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RR Is The Best Kept Secret

Because the lay person cannot calculate IRR, it makes him feel that the lender is fleecing him

Why The Concept Of Irr

Every January, Bertie is made to sit for the salary revision conversations for his household staff.

Vadhvan Port

Afcons Infrastructure Ltd stock is finally seeing increased interest from investors after a tepid listing at ₹474 compared to the issue price of ₹463 in November.

Heat on H-1B, but IT companies use it less now

The dependence on H-1B visas was higher in 2014, when four of the top five recipients were Indian IT services firms

Weak earnings in near term won't

Markets have discounted slower economic growth and weaker corporate earnings in the near term, which means any negative surprise on growth or earnings won't come as a shock, according to Nitin Jain of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management (Singapore).

Accel loo

The VC firm will back startups that see

PE/VC funding in new year picks up

The first week of 2025 saw startups gradually regain momentum after the New Year celebrations, with fundraising activity rebounding alongside steady mergers and acquisition (M&A) action, including a few high-value deals.

Cope With Exporting

ing MSME Performance (Ramp) Scheme supported by the Indian government and the World Bank, the people quoted above said.

Nabard eyes new fund to add climate funding

After Nab Ventures Fund 1, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) now plans a second round focused on ventures that address hurdles created by climate change in the rural financial ecosystem, said Shaji K. V., chairman of Nabard.

Extended for small drug firms

MSME (less than ₹250 crore) respectively. \"We are looking forward to receiving the comments from the industry stakeholders within seven days following which Drugs Technical Advisory Board shall hold a meeting as per the provisions, to amend the previous notification of December 2023,\" said an official aware of the matter.

EU Polls May Delay FTA Talks

Most recently, the government change in the UK has delayed FTA talks. It's not yet clear when the talks will resume

Get Infra Status: Indian Shipbuilders

Industries to secure funds on easier terms with low interest rate

Manufacturing compliance deadline to be extended

The Centre plans to extend the deadline for complying with good manufacturing practice (GMP), on a par with the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for small pharmaceutical companies with a revenue of ₹250 crore or less by one year till 31 December 2025.

EU to help MSMEs to tech, sustainability rep

The European Union (EU) has decided to help small Indian businesses cope with its looming tax on carbon-intensive exports by funding decarbonization technologies, two industry figures said.

War, Climate, & AI: World's Three Big Challenges of '25

Trump's win could weaken the effort to tackle the climate change challenge

Shipping to push India

The status would allow shipping entities

Cold wave in North India to boost wheat, mustard crops

The drop in temperature does not bode well for crops like chickpea and potatoes in the plains

States' Q4 borrowing to rise 18% after Q2 growth slump

Capex boost likely as West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka lead ₹4.73 tn borrowing plan

Rupee closes at new record low vs dollar

Reports of the central bank selling US dollars supported the rupee at lower levels, traders said

Existing EV subsidies to stay, no new incentives

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday existing subsidies for the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem will continue for some time, citing broad consensus among the government, auto OEMs, and battery swapping companies that no new incentives or subsidies are required at this stage.

Govt cuts gas allocation for LPG, diverts to city retailers

The government has slashed allocation of natural gas used for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) production, and diverted the low-priced fuel to city gas retailers like Indraprastha Gas Ltd and Adani-Total Gas Ltd to meet part of their requirement for compressed natural gas (CNG)/piped cooking gas supplies, said an official order.

PNG, CNG Consumers to Get Uniform Insurance Cover

Although CNG Users Report More Accidents, Instances of Pipeline Leaks at PNG Households Were Reported

India's market cap share globally dips from record highs

Cooling off

Pharma Teachers Faking Profiles to Be Blacklisted

Pharmacy Council of India Identified 45,355 Cases of Duplicate Profiles on Digi-Pharmed Portal Using Same Aadhaar and PAN

PM E-Drive e-bus subsidy to be rolled out from March

Govt to initiate bidding process after working out demand via state, city transport utilities

Biden to Block Sale of US Steel to Nippon

President Joe Biden has decided to block the sale of United States Steel Corp. to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., according to three people with knowledge of the matter, ending a $14.1 billion deal that has faced months of vocal opposition and raising questions over the future of a US industrial giant.

Tesla's car business isn't really in the driver's seat

The majority of the EV maker's market cap rides on hope for robotaxis, robots and AI

Netbanking 2.0: NPCI's pilot to make mobile payments easier

The initiative, 'Netbanking 2.0', is being piloted with 10 banks, including large private and public sector banks

Where We Stand

A photographer tells a fictional story of losing and finding home using images from his archives

Training

Is war a debate, a dilemma or a drama? Or can it be a poem? A class contemplates its many meanings