Your house is worth Rs 2 crore, but are you really retirement ready?While an expensive home is nothing less than an achievement, you must remember that the house in which you live produces no rent at all. Ap...
22 Sep, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
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
The muddled class: The middle class is becoming too large and too diverse to offer a clear view of the consumerIndia's middle class now forms a majority, making income categories less informative. Household consumption patterns shift significantly af...
22 Sep, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
Why women's financial protection must evolveIndia has made major strides in women’s financial participation, with rising workforce participation, bank-account ownership and entreprene...
21 Sep, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
UPI vs credit cards - How India's payments system is boosting savings and benefitting multiple stakeholdersThe Anglo-Saxon economies of the US, United Kingdom and Australia show a reduction in household savings rates along with a growth in credit...
21 Sep, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Govt support, benign inflation helped in Q1: Sonal Varma, Chief Economist, India & Asia (excl. Japan), Nomura"We expect GDP growth to moderate from around 7.3% in H1FY27 to 6.7% in H2, still delivering a solid 7% for FY27 overall."
21 Sep, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
India’s young consumers are giving Samsung’s AI appliance bet a big boostSamsung sees significant AI appliance growth in India, driven by younger consumers. Connected Samsung appliances in India saw a nearly nine...
20 Sep, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
Pawan Khera flags H-1B fee extension, warns of impact on Indian IT talentThe US administration has renewed a USD 100,000 fee for certain H-1B visa petitions. This move could significantly affect Indian IT profess...
19 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
GST cuts, lower prices put dishwashers on Indian kitchen mapsDishwasher sales are rapidly growing in India after recent GST rate reductions. Manufacturers have adapted machines for Indian cooking, boo...
19 Sep, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
UPI's free lunch is over: Why the 0.4% MDR charge is fair, needed and overdueDigital payment charges are necessary for service efficiency and wider reach. Person-to-person and small transactions remain free from new ...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
With a 3 crore budget, the Gurgaon home-buyer will no longer “compromise”M3M and Smartworld are hosting a "Homes Under 3 Cr. Fest" in Gurgaon. This event offers multiple residential options below three crore rupe...
18 Sep, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
India’s wealth market seen growing to $436 billion by 2034; small, micro-caps in focus: Emkay WealthIndia’s wealth-management market could grow 2.5 times to $436 billion by 2034, driven by rising incomes, financialisation of savings and wi...
17 Sep, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
70% think Rs 1 crore is enough for retirement; can it meet your retirement goal?Is Rs 1 crore enough for retirement? A new study reveals declining confidence among urban Indians, with many accumulating only 28% of their...
16 Sep, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
No smartphone, no internet? PhonePe brings UPI to 220 million feature-phone usersAt the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, PhonePe announced UPI 123Pay support for its app on feature phones, taking the SMS-based, intern...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
India’s richer households are fuelling a market-investing boomIndia's economy will grow due to domestic consumption and infrastructure spending. Rising incomes will support a higher growth trajectory b...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
RBI launches key surveys to get inputs for monetary policyThe Reserve Bank of India has launched three key surveys today. These surveys aim to gauge inflation expectations and consumer confidence a...
08 Sep, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Bengaluru earns, Chandigarh spends, Chennai borrows the most, Delhi is India’s biggest market: Study shows where Indians earn, save, spend and borrow the mostBengaluru tops the charts for household income and savings among India’s major cities, while Chennai records the highest debt-to-income rat...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.19 AM IST