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Bank fraud: The blind spots of risk control and the culture behind failures

Sophisticated systems track risk, but culture - shaped by incentives and frontline pressures - remains the real control

Govt must improve its ability to plan and execute hiring programmes

Despite a push to fill vacancies through Rozgar Melas and recruitment drives, India's Union government workforce has barely grown in a decade, highlighting limits in hiring capacity

Two-thirds of companies have no female KMP, says CFA Institute study

Women held only 12.4 per cent of key managerial personnel roles in FY25, with nearly two-thirds of companies having no female KMP, highlighting a sharp gender gap in corporate leadership

RBI caps bank dividend payout at 75% of profit after tax under new norms

RBI says banks can declare dividends based on capital adequacy levels, with payouts capped at 75 per cent of profit after tax and subject to CET1 buffers and supervisory conditions

IBBI pushes transparency as CoC decisions in bankruptcy cases draw scrutiny

Recent proposals by the insolvency regulator aim to increase transparency and accountability in the Committee of Creditors' decisions after the Supreme Court flagged gaps in the IBC process

Cyber fraudsters dupe 76,794 people of ₹712 crore in Odisha in 18 months

Cyber fraudsters duped nearly 77,000 people in Odisha of about Rs 712 crore in the last 18 months, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state Assembly

GIC Re war-risk curbs over West Asia war expose cracks in marine insurance

GIC Re's decision to withdraw war-risk cover in sensitive maritime zones highlights the fragile economics of marine insurance and raises concerns for Indian refiners dependent on global oil shipments

Banking sector to maintain strong growth over the next two years: ICRA

Profitability in the banking sector is expected to remain healthy, supported by stronger core earnings

Odisha hotels, restaurants warn of shutdowns amid LPG supply crunch

Hotel and restaurant owners in Odisha warn they may shut establishments as disruptions in commercial LPG cylinder supply threaten operations, employment and tourism in the state

Blue Earth Capital backs Captain Fresh with €27 mn sustainability financing

Funding will help the seafood distributor expand global distribution while promoting traceable sourcing and reducing waste across the supply chain

A Dark Matter

How ready is India for space warfare

On the mend or not

The strategic side of India-US ties is largely unaffected. So far

Market radar: January 20, 2026 to February 20, 2026

The Business Standard Defence Index is designed to track the performance of 25 key defence stocks

High-power push

The indigenous Gallium nitride chips will boost the efficiency of missiles, drones and fighter aircraft

Indian aerospace exports surge amid a slump in US shipments

Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and France emerge as top export destinations

'Distribution of power in Asia is bipolar, not multipolar'

Susannah Patton, one of the architects of the Asia Power Index and director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute speaks to BS Blueprint

Nalco urges Odisha to expedite land handover process for ₹30K cr projects

Nalco has asked the Odisha government to expedite land handover for its ₹30,000 crore expansion plan, including a new smelter, captive power plant and the Pottangi bauxite mine

West Asia conflict threatens Indian economy's 'Goldilocks' phase

RBI's MPC may face a tough growth-inflation trapeze

Global fertiliser prices may strain India's subsidy maths for next year

The subsidy burden might rise as retail rates of major fertiliser such as urea and DAP has to kept fixed to support farmers while import cost and cost of domestic production will go up

Why India needs Russian oil: Energy security outweighs US pressure

Oil prices have already risen 23.6 per cent, from about $72 per barrel a day before the war began on February 28 to around $89 per barrel now