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Rewriting retirement: A new window has opened for pension subscribers

The government has opened a one-time window for employees under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) to switch back to the National Pension Scheme (NPS), reshaping retirement choices for millions

Tax relief on inherited shares: Sebi floats proposal for smoother transfer

Sebi steps in to clear tax confusion over inherited shares, proposing a fix to stop nominees from being wrongly taxed before passing assets to heirs

Growing pains: NTPC expansion spawns companies and CEOs in equal measure

The power conglomerate is increasingly looking at downstream renewable energy projects and is creating new companies and chief executives to run them in without PSU-culture constraints

Big NBFCs raise billions as credit boom brews, RBI watches with interest

Flush with parent backing and top credit ratings, India's largest NBFCs are raising record sums without chasing bank licences, as they prepare for a fresh wave of private sector credit demand

Urban projects expand, but private investment continues to remain elusive

Despite the clear pace of growth of cities in India, the ability of the city managers to track private investment is slow

India's daily thermal power output dips to record 62% low, RE's share rises

Share of core renewables touches a high of 17% for the first time, according to official data

India's ambitious energy stack takes shape, but faces legacy hurdles

The core of the India Energy Stack is to make energy pay for itself by a constant exchange of data between governments, the private sector, and consumers, but chronic problems of bad pricing remain

Why is life insurance losing lustre as a savings scheme for India's youth?

As life insurance loses share in households' financial savings, insurers are rushing to create new products, mostly in health insurance, to stay engaged with a younger demographic

Taxi aggregators shift revenue model, but vehicle numbers a cause of worry

A zero-commission model relies on increasing numbers of taxis entering the market, but states' data shows that new taxis are growing at a slower rate than is required

Biggest govt staff relocation begins at new Central Vista buildings

In a historic reshuffle, ministries set to leave Raj-era buildings for new spaces rising along Kartavya Path

What passengers expect from airports beyond just air safety measures

In India, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) decides on the tariffs an airport could charge from the passengers

Assam's new gun licence push could shift India's arms seizure map

Illegal gun seizures are rising steadily in North and East India even as Assam's new arms licence policy could alter demand dynamics near the Bangladesh border

With no hiring guidelines, municipalities largely run on contractual staff

Of the 4041 statutory towns in India with an estimated staff strength of close to 75 lakh employees, hardly any have the right to recruit for themselves

Coal demand softens as monsoon arrives early, stocks pile up at mines

An early monsoon, subdued heat, and tepid power demand have left coal miners with large pithead stocks, prompting a rethink of coal evacuation plans and long-term supply linkages

North East sea-road link via Myanmar back in focus as ties with Dhaka fray

India looks to fast-track a long-pending multimodal corridor to the North East via Myanmar, bypassing Bangladesh, amid rising regional tensions and shifting geopolitical equations

Operation Sindoor: How a Covid-era change to spending rules came in handy

During Covid, the government increased the Contingency Fund limit from ₹500 cr to ₹30,000 cr, a measure that made it easier for the expenditure dept to disburse funds without Parliamentary approval

Import ban, shipping restrictions on Pakistan to start showing impact soon

Most shipments from Dubai take about nine days to reach Indian ports; thus, the shipping ban as well as the indirect import ban will only start showing up by this weekend, say experts

Parameswaran Iyer to represent India at IMF vote on fresh tranche to Pak

Subramanian's sudden exit from the IMF has raised questions in policy circles

Six month left, Krishnamurthy Subramanian's term cut short at IMF

Subramanian, who took up the IMF post in November 2022, represented India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. As of May 3, the IMF's website lists the position as vacant

Growth hits a green wall: Can Indian factories outgrow environmental norms?

A Supreme Court stay on eased green norms has stalled large-scale construction, reigniting a long-running clash between industrial growth ambitions and environmental safeguards