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SpaDeX: Isro moves two satellites as close to 3 metres in a trial attempt

Isro on Sunday said the two satellites launched to perform space docking experiments were brought within three metres and then moved safely back in a trial attempt.

AI's future in India: A journey marked by small wins and bigger gaps

Even as Microsoft Chairman Satya Nadella, who was in India last week, asked India to leverage its mathematical talent to undertake core research in artificial intelligence (AI), the country's aim to become a major player in the global AI sweepstakes faces numerous challenges.

COLLATERAL IMPACT

US sanctions on Russian oil supply chain threaten disruption for Indian refiners. What is the way out?

Are consumers paying exorbitant price for farm products?

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently flagged a gap between prices paid by consumers and those received by farmers. Often, wholesale and consumer food prices are compared to broadly assess this.

What lies ahead in the Year of the Snake?

Will we see a new trend with the sector shedding its skin and transforming itself? Or will the theme of the year remain continuity with change?

An SIF push to deepen the corporate bond market

A nudge to deepen India's corporate bond market is here, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) introducing a new asset class called Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs).

Field agents at a crossroads

The business correspondent channel is sought to be reworked with more offerings being hawked on it, reports RAGHU MOHAN

'Onboarding in retail credit has to be reworked'

Scienaptic AI, a credit-decision solutions platform offers technology to enable lenders to make more accurate and efficient decisions throughout a customer's life cycle — from initial application to management. And it helps them revisit legacy onboarding and credit underwriting processes. In recent times, the Reserve Bank of India has called attention to the runaway growth in retail credit and the risks arising from it. JOYDIP GUPTA, head of Asia Pacific at Scienaptic AI interacted with Raghu Mohan via email on the issues involved. Edited excerpts.

Direct stock investors: Seek refuge in quality stocks

MF investors should limit exposure to volatile categories like smallcap and momentum

Avoid overspending in early years of retirement

High inflation, even if it is predictable, devastates the retirement of people who do not study personal finance in detail. I have previously written that the post-tax returns on our entire corpus over our lifetime will likely be in the ballpark of inflation.

FoFs Get Their Groove Back: Tax Tune-Up Resets Growth Tempo

Domestic FoFs hit a flat note after losing indexation benefits in April 2023

'FY26 profit growth hinges on revenue trajectory'

Economic growth is likely to improve in the second half of 2024-25 (FY25) due to an increase in government expenditure, says Vetri Subramaniam, chief investment officer of UTI Asset Management Company (AMC). In an interview with Abhishek Kumar in Mumbai, Subramaniam says cash transfers to citizens by state governments can also contribute to consumption growth. Edited excerpts:

Tax shift throws a wrench in the gears of '24 buybacks

TAX PENDULUM SWINGS: ₹13,423 cr repurchases in '24, down 72% from '23

Steady heartbeat of growth in diagnostics keeps sector pulsing

Rx FOR SUCCESS: Profit prescription filled with pricing and volume vitals

The rise of Black Twitter

Do you remember where you were in early December 2020? It was peak pandemic, so chances are you were at home and online. And if you were Black and on Twitter, you were probably reading or tweeting about the Negro Solstice.

Threat or opportunity

India needs to be prepared for AI-driven changes

Widening net

New US sanctions will affect supply of Russian energy

Hail the freelance economy!

More professions are going freelance

Shakeout in smallcaps

Last week, the CNX SmallCap 100 index cracked by 7.3 per cent.

Apple wants to keep its diversity programmes from being disavowed

Apple's board of directors recommended investors vote against a shareholder proposal to abolish the company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, according to a proxy filing from the company.

N Korean troops gain experience in Ukraine war, cement alliance with Russia

For weeks, Ukrainian troops braced for an unfamiliar enemy: North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Moscow's forces after Ukraine launched a lightning-fast incursion and seized territory in Russia's Kursk region over the summer.

Inside Musk's Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs

An unpaid group of billionaires, tech executives, and some disciples of Peter Thiel, a powerful Republican donor, are preparing to take up unofficial positions in the US government in the name of cost-cutting.

Metagets a makeover for Trump era

Mark Zuckerberg kept the circle of people who knew his thinking small. Last month, Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, tapped a handful of top policy and communications executives and others to discuss the company's approach to online speech.

Climate change, extreme weather key challenges

As India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrates its 150th anniversary on January 15, its Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra lays down the premier weather forecasting agency's future growth trajectory in an interview with Sanjeeb Mukherjee in New Delhi. Edited excerpts:

Delhi's urban villages: Between posh colonies and potholes

Residents of the city's Lal Dora villages face legal confusion, poor infrastructure, and neglect, struggling with outdated policies and exclusion from key schemes. SARTHAK CHOUDHURY reports

Of diplomacy & defence

History beckons as Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto attends India's Republic Day function as chief guest amid growing ties between the two countries in a shifting global landscape, writes ADITI PHADNIS

Indonesian Prez not to visit Pakistan after Republic Day event

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to grace the upcoming Republic Day celebration in the national capital as the Chief Guest, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

EAM Jaishankar to represent India at Trump's inauguration

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States on January 20.

1st Phase of Bima Sugam Likely to Be Rolled Out Mid-2025

The first phase of Bima Sugam, an ambitious project of the insurance regulator to create an Amazon-like one-stop digital platform for buying, selling, and servicing insurance policies, is expected to be rolled out in the middle of this year instead of April, as announced earlier, a source privy to the development said.

Dec numbers signal improving microfin situation: MFIN CEO

Says will wait for 3 months to see if trend is sustainable