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Listed firms' investments in mutual funds touch record ₹3.8 trillion

Cash buildup, limited capex appetite push firms towards fund houses

Royalties hit 16-year low in FY25 amid regulatory heat, shows data

Royalty and technical knowhow payouts relative to the value of goods produced have fallen to their lowest since FY10, shows the data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)

India Inc gets faster: Work-in-progress cycle drops to decade low at 14 days

Faster production and smarter tech are helping companies make goods quicker and use their money better

Manufacturing dominated new projects in Q1, share at 10-quarter high

The government has been driving much of the capital expenditure (capex) in recent years through its announced investments in roads, railways, and other infrastructure projects

Win some, lose some: The surprising post-pandemic changes in wage growth

The more educated have had slower growth but they are the highest paid in the country

Private capital expenditure announcements fall 81% in Q1 FY25: CMIE

Private capex fell sharply in April-June 2025 to Rs 4.1 trillion from Rs 21.7 trillion in the previous quarter, with stalling and uncertainty affecting investment flow

Trump tariff shadow over metal industry's Rs 8.6 trillion capex push

The US President announced a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports into the US and a similar 25 per cent tariff on aluminium on February 10

Unlisted companies adding capacity at faster clip than listed peers

The concluding part of the series looks at the financials of unlisted firms and examines capex trends

Unlisted firms outpace listed peers with faster revenue, earnings growth

The findings are based on a sample of 4,231 unlisted companies (excluding financial firms), compared with 3,575 listed non-financial companies

Indian companies push marketing spend as sales hit slow lane, shows data

The surge comes amid a consumption slowdown that dragged economic growth to 5.4 per cent in the September quarter, the weakest in nearly two years

For firms, royalty payments have grown faster than sales since pandemic

Listed companies have seen a sharper rise

Bangalore and Chennai see rise in truck freight rates, shows data

Freight rates from Delhi to Trivandrum have seen a decline by four per cent, while from Delhi to Jaipur, there has been a decline by 10 percent, in this time period

At 4.3% in FY25, inflation may head lower than RBI forecast, estimates CMIE

Cost of housing, tobacco and other intoxicants among those bucking the trend

The mystery of Rs 8-trn gap between dropped, completed projects in capex

Govt's contribution in the trend is now trending higher than the private sector's

Forex earnings from tourism in India rising despite dip in tourist inflow

Foreign exchange earnings reaching pre-pandemic levels

New private projects decline 79% in second quarter, shows CMIE data

The government's new project announcements, which typically include roads and other public infrastructure, are down 72.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 0.4 trillion in September 2023

Consumer sentiment lag among other backward class community, shows data

The scheduled caste community has also done worse than upper caste respondents

Rich or poor, there's a caste element in financial recovery after Covid-19

Religion and region have shaped how families are doing, data shows

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Unemployment rate rises in April

The notable rise in LPR and employment rate in India in the month of April reflects an increase in willingness among people to seek employment