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Bank credit growth hits 26-month high at 19.5%, led by loans to industry

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Bank credit growth, which had hit a low of 9 per cent in May 2025, has been steadily increasing since the second half of last year, spurred by ample liquidity and low interest r... Read More


Top states go slow on capex spends in April-July FY27

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- States appear to be going slow with their capex expenditure in FY27. businessline analysis of data from CAG for April to July 2026 shows that 6 of the top 15 states, ranked by G... Read More


Indo-Pacific ETF flows hit record highs, led by Taiwan, South Korea

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Indo-Pacific ETF industry attracted a record $128.5 billion in estimated net inflows in the first half of 2026, taking assets under management to $2.68 trillion by June-end.... Read More


The cheetah index bounds forward

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- India's pool of high-growth start-ups valued between $200 million and $500 million has more than doubled to 110 companies in 2026, from 54 in 2021. The 2026 ASK Private Wealth H... Read More


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