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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

Is your health policy Covid-ready? Key features you must look for

Check if your health insurance covers home care, tele-consultations, PPE kits, room rent waiver and has sufficient sum insured to deal with Covid-related hospitalisation costs

Directions in household consumption: Two sharply diverging narratives

In another narrative, since 2024 main street watchers have been flagging slower consumption growth

Ageing truck fleet rekindles commercial vehicle makers' revival hopes

However, industry experts believe that FY26 could mark a turnaround, with mid-single-digit growth expected in the MHCV segment as replacement demand begins to pick up

John Matthai: The values of service revisited in fresh perspective

In Epilogue, however, Mr Dadabhoy chooses to dwell on Matthai's children and their achievements. In a biography of John Matthai, Epilogue should have been on his larger legacy in public policymaking

India's grid gets ready to deal with 'too much' green energy risk

As unprecedented amount of RE flows in, grid managers devise ways to prevent supply disruptions

Citykart raises Rs 538 crore in Series B round led by TPG NewQuest, A91

The funding will support Citykart's expansion across India's underserved markets or Bharat, with plans to scale operations, invest in innovation, and strengthen organisational capabilities

Revenue-share model 2.0: Levy USO-like fee on OTTs, telcos tell DoT

LTGs take up a significant portion of the network bandwidth, the carriers claimed previously, while asking them to give a share of their revenues towards the infrastructure spend

A notable uptick: FPI inflows so far in May are the highest in 8 months

India-Pak ceasefire, prospects of US trade deal cause rebound

Signs of stress: Microfinance disbursements fell sharply by 38% in Q4FY25

According to a report by credit bureau CRIF, disbursements rose 12.2 per cent sequentially to ₹71,580 crore, but were down 38 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) from ₹1.15 trillion

RBI's wider risk buffer range aimed at flexibility in times of uncertainty

RBI revises CRB range to 4.5-7.5% under updated ECF, giving it flexibility to manage surplus transfers and avoid large fiscal shocks in volatile conditions

RBI's wider risk buffer range aimed at flexibility in times of uncertainty

RBI revises CRB range to 4.5-7.5% under updated ECF, giving it flexibility to manage surplus transfers and avoid large fiscal shocks in volatile conditions

Tracking consumption: Clothing, footwear spends shrank 7.1% in FY24

Expenditure on the 'clothing and footwear' segment fell by over 7 per cent to just under ₹4.53 trillion in FY24 from ₹4.87 trillion in FY23

Assam alternative destination for electronics makers: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam the alternative destination for electronics makers

Datanomics: Govt finances get a cushion from RBI, more needed for stability

Defence expenditure was pegged at 1.4 per cent of GDP in the Budget for 2025-26 but it may widen, depending on tensions between India and Pakistan

Media advertising revenue strain to stretch into first half of FY26

This follows a lacklustre January-March quarter (Q4FY25), where ad revenues continued to fall year-on-year (Y-o-Y), weighed down by a high base last year due to election-related spending

FinMin asks sponsor banks to draft 5-year growth plan for RRBs

The finance ministry has also asked the sponsor banks of RRBs to submit action plans for expansion of branches and business of RRBs in the next five years

Banks, NBFCs shift focus away from unsecured loans to loan against property

As stress continues to linger in the unsecured segment of retail lending, LAP has emerged as an attractive avenue for banks and NBFCs besides gold loans

Boat capsize: Kerala on high alert, efforts on to avert major marine crisis

All company representatives of MSC have arrived in Kochi and have been advised to visit both the Indian Coast Guard and MMD offices, Sonowal said

Competition, demand worries ahead for Balkrishna Industries' stock

The foray into new categories, which are highly competitive, has prompted brokerages to cut their earnings and downgrade the stock