Maharashtra budget: Focus on farm relief, infra pushPresenting his first budget as both chief minister and finance minister, Fadnavis dedicated the budget to late deputy chief minister Ajit P...
07 Mar, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
India’s small-towners are rolling in cash & looking for answers on what to do with itIndia's wealth landscape is shifting beyond metros, with Tier II and III cities driving growth, fueled by economic decentralisation and lan...
25 Sep, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summits: Vidarbha's industrial awakeningRegion's MSME ecosystem primed for takeoff as infrastructure boom, policy support, and diversification transform Maharashtra's heartland in...
15 Aug, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
India has emerged as an innovation hub, but next wave will come from Bharat: Shivaji Dhawad, InFED-IIM NagpurIndia’s start-up story is no longer confined to metro cities or elite campuses, and the real shift is happening in tier II and tier III tow...
14 Aug, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
As more women travel solo, the party has begun all over againTravel companies and hotel chains including Thomas Cook, SOTC and Leisure Hotels Group are increasing focus on women travellers amid a surg...
20 Mar, 2024, 11.45 PM IST
67% of online bus ticket bookings in India come from non-metro regions: redBus reportredBus, the world's largest online bus ticketing platform, has launched India BusTrack, a report on the Indian intercity bus industry. The ...
13 Mar, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
Freshers in smaller cities queue up to learn new-age skillsEdtech platform Great Learning has observed fresher enrolment from smaller towns like Madurai, Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Coimbatore, Lucknow, ...
29 Nov, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Small cities turn out to be big market for several retailersExecutives said small towns are either growing faster than the metros, or are contributing equally to growth. This is across sales of both ...
12 Aug, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Maharashtra aims to be 1st state to have entire public transport system running on clean fuel: Devendra FadnavisWithout sharing a timeline of when he sees the transformation of the fleet happening, Fadnavis said big cities like Mumbai and Pune already...
08 Jul, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
HDFC Securities sees 26% upside in this Mukul Agrawal stockBrokerage firm has a target price of Rs 283 in the base case, whereas a target price of Rs 323 in the bull case, signaling a potential upsi...
06 Jun, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
Maha budget gives big boost to infra with Rs 30,000-cr outlayThe first budget of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, presented in the assembly on Friday, seeks to provide a fillip to infrastructur...
06 Mar, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
Meet five bureaucrats who show the way forward for Modi's Rs 102 trillion infra planBureaucrats and officials will play a vital role in govt's latest Rs 102 trillion infrastructure plan.
17 Feb, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
HCL breaks ground for new global facility in Andhra PradeshThe company will invest in creating a training centre for fresh engineering graduates from local colleges, the statement said.
09 Oct, 2018, 10.09 AM IST
8 common man-friendly measures in Modi government's first rail budgetFrom bullet trains & better food to modernisation of stations, we take a look at eight measures in Gowda's budget that will bring cheer to ...
08 Jul, 2014, 05.04 PM IST
Godrej, Philips, Samsung, LG expanding networks to meet demand for cooking appliances in small townsFood and electronics companies are expanding networks to meet demand for western packaged food and cooking appliances in semi-urban and rur...
25 Apr, 2013, 08.11 AM IST
- Praful Patel achieves the impossible in face of odds
Taking economic reforms forward is not easy in a coalition government; so, experience in negotiating with trade unions definitely helps. As...
18 Oct, 2007, 02.30 AM IST
- State to look into shortages in farmers’ relief package
Expressing deep concern over the unabated suicides by farmers in Vidarbha region, Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has said a r...
22 Aug, 2006, 12.26 AM IST