official said on Sunday.

PM Internship: 621,000 applications received

ABOUT 621,000 APPLICATIONS have been received for 127,000 opportunities under the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme and the selection process is continuing, the government said on Sunday.

Public capex growth hits a plateau

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

25% Attrition in Pvt Banks Risks Operations: 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.

Market gets ₹1,600 cr FPI inflows in 2024, down 99% from last year

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.

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.

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.

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.

Plans to boost railway receipts likely in FY26

Vande Bharat sleeper trains, revival of PPP on the cards