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India opposes ADB's $800 million aid to Pakistan, flags misuse concerns
India has raised strong objections to ADB's financial aid to Pakistan, citing concerns over cross-border terrorism, high defence spend, weak reforms, and governance risks
Over ₹12,000 crore bond sweep by firms ahead of RBI policy verdict
Indian firms including Vedanta, Jubilant and HUDCO raised over Rs 12,000 crore from bonds ahead of the RBI's expected 25 bps repo rate cut, with strong demand from mutual funds
Hooked on plastic: A timely probe into the brands and greenwashing
The book ends with a useful section titled FAQs, where the author addresses basic but important questions that many do not have reliable answers to
Rising US debt and yields threaten global growth, will keep market on edge
The yield on the 30-year US government bond recently crossed the psychological 5 per cent mark. The yield on 10-year US government bonds has also inched up
Shortage of ₹100, ₹200 notes may delay RBI's ATM target, say banks
Cash logistics firms and banks cite note supply and operational costs as key concerns in meeting RBI's target for ATMs dispensing ₹100 or ₹200 notes by September 2025
Funding in climate-tech startups cools but VCs signal a greener future
Funding in India's climate-tech startups fell from $2.4 billion in 2022 to $1.5 billion in 2024, with capital needs, scale issues and slow adoption posing key challenges
RBI's cautious stance could cost growth, bold rate cuts need of the hour
Given the long lags in monetary policy's impact on the real economy, too much caution could prove unnecessarily costly
Bangladesh unrest cuts India's medical tourism revenue by up to 35%
India sees sharp fall in Bangladeshi medical tourists in FY25 as regime change and visa curbs hurt Apollo and Manipal revenues; recovery expected only by FY26
Art of giving: Bill Gates has reset billionaire philanthropy standards
The chosen year, 2045, is noteworthy. That is year his foundation plans to end operations. It is also year that Mr Gates will turn 90 and his personal wealth is expected to touch $200 bn
India-US trade deal hopes rise but the reliability part remains in doubt
While it is essential that the government do its best to avoid being hit with high tariffs, it should also keep in mind that any deal with the US is subject to the vagaries of its leadership
Adani Airports raises $750 mn from global banks to finance expansion
External commercial borrowings will be used to refinance debt and improve six airports as company seeks to triple passenger capacity by 2040
Classic Legends targets FY26 profitability with new launches, expansion
Classic Legends is betting big on product innovation, network expansion, and exports to achieve profit before tax (PBT)-level profitability by FY26, said a senior company executive
IndiaAI Mission: Large IT, AI firms may not get govt nod to make LLMs
Meity says these firms can obtain GPUs on their own
CA Basque loses right to nominate director on bank's board, says Yes Bank
Carlyle affiliate trims Yes Bank stake to 4.22% via ₹1,774.89 crore block deals and loses board nomination right; senior resignations and strategic restructuring continue
CAQM mandates only CNG, electric vehicles for e-commerce fleets in NCR
From January 2026, no petrol or diesel vehicles can be added to aggregator fleets in NCR, with CAQM pushing for faster transition to clean mobility options
Moody's review meet with govt to focus on global trade, Indo-Pak conflict
Moody's will meet Indian officials on Thursday in Delhi for its semi-annual review of India's sovereign rating amid rising geopolitical tension and trade disruption
Virat Kohli gets elusive silverware, IPL champion RCB bags brand title
RCB's first IPL title adds brand momentum but experts say Kohli's brand value remains unchanged while PBKS under Iyer emerge as a serious branding contender
Wipro pays out 90% quarterly variable pay to most of its employees
That is significantly higher than cross town rival Infosys whose variable pay for the same period was about 65 per cent due to a muted business environment
Snowflake to set up R&D centre in India, expand operations in Pune
Cloud data firm Snowflake plans to open an R&D centre in India alongside its Pune CoE as part of its larger push to grow local talent and enterprise technology capability
VC firm Seafund eyes up to 25 deep-tech investments, aims for follow-up too
The investments will be made over the next two to three years as part of the firm's second fund, a Category-II AIF (alternate investment fund)
