Amid West Asia war, FY26 goods exports may fall 2-3%: FIEOIndia's goods exports may see a 7-8% drop in March due to the West Asia conflict. Full fiscal year 2026 exports could be 2-3% lower. Howeve...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
Exporters' body FIEO sees 2-3 pc fall in goods exports during 2025-26Indian merchandise exports are projected to decline by 2-3% in 2025-26. Global economic uncertainties, amplified by the West Asia crisis, a...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Winners of ETSA 2025; and other top tech and startup stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped — our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories from this week. Let’s take a l...
06 Sep, 2025, 07.39 AM IST
Irdai hardens stance: No insurance licence to VC-backed fintechsIrdai is reportedly tightening its grip on insurance manufacturing licenses for venture-backed fintech startups, favoring promoter-driven c...
03 Sep, 2025, 06.54 AM IST
Jana Small Finance Bank set to merge investment and financial holding firmsThe decision to merge the two holding companies into one is not related to Jana's universal banking aspirations while this would only help ...
27 Aug, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
Regulatory scrutiny may queer the pitch for insurtech; and other top startup & tech stories this weekMultiple people in the know have told me that the insurance regulator is not comfortable with the typical corporate structures of startups,...
06 Apr, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
Startups in queue for insurance licence face stricter normsBacking of a large local investor, considerable net worth of promoter and founder are among key requirements laid down by the sector regula...
06 Apr, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Decoding InsuranceDekho’s back-to-back funding rounds amidst a funding winterAmidst a funding winter, when startups are having to go the extra mile to justify every dollar of their valuation, InsuranceDekho stood out.
11 Oct, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
IRDAI considering Managed General Agencies in insuranceInsurtech startups which mostly operate as insurance intermediaries are pushing for a new set of licences from the IRDAI to set up agencies...
10 Aug, 2023, 10.37 PM IST
Ola eyes NBFC acquisition to expand financial services businessOla already offers its Buy Now, Pay Later product - Ola Postpaid that is available to over 40 million customers and is projected to grow to...
10 Feb, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
View: India's insurance sector needs more assurance from IrdaIn the last 4 years, Irda has not given any new licence. Besides new licences, even the raising of capital by existing companies by way of ...
08 Jan, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Hero Insurance Broking gets nod for risk, reinsuranceHero Insurance Broking India has acquired a composite broking licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRD...
14 Sep, 2021, 06.41 AM IST
Adviser vs distributor: Why the standards used for mutual funds do not apply to insurers, banks?There are instances of mutual fund products being sold in banks as ‘similar to bank FDs’, insurance products sold as ‘similar to FDs’, addi...
07 Oct, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal threatens agitation if e-rickshaw issue not resolvedAam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal today accused BJP-led central government of doing "nothing" for the e-rickshaw drivers .
08 Oct, 2014, 04.48 PM IST
We want to go deeper in India: Ramesh Iyer, M&M Financial ServicesM&M Financial Services plans to design products for rural customers as it prepares to seek a banking licence.
29 Apr, 2013, 11.42 AM IST
- RBS initiates coverage on Aditya Birla Nuvo with a 'Buy' rating
RBS initiates coverage on Aditya Birla Nuvo with a `Buy’ rating and target price of Rs 1,050 per share.
15 Mar, 2010, 06.07 AM IST
- Tokio may pay a premium for 26% in life JV with Edelweiss
Tokio Marine Holdings may pay a premium for a 26% stake that it will pick up in the proposed life insurance joint venture with Edelweiss Ca...
24 Nov, 2009, 01.15 AM IST