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Q2 earnings season may be a muted affair for India Inc amid weak demand

Banks are expected to be the biggest laggards during the quarter with most of them expected to report year-on-year decline in net profit and flat to negative growth in net interest income

Making a beeline: IPO filing tally nears 200 this year, most in 3 decades

Number of applications surpasses combined submissions in first nine months of 2023 and 2024

RBI unveils 22 measures to boost credit flow, ease home loan burden

Indian banks are now also allowed to fund acquisitions of non-financial entities and to finance land acquisition by special purpose vehicles, quelling a long standing demand of lenders

India Inc. looks past banks for credit, turn to bonds and commercial papers

Absolute outstanding bank credit amount of large enterprises declined 32.67% from March-end to July-end this year

Govt has met industry needs, now India Inc must expand: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has delivered reforms, urges companies to invest, expand production, and partner in skilling youth for India's growth

India Inc needs to ensure AI becomes tool for empowerment: ADP India

Knowledge workers and mid-career professionals in India are hopeful that artificial intelligence will positively impact their roles, even as concerns about job displacement persist, especially among younger professionals, a top official of a human capital management solutions provider has said. At a time when AI has become a critical part of an organisation's functioning, many professionals see the positive possibilities of AI. At the same time, a large number also have concerns about job displacement and feel uncertain about AI's future influence on their roles. To lessen fear and resistance around AI adoption, organisations balance enthusiasm for AI adoption with the lingering concerns about job displacement. "A good antidote to fear is skill-building: when employers invest in tailored training and upskilling, employees' anxiety turns into confidence, and optimism rises," Rahul Goyal, Managing Director, ADP India and Southeast Asia told PTI. According to ADP's latest chapter of .

Despite hardening corp bond yields, India Inc not warming up to bank loans

Despite higher bond yields, companies prefer debt markets over bank loans as lending rates remain elevated and cash reserves cushion capex needs

Time to stop abusing Indian business houses, trust will help them build

Unhinged attacks on Indian business houses and their so-called trader mentality are unjustified

Piyush Goyal slams India Inc, says needs to step out of 'cosy comfort zone'

The commerce minister said Indian industry sees the large domestic market as a comfortable profit zone, and that it needed to re-evaluate its efforts at value addition

ICRA sees India Inc credit profile steady in Q2FY26, US tariffs weigh

India Inc's credit profile is set to remain stable in Q2FY26 with improved margins and ICR, but US tariffs and global tensions could delay the private capex recovery

S&P sovereign rating upgrade to boost sluggish overseas borrowing

Changed rating expected to make overseas funding cheaper for Indian borrowers

India Inc growth stuck in slow lane; core earnings shrink in Q1FY26

Net profit growth fastest in 5 quarters

India Inc turns to equity, bonds as cheaper bank loans remain elusive

Corporates raise record funds through QIPs, block deals and bonds as improved balance sheets and limited loan rate transmission push them towards capital markets

India Inc turns to equity, bonds as cheaper bank loans remain elusive

With RBI rate cuts yet to fully pass through to bank loans, corporate India is tapping bond and equity markets at record levels, taking advantage of lower costs and better valuations

India Inc sees capex, demand surge after Modi's Next-Gen GST overhaul plan

PM Modi's promise of a sweeping GST overhaul aims to lower tax rates, simplify compliance, and modernise the system, spurring growth in sectors like manufacturing, housing, and consumer goods

India Inc files ECB intent worth $3.48 billion in June, shows RBI data

Indian firms filed proposals to raise $3.48 billion in June via ECBs, with Mumbai International Airport, NTPC, Tata Electronics, and Adani Airport among top applicants

India Inc promoters holding declines to 8-year low of 40.6% in Q1: Report

Promoters' ownership in private listed companies declined to an eight-year low of 40.58 per cent as of June 30, 2025, following a net share sale worth Rs 54,732 crore during the quarter, according to data from primeinfobase.com, an initiative of PRIME Database Group. While promoter buying is always a positive sign, promoter selling can be due to a wide variety of reasons such as promoters taking advantage of bullish markets to take money off the table, strategic reasons like debt reduction, legacy planning, philanthropy, investment in other ventures and meeting Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) requirement as also for personal expenses, Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, PRIME Database Group, said. "Relatively lower promoter holding in some of the recent IPO companies and overall institutionalisation of the market are some of the other reasons behind this fall," he added. In comparison, private promoters held a 40.81 per cent stake in the quarter ended March 2025. The last time ...

Datanomics: India Inc's participation in PM Internship Scheme rises

In Round 1,68.82 per cent of all offers went to the top 10 states, with Uttar Pradesh alone getting 14 per cent. In Round 2, this concentration rose to 74 per cent

Q1 early-bird results: Revenue, profit performance worst in 16 quarters

Q1 results indicator: One-time gains boost overall income

India Inc's profit boom has a name: It's called the Herfindahl Index

What is the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), and what does it say about competition, monopolies, and industry growth in India