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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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 Iran

"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...

Trump pulls US out of International Solar Alliance

Significantly enough, the list includes International Solar Alliance (ISA),...

Trump nod for bill to penalise countries buying Russian Oil

This bill will allow President Trump to punish those...

Latest Stories

IE Economy

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...

Stay in touch:

Newsletter

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 Iran

"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...

Trump pulls US out of International Solar Alliance

Significantly enough, the list includes International Solar Alliance (ISA),...

Trump nod for bill to penalise countries buying Russian Oil

This bill will allow President Trump to punish those...

Banking

Kotak Mahindra Bank to buy Deutsche Bank’s retail, wealth business

The business comprises about Rs 29,000 crore  in loans, Rs 16,000 crore  in deposits and Rs 10,500 crore of assets under management and serves...

Limited Options, Limited Time

US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump slapped an addi­tional 25 per cent tariff on India, taking the total to 50 per cent. Earlier, he had warned...

Big Executive Moves at Private Banks

Private lender HDFC Bank said its board has approved the appointment of Former Union Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar as a Part-time Chairman for a...

World Bank reopens Global Business Centre in Chennai

The World Bank Group (WBG), on Tuesday, formally reopened its modernised Global Business Centre in Chennai. The ceremony was led by Wencai Zhang, Managing Director...

IOB chief sees credit growth to be subdued in FY27

The bank is expecting 12-13 per cent credit growth and 14-15 per cent deposit growth in FY2027, amid the West Asia tensions, he said...

Will ‘bad banks’ create good banks?

The bad bank is a differentiated bank, dealing only with NPAs. No, it’s not a bank that is evil. India’s bad loan problem has become...

CORPORATE CREDIT IN FOCUS

INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK (IOB) is betting on revival of corporate credit demand in H2 FY26 to balance its lending mix, which is currently dominated...

Federal Reserve holds rates steady

As was anticipated, it kept the rates steady at a range of 3.5 per cent to 3.75 per cent. The decision, however, was not...

Can a SVB type bank failure happen in India?

After the 2008 global financial crisis, bank failures have become common. Since then, central banks have swung into action to strengthen the regulatory mechanism...

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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...