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Stellar show by banks, but will it continue?

There are challenges ahead. It won't be easy for the banking sector to put up a better performance every quarter

Will banks become risk-averse in the quest to seek a governance premium?

India Inc will have to pencil in Mint Road's stress on the governance premium in bank lending

Semicon policy: India aims to leverage potential of high-growth chip market

MeitY eyes a more robust response to a reoriented incentive scheme based on stakeholder feedback

Despite challenges, Centre's 'lateral entry' programme gains traction

This recruitment programme has received enthusiastic responses from the private sector

Foods give ITC an appetite for diversification, recipe for margin expansion

The largest chunk of the tobacco major's non-cigarettes FMCG portfolio is growing rapidly on the back of hectic brand building, acquisitions, and new ventures

Milk wars boil over Amul's expansion plans in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Southern states see threats to the cooperative value chains with GCMMF's attempt to enter the procurement business

Missing in action: Dearth of domestic infra finance in energy sector

The resources of state-owned entities are too puny for the enormous requirements, especially in renewable energy

Why Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta group companies face high debt risk

Borrowings to pay record dividends to shareholders, including to the London-based holding company, have touched new highs

Statsguru: From Anaemia to tobacco use, six charts show health warnings

Health targets are among the sustainable development goals, which countries signed up for in 2015, hoping to achieve them by 2030

Calling Sri Lanka: Airtel's expansion a challenge or opportunity?

The latest merger talks with the largest telecom service provider in the island nation can catapult it to top spot

Minda may have its work cut out raising stake in component major Pricol

The question is how far Minda will drive itself in its bid to acquire market share

Karnataka political glass ceiling: Why women have limited representation

The Lok Sabha had 14.4 per cent representation of women after the 2019 general elections

A reality check for Indian oil product exports amid international sanctions

EU's threat to sanction India for exporting petroleum products to its member-nations based on cheap Russian crude will not be an existential risk

How net zero renews nuclear power push with small modular reactors

Small modular reactors are being seen as a cheaper and relatively safer way forward

Despite missing purchase goal, Centre's wheat stocks better than last year

But with the Covid-era free food grain schemes rolled back, the stock position may be more comfortable, even as exports have been banned

Jiu-jitsu, which Zuckerberg won a gold in, has a following in India too

The martial art form that the Meta Founder won is slowly emerging out of the shadows of karate, kung fu, judo and taekwondo

Apple in India has a big gap to bridge to match Samsung in Vietnam

The contrast in the depth of as­sociation between each global mo­bile device giant and the respective country of investment is even more palpable

Thermal power firms may transition to green energy faster than anticipated

State-owned NTPC is by far the largest to make the transition, but Tata Power and even Adani Power, despite the noises surrounding its coal business, are on the same trajectory

Investor queue outside IEPF grows longer by the year, shows data

The value of dividends lying unclaimed is Rs 5,539.25 crore as of October 2022, according to Lok Sabha data

Five years on, Sterlite Copper plant closure haunts Thoothukudi

This is not the story of just Amrita Chemicals, but of around 400-odd downstream units, 40-odd contractors and even transport companies