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Diwali festive period sees rise in 'visiting friends and relatives' travel

Spiritual tourism, local festivals, luxury stays and international travel see uptick

Uttar Pradesh housing projects worth ₹7,000 crore launched for urban push

These 21 realty projects will develop almost 11,000 units spanning residential apartments, commercial spaces and shops in major cities

An indicator about the health of India's forests is increasingly worrying

The value of timber and non-timber products falls across states, even as carbon stocks rise

ITEC at 60: Book revives forgotten chapter in India's global outreach

The Trumpian tariff and H1B visa dystopia would have looked less so from India's point of view if these initiatives were sustained, it now seems

Aggressive pricing pulls down crop insurance premiums by over 30% in FY26

Crop insurance premiums dropped over 30% in FY26 till August due to aggressive pricing, state re-tendering and unsustainable loss-sharing models under PMFBY

India ramps up US oil purchases amid trade talks, diversification push

Crude oil loading refers to volumes of oil loaded at a producing country's port for respective destinations. Oil shipments loaded in the US typically take around two months for delivery in India

Rural centres emerge as new frontier for banks' ATM expansion drive

According to industry experts, maintaining ATMs for banks has become an expensive task in urban cities as most ATMs remain idle with people using less cash amid rise in UPI transactions

Rajasthan govt turns off road tax exemption for strong hybrid cars

The move comes roughly two months after NITI Aayog launched its India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2024

Startups get a makeover, rename parent firms to signal scale, IPO readiness

The latest to join this rebranding wave is Oravel Stays Limited, the parent company of OYO, which earlier this month unveiled a new corporate identity - PRISM

Esop bonanza: Payouts surge 30% to ₹15,000 crore in FY25, shows data

The total spent was ₹14,900 crore on a limited sample of companies, compared to ₹11,461 crore in 2023-24 for a full sample

Government must protect domestic manufacturing from self-serving forces

What matters, however, is the manufacturing environment India is building

Loan against shares: Have emergency funds ready to handle margin calls

Borrow 20-30% below maximum eligibility to avoid frequent margin calls

'Tax structure exporting India's rupee credit market to foreign investors'

Real estate continues to be an attractive sector for investment

GST 2.0, rural recovery may boost prospects for vehicle financiers

Vehicle finance demand has been muted and asset quality stressed in the financial year 2026 (until August)

Datanomics: US targets optional practical training amid H-1B visa issue

The share of Indian students pursuing OPT has nearly doubled from 22.12 per cent in 2006-07 to over 40 per cent in 2023-24

Multi-asset allocation funds outshine equity schemes over 3-year period

Clock 19.1% annualised return in the period compared to flexicap's 18.2%

EM index notches longest monthly winning streak in over two decades

Driven by Chinese stocks, the index gains for 9th straight month in September, while India lags behind

How exclusive partnerships shape the AI landscape and competition

Despite perceived short-term consumer gains, studies show that long-term competition suffers due to the powerful "status-quo bias" created by pre-installed services

Govt takes first steps towards a domestic firm to take on global Big Four

Industry professionals welcome move, but point to onerous regulatory hurdles, such as a block against multi-disciplinary collaboration and advertising, that need to be tackled first

Luxury jewellery brands tap into wider market with lower prices online

In August, fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee tied up with ecommerce platform Tata CLiQ Luxury to launch a digital boutique on the platform