The missing middle in Asia’s finance puzzle: AVPN CEO on MSMEs, capital and capabilityFrom MSME finance and AI skilling to blended capital and climate investment, AVPN CEO Naina Subberwal Batra explains why coordination is be...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
How 25 students of Gurgaon-based college raised Rs 60 crore funding in deep tech and space ventures in a dayTwenty-five startups from Gurugram-based Masters’ Union University received soft funding commitments worth Rs 60.5 crore. The startups pres...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Reliance goes ahead with ₹12,000 crore bond issue amid rising borrowing costsReliance Industries is moving forward with its bond issue of ₹12,000 crore, offering a 7.9% coupon rate. In contrast, Sagarmala Finance can...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
Strong growth for NEDFI during FY 2025–26NEDFI maintained a strong financial performance during the year, with gross income growing by 4.40% to Rs. 270.82 crore. Interest income in...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
NABARD marks 23rd GI Day; facilitates GI applications for six Delhi productsNabin Kumar Roy, Chief General Manager, NABARD, New Delhi Regional Office, highlighted the expansion of NABARD’s GI initiative in Delhi fro...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
Mid-tier VCs rewrite playbooks to chase India's deeptech betsSo far in calendar year (CY) 2026, deeptech startups have attracted $574 million across 61 deals, which is almost 84% of the $679 million r...
14 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Indian banks' names keep fading from your loan documentsThe landscape of retail lending is shifting as non-bank lenders swiftly embrace smaller ticket personal and consumer durable loans. NBFCs a...
10 Sep, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
Finmin secures $1 billion IFC funding for MSMEs; $500 million already released to SidbiIndia secured one billion dollars from the International Finance Corporation for banks. This funding will provide long-term credit to small...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman, World Bank chief Ajay Banga hold meeting, discuss deepening cooperationThe things the FM and the World Bank chief discussed included a significant role of MIGA in boosting corporate and infrastructure finance. ...
02 Sep, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Deeptech boom leaves most lab-stage startups strandedA survey by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association showed that only 15% of deeptech funds back companies at technology readin...
01 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
NEDFi, NSE hold workshop in Guwahati on raising growth funds for SMEsNEDFi and the National Stock Exchange of India held an interactive workshop in Guwahati to help small and medium enterprises understand how...
28 Aug, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
School assembly news headlines, August 27: National, international, business, sports and education headlines for studentsSchool assembly news headlines, August 27: Floods in Nepal have caused fatalities and missing persons, prompting humanitarian aid from Indi...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Sidbi net profit rises 14pc to record Rs 5,493 crore in FY26Sidbi achieved a record net profit of Rs 5,493 crore in FY26. Its balance sheet and asset base saw significant growth during the financial ...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
Regional Rural Banks post all-time high net profit of Rs 10,176 crore in FY25-26; total business crosses Rs 13.5 lakh croreRegional Rural Banks (RRBs) reported a record consolidated net profit of ₹10,176 crore in FY26, up from ₹6,820 crore a year earlier, while ...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Best on CampusThe Best on Campus award will showcase a startup whose impact can be judged both by the idea and the execution. The founders should have be...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
SIDBI backing is a ‘huge stamp of credibility’ for Cedar Hill Capital: Sahil AnandSIDBI’s backing of Cedar Hill Capital’s fund marks a strong vote of confidence in its strategy of investing in AI-first enterprise FinTech,...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
Sidbi tweaks startup fund rules, nudges VCs to draw capital fasterSidbi has moved from a fixed formula for venture funds to tap capital for startup investments to a graded formula allowing them to call a l...
05 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST