India’s marine fish catch up 3% in 2025; mackerel tops landings: CMFRIThe sector's economic value surged, reflecting strong market demand and improved marketing efficiency across the nation.
30 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
India EV Boom 2026: Electric cars race ahead – until price, policy and reality hit the brakesIndia’s electric vehicle (EV) market 2026: India's electric vehicle sales are surging, driven by new models and growing acceptance. However...
26 Apr, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Cybercrimes spike in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah pushes for tech-savvy policingKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has warned police about increasing cybercrimes and drug-related offences. He stressed the need for st...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Q1 disbursement dip seen as temporary; Q2 growth expected with new loans : Sadaf Sayeed, Muthoot MicrofinMuthoot Microfin CEO Sadaf Sayeed reports positive impacts from MFIN's guardrails, reducing multiple loan borrowers from 20% to 8%. Muthoot...
13 Aug, 2025, 09.02 AM IST
TN, Karnataka ordinances to hinder microfinance institutions' recovery; poll-bound Bihar under watch: CrisilCrisil Ratings anticipates that Indian microlenders will likely remain unprofitable until the fiscal year's end, citing challenges from sta...
30 Jul, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
CreditAccess expects recovery amid improving PAR performanceCreditAccess Grameen stock fell 9% in three sessions after Q4 showed rising slippages, higher credit cost, and weakening asset quality. Ana...
21 May, 2025, 08.02 PM IST
Anurag Thakur names Congress leader in 2012 Karnataka Waqf Board case during Lok Sabha debateBJP MP Anurag Thakur raised concerns over alleged Congress involvement in the 2012 Karnataka Waqf Board land scam during the Lok Sabha deba...
02 Apr, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah invites 8 CMs to discuss unfair devolution of funds by Union governmentKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written a letter to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the unfair devolution of taxes ...
12 Sep, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
Siddaramaiah writes to CMs of 8 states on unfair devolution of taxes by CentreKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states about the "unfair" tax devolution by the Union gov...
11 Sep, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Taxpayers expect taxes to work for them, Siddaramaiah tells finance commission; CM cautions against skewed weightage to equityChief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the Finance Commission to cap cess and surcharge at 5% of gross tax revenue and include collections a...
29 Aug, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana lead energy efficiency index 2021-22In 2021-22, five states -- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana -- are in the Front Runner category while four states...
11 Apr, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
NDDB "milks" IT to improve operations, bring transparencyApart from introducing transparency in operations, the software has improved efficiency.
21 Mar, 2018, 03.56 PM IST
Asset quality of microfinance institutions improves: CrisilDemonetisation of high-value notes in November 2016 had resulted in higher delinquencies, affected borrower behaviour and worsened asset qu...
22 Feb, 2018, 08.51 PM IST
We would like the microfinance book to grow 40%-50% in next 2-3 years: Ashish Damani, Bharat Financial“For merger with IndusInd, 6-9 months needed for getting all approvals in place.”
30 Oct, 2017, 01.49 PM IST
MFIs looking at risk of rising delinquencies, credit costs amid slow collectionsDemonetisation had slowed the disbursement momentum of micro finance companies, simultaneously raising the spectre of more delinquencies.
29 Mar, 2017, 07.47 PM IST
Liquor prices in Karnataka to shoot up; beer, wine to get cheaper in barsKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah, who is also in charge of planning the State’s finances, on Wednesday proposed in his Budget for 2017-18 abolishi...
16 Mar, 2017, 09.57 AM IST
Loan repayments witnessed v-shaped recovery 3 months after note ban: Crisil studyRepayment had dropped in the first two months after note ban announcement for most loan classes, except the housing loan segment.
15 Mar, 2017, 05.31 PM IST