India’s next consumption wave can’t be built for urban elite alone: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged corporate India to look beyond affluent urban consumers. Rising incomes will drive future consump...
22 Sep, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Big to get bigger: India's UPI fee shift to entrench dominant incumbentsPhonePe and Google Pay could earn about $900 million annually from India’s new UPI merchant fee regime by March 2028, according to Bernstei...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Tata Steel shaped Naveen Jindal’s idea of business beyond steel. He reveals howJindal Steel chairman Naveen Jindal said Tata Steel’s model of building hospitals and schools around its plants inspired his group’s approa...
21 Sep, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Decoding GDP growth: The good, the bad & the dataET drew up a longlist of more than five dozen indicators across all key themes of the economy— from the external sector and markets to farm...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
Manufacturing a bright spot; services presents a mixed bag: Upasna Bhardwaj, Chief Economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank"Despite the ongoing debate around the new GDP series, real GDP growth remained robust at 7.8% in the first quarter, highlighting the econo...
21 Sep, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Pass the buck to RBI, banks: Let the savings from digital payments fund UPI costs, not consumersThe RBI's MDR introduction on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 faces criticism. This move may discourage digital payments and encourage a retu...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Karnataka: Cabinet grants Tulu additional official language status in Dakshina Kannada, UdupiTulu will now be Karnataka’s second additional official language, with its official use limited to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, Shivakumar s...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
Nabfid sanctions Rs 3,000 crore-plus loans to at least four data centres as AI capex accelerates in IndiaNabfid is sanctioning significant loans for India's growing data center infrastructure needs. These facilities support the nation's push fo...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Reinventing India PostWith a noticeable surge in revenue, India Post is broadening through innovative partnerships. The integration of financial and citizen serv...
17 Sep, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Return of MDR a key step towards making UPI sustainable and enabling further growth: ExpertsEffective October 15, UPI payments to merchants (P2M) above Rs 2,000 will attract a 0.4% merchant discount rate with an overall cap of Rs 3...
16 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
CJP to launch 'Adivasi School Thik Karo' campaign from Gadchiroli on September 17The Cockroach Janta Party founder launched a campaign for tribal schools. This initiative aims to highlight government neglect and discrimi...
16 Sep, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Credit for the next 50 crore: How PhonePe’s new co-branded cards target India’s underservedAt GFF 2026, PhonePe unveiled a suite of co-branded credit cards with HDFC Bank and SBI, plus the Wishcard for consumers with limited or no...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
India's retail inflation quickens to 4.8% in August from 4.45% in July as food prices exert pressureIndia's retail inflation rose to 4.82% in August 2026 from 4.45% in July. Food prices and jewellery significantly contributed to this recen...
14 Sep, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Ayurveda eyes global growth as research, innovation reshape traditional systemAyurveda is gaining global relevance through research and innovation. Growing interest in holistic healthcare creates new international opp...
13 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
MoS Shobha Karandlaje opens Bengaluru MSME technology centre to train 10,000 annuallyIn Bengaluru, a new Technology Centre has been launched with the goal of training 10,000 individuals each year. This facility is dedicated ...
10 Sep, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
CNG, hybrids, electrics rule motown: Alternative powertrains beat petrol vehicles for the first time in India as August auto sales jump 18%Retail vehicle sales surged by eighteen percent year-on-year, reaching 2.42 million units last month. For the first time, alternative energ...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Alternative fuels overtake petrol in India’s car sales for first time as CNG, EVs and hybrids gain groundIn response to soaring fuel costs, consumers are now leaning towards alternative fuels like CNG, hybrids, and electric vehicles, resulting ...
07 Sep, 2026, 04.14 PM IST