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Quad cooperation: Balancing power in a shifting Indo-Pacific landscape

Balancing security and diplomacy, India navigates Quad, Asean, and Brics dynamics

India's $30 trillion dream: Digital economy and rural telecom hold the key

Viksit Bharat by 2047 requires bridging rural telecom gaps and boosting digital growth

CRISIL analysis: Crude oil prices may soften on lower risk premium

Amid the shifting sands of geopolitics, Russia remained India's top crude oil supplier accounting for 35 to 40 per cent of total imports

Economics of cash transfers: Balancing welfare, productivity, state budgets

Increasing popularity needs to be debated

Nuclear power industry opens doors to private companies, with caveats

Experts say stringent terms could make industry apprehensive

Global headwinds, tech trends highlighted in CEOs' messages to teams

N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Sons, started his letter describing 2024 as 'another unpredictable year'

Transforming EPFO: Can it pivot into a user-friendly organisation?

With the number of rejections rising to almost a third of claims, the government is taking steps to radically reform the country's largest social security platform in order to ease payouts of benefits

Transforming EPFO: Can it pivot into a user-friendly organisation?

With the number of rejections rising to almost a third of claims, the government is taking steps to radically reform the country's largest social security platform in order to ease payouts of benefits

Small towns' growing desires drove D2C and e-commerce growth in 2024

In 2024, India's Tier-II and -III towns and the hinterland emerged as key growth drivers for e-commerce companies and direct-to-consumer brands, with strong demand for their products and services

Credit-on-UPI fintech Kiwi rooted in upheavals in economy, co-founder says

Demonetisation and the pandemic drove India's digital transformation in financial services. Companies built unique use cases around UPI

CRISIL analysis: Three things that could curb bank credit growth this year

The RBI's increase in risk weights on bank lending to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and on unsecured loans has pruned credit growth in these segments

TCS, Infosys, Wipro on edge as H-1B changes loom with Trump's return

This may have an impact on India's $250 billion tech sector which plays an important role in the economy, employing about 5.4 million people

FMCG major Marico likely to outperform peers in H2FY25 on brands' growth

Nuvama Research is bullish on the company and expects growth to improve to double digits in H2FY25 as compared to 8 per cent growth in Q2

Equities gain in choppy 2024, but face valuation, volatility risks in 2025

Both the Sensex and Nifty ended flat on the final trading day of the year, closing at 78,139 and 23,645, respectively

BS CEO poll: Corporate India sees demand recovery, capex surge in 2025

Top execs plan to go on hiring spree, expect govt to offer tax incentives

BS CEO poll: Corporate India sees demand recovery, capex surge in 2025

Top execs plan to go on hiring spree, expect govt to offer tax incentives

After 2024 report card, ministers get ready for work on New Year's Day

Although the talk about the New Year agenda within the government was subdued on December 31, the day started with promise of work in 2025

India's crude imports could face problems in 2025 due to geopolitical risks

The US Energy Information Administration predicted global oil price benchmark Brent to average $73.58 per barrel in 2025 in its latest short-term energy outlook

Budget 2025-26 must prioritise defence and security over welfare schemes

India's growing external and internal threats demand urgent shifts in fiscal focus to strengthen defence, policing, and cyber capabilities

Ken-Betwa river project: Balancing development with ecological concerns

India's ambitious river-linking plan faces criticism for environmental and human costs