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Re-Imagining Farmers' Welfare

This Budget presents a good opportunity for the Modi govt to try a radically different approach to tackling farm distress

This Merc Would Get Greta's Approval

Petrolheads like yours truly will continue to claim that electric cars are appliances on wheels and that the zero to 100 kmph sprint alone is not a metric to obsess over when it comes to experiencing a car.

Yamaha Working On New Scooter Project For India

Development underway in Japan as part of the premium mobility vision

What A New Water Policy Should Look At

Mere use of economic principles does not address concerns over inter-sectoral water allocation and water for the environment

Now, Wholesale Inflation Touches A 7-Month High Of 2.59% In Dec

Surge in WPI due to rise in prices of vegetables, pulses

Bandhan Bank Q3 Net Profit Zooms 121%

Private sector lender Bandhan Bank’s net profit more than doubled to ₹731 crores, a 120.85 percent jump in October to December 2019 quarter.

Bajaj's Chetak Electric Scooter Priced At ₹1 Lakh

Bajaj Auto, which has forayed into the electric vehicle category with Chetak, will be “intensely observing” how customers respond to the scooter and then devise a strategy for it, said Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director, Bajaj Auto.

Amidst Escalating Tension With The US, Iran's Foreign Minister To Meet PM, Jaishankar

PM Modi attends inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue

Reprieve For Home Buyers As Sc Orders Status Quo On Pending Cases In NCLT

Apex court issues notice to Centre as several home buyers challenge validity of ordinance setting a minimum number of petitioners

Steel Prices Set To Rise By ₹2,000 A Tonne In February

Good demand from dealers, industries pushes up prices

Revenue Dept Lens On GST Refunds From 2017 As Data Analytics Unearths 931 Cases Of Fraud

With GST evasion on the rise, the Revenue Department has turned to data analytics and unearthed 931 cases of fraudulent refund claims.

MSME Credit Growth Slows Down, Asset Quality Deteriorates: Kotak

The overall credit growth to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) segment slowed further in the second quarter (Q2 FY20) to 5 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), according to a report by Kotak Securities.

Agri Business And Tourism Bear The Brunt

Small traders of farm produce took a big hit with disruption in online bill processing

Will Upfront Margins Hurt Investors?

No. But it turns the heat on brokers and intra-day traders in derivatives

Lack of low-sulphur fuel oil may halt ship operations on east coast

Most companies running out of green bunker; oil refiners blamed

India faces threat of digital colonisation

India must protect its digital economy from global giants aiming to harness the country’s data through trade agreements

Turning adversity into opportunity, used-car sales running on fast lane

Economic uncertainty, better quality and more organised players drive up demand

Coming, uniform clauses in health insurance

IRDAI issues draft guidelines for indemnity-based health products

A tight ship

Good margins, reasonable valuation and low debt levels make the stock a good bet

The Healing Touch In Troubled Times

How a hospital in rural Kashmir coped during the lockdown

Centre Gives ELCOT More Time To Flag Off SEZs In Madurai, Hosur

Commerce Minister chairs meeting to review Baba Kalyani Committee recommendations.

‘Standardise large infra projects for Make in India to succeed'

Top minds of India Inc want govt to go beyond tax rate cut to attract foreign firms

YES Bank says ‘no' to Braich offer; will raise ₹10,000 crore via equity, debt

Private sector lender YES Bank has outlined a modified capital-raising plan, where it intends to raise up to ₹10,000 crore through a mixture of equity and debt. Significantly, it has decided not to proceed with the investment proposal of $1.2 billion by Canadian billionaire Erwin Singh Braich and SPGP Holdings, but will examine the $500-million proposal from Citax Holdings at the next board meeting.

No December lift for auto sales

Challenges remain despite govt’s growth push: SIAM

Rupee Depreciation Due To West Asia Tensions May Not Help Exports, Warns EEPC India

Due to global slowdown, shipments to the region are contracting, says trade body

Murugappa scion Valli Arunachalam still waiting for ‘concrete offer' from family

Holding 8.15% in Ambadi Investments, she wants a seat on holding co board for women heirs

HDFC completes the acquisition of 51.2% stake in Apollo Munich Health

Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has acquired a 51.16 per per cent stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company, which has been renamed HDFC Ergo Health Insurance (HDFC Ergo Health), and will operate as a subsidiary of the mortgage lender.

Global trading system poised for a new normal

As US strives to strike a beneficial bilateral deal with China, it’s paving the way for ‘managed’ trade among countries

For Tata Motors, BS-VI is about delivering value to truck buyers

Commercial vehicles chief Girish Wagh believes total cost of ownership is the key

Post DGCA Alert, Air India, Arm Not To Fly Over Iran

Hours after a Ukrainian plane with 176 people on-board crashed near Tehran in Iran, aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday asked Indian airlines to take all precautions in the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Gulf of Oman and waters of the Persian Gulf, and reroute their flights to ensure the safety of passengers.