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India's flood burden

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The recent flash flood in Nepal, which killed at least 939 people and left thousands missing, has once again highlighted the region's vulnerability. India, too, faces persistent ... Read More


REIT fundraising nearly doubled to Rs.9,300 crore in FY26, InvIT collections fell 21%

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Fundraising through Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) nearly doubled to Rs.9,300 crore in FY26, even as the number of issues remained low at three, indicating larger capital ... Read More


India bets on gene-edited rice varieties as yield growth slows

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- India's rice productivity growth is showing signs of slowing just as the country prepares to bring new genome-edited varieties to farmers. Two such varieties - DRR Dhan 100 (Kama... Read More


DeepTech funding hits record high

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- India's DeepTech funding reached a record $2.96 billion across 189 deals in 2025, even as overall start-up funding declined. According to the IVCA Bharat DeepTech Report 2026, th... Read More


Fraud cases in public sector banks fall, but the amount involved rises 58%

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The amount siphoned off from public sector banks (PSBs) through fraud rose 58 per cent in a year to March 2026 to Rs.35,671 crore. This even as the number of reported cases fell ... Read More


As equity flows turn negative, household savings lean towards bank deposits, cash

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Households in India are shifting towards safer and more liquid assets. In FY26, investments in bank deposits stood at Rs.15.3 lakh crore, a 22 per cent increase from the year bef... Read More


Top five States account for 54% of Jan Dhan beneficiaries; SBI leads in accounts

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- More than half of India's Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) beneficiaries are concentrated in just five states, Uttar Pradesh alone accounting for nearly 18 per cent of the c... Read More


PM Modi's overseas travel spending hits five-year high at Rs.187.83 crore in 2025

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Spending on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's overseas visits reached a five-year high of Rs.187.83 crore in 2025, driven by an intensive travel schedule that covered 23 countries, a... Read More


Engineering leads industry-wise bank credit growth at 17% CAGR as capex gathers pace

New Delhi, July 24 -- Engineering has recorded the fastest growth in industry-wise deployment of bank credit over the past three years, reflecting India's infrastructure push and rising capital expend... Read More


Smaller companies dominate NCLT approvals while larger companies are bogged down by litigations

New Delhi, July 20 -- The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved a record 78 resolution plans worth Rs.5,517 crore in the first quarter (April-June) of FY27, the highest number of approvals for... Read More