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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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...

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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

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...

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...

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...

Fighting Slowdown

The narrative is changing. There are no signs of desperation, but preventive measures are being taken. The dose this time around is aggressive. The...

TMB trains focus on RAM & CASA

Currently, the bank’s focus remains on the RAM sectors—Retail, Agriculture, and MSME—while corporate lending is on hold. In parallel, TMB is investing in building...

IndusInd all-women branch in Chennai

The branch, staffed by five women bankers, is designed to offer a more inclusive and welcoming environment for women customers, said a statement.Spread over...

Mini T. M.  is new ED of Indian Bank

She began her banking career as a Probationary Officer in 1994 with Federal Bank and subsequently moved to Vijaya Bank as Financial Analyst in...

SalarySe ties up with CUB to offer credit card to salaried

Aligning with the Reserve Bank of India's push toward a cashless economy, SalarySe’s product is powered by UPI technology. Targeting the consumers’ spending behaviour, the...

FTX bites the dust, but it isn’t curtains yet for crypto

The cryptocurrency did not fail the business but lack of regulation and transparency of investor’s money did. The latest to fall in the crypto world...

Cover Story

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...