A Solar Supply Chain Beyond China

Among the world’s largest solar manufacturers, First Solar stands unique as the only US-headquartered player. Not only that, the other unique factor is that...

The Art Of Giving Up

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Building Higher-Value Tourism

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Made in India Just Got Stricter

The Ministry of Steel recently notified this change that...

Wave of Public Companies

For long, the stock market representation has been concentrated...

A Tightening Exercise?

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has been arguing that...

Begin With Reforming Departments

Even today, a citizen is made to wait indefinitely...

Next Industrial Surge

Recommended policy model To deepen regional development, Tamil Nadu could...

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Global

Venezuela episode to have negligible impact on India

On 3 January, the US launched military operation in...

Trump levies 25% tariff on countries doing business with...

"Effective immediately, any country doing business with the Islamic...

Diversify into Africa, Mauritius minister tells Indian exporters

He was speaking at the second edition of Chennai...

Banking

TVS Venu firms up financial services play

TVS VENU has a long-standing presence in India’s financial services sector through TVS Credit Services, a leading Non-Banking Financial Companies offering consumer and retail...

When Consent Isn’t Enough

A LOAN ARRIVES bundled with insurance, a deposit morphs into a market-linked product, and a ULIP is pitched as a superior mutual fund. When...

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%

Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 5.00 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate remain...

HDFC Bank identifies 2 candidates for MD post

The bank has submitted the names of two candidates in order of preference and the remuneration proposed to be paid to them, for a...

Thirty more cities seek to become SMART

The banking sector has a crucial role to play in implementing the ambitious plan for developing smart cities. Providing adequate financial support for private investment...

Do Banks Count their Numbers?

KYC is a mandatory database required while opening a bank account. PAN and Aadhaar are the two most important elements. However, banks have been...

Canara Bank to extend Rs 20,000 crore under credit scheme

“We have already identified accounts where our exposure is Rs 90,000 crore and we will be extending about Rs 18,000-20,000 crore,” he said in...

Payment banks have arrived

One crucial implication of payments and bank business would be the drastic decline in the footfalls at the branches. Even several ATMs may find...

Lighting a lamp

Since nationalisation, banks were directed to function not merely as deposit collectors and lenders, but much more. This add-on was required to change the...

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Beyond the stay…..

Could you briefly take us through Lexis’ journey and key milestones? Lexis’ entered the hospitality business in 2006 with Lexis Port Dickson. Then in 2009,...

Putting Malaysia on the World Chocolate Map

Curiosity and the notion of taking Malaysian flavours to the whole world gave birth to Harriston. What started as a single retail outlet in...

Putting Best Foot Forward

This primarily was the consequence of the persistence and perseverance of Dr J Rafiq Ahmed, Chairman, Phoenix Kothari Footwear Private Ltd., an associate company...

Education

Univ. of Western Australia Chennai campus to open in September

The University is investing Rs 560 crore for both the Chennai and Mumbai campuses, the Chennai campus will be located in...

IIT Madras launches Aeronautics and Space Technology Course

The programme is open to anyone who has passed Class 12 or equivalent, including diploma holders, with no cap on enrolment...

Coromandel to set up Centre at IIT-M Research Park

The partnership will enable Coromandel to leverage the research, innovation and technology infrastructure of the IIT Madras ecosystem in India and...

Tamil Nadu – The Education Powerhouse of India

IN THE 2025 NIRF rankings, Tamil Nadu has emerged as India’s undisputed leader across categories, reaf­firming its status as the country’s...

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History Repeats Itself

Despite various mandates, personalities like K Kamaraj, M Karunanidhi,...

Trend Setters Aplenty

The book took one down memory lane. S N...

Activity Galore

Godrej Properties bought 47 acres off OMR for a...

Managing Power

With mercury rising, Tamil Nadu’s power demand is hitting...

Losing Sleep

 The other one lies in tackling the impact from...

Managing Power

With mercury rising, Tamil Nadu’s power demand is hitting new highs this summer. The state’s peak power demand hit an all-time high of 21,724...