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...

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Ushering In Climate Competitiveness

The anticipated Super El Niño conditions, which are expected...

NO STRESS

So far, IOB has not seen any particular product...

Building India’s AI-Native Credit Infrastructure

Aadhaar and UPI have digitised Indian banking, but AI-driven...

Newer Avenues

LMW, which is one among the top three in...

Putting Best Foot Forward

This primarily was the consequence of the persistence and...

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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

Ushering In Climate Competitiveness

The anticipated Super El Niño conditions, which are expected...

NO STRESS

So far, IOB has not seen any particular product...

Building India’s AI-Native Credit Infrastructure

Aadhaar and UPI have digitised Indian banking, but AI-driven...

Newer Avenues

LMW, which is one among the top three in...

Putting Best Foot Forward

This primarily was the consequence of the persistence and...

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

HDFC Bank – Birth of a financial services conglomerate

HDFC, the largest Housing Finance institution, (started as a specialised mortgage company in 1977), fostered and nurtured and now handed over to HDFC Bank,...

IDFC First Bank pays back 100% of Haryana Govt claims, post fraud incident

IDFC First Bank said it remains committed to working together with the relevant Haryana Government departments and the law enforcement agencies, to pursue actions...

Indian Bank Hits New Highs

The fiscal year ending 31 March 2025 marked a milestone in the history of Chennai-headquartered public sector lender Indian Bank, as it reported a...

No indication of any fraudulent activity: AU Small Finance Bank

    AU Small Finance Bank statement comes in wake of reports of fraudulent activities reported by another lender IDFC First Bank relating to account involving...

IFR: Less About Capital, More About Confidence

The IFR was introduced as a prudential buffer during a period when investment portfolios and interest-rate movements could create significant volatility for banks. It...

RBI MPC hints at rate hikes

Earlier this month, The MPC had voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 5.25 per...

TN industrialists have shown resilience, says KVB MD

He was responding to a question about the current political situation in Tamil Nadu, with uncertainty over government formation post the assembly election results. “The...

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

The repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks for short-term needs. The decision to cut the...

Nine more added

With the recent addition of nine, we have 99 cities listed ‘Smart.’ The diversities in the economic conditions of these cities are pronounced. For analysing...

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Harnessing A Second Wind

At a time when renewable energy was still finding its place in the national energy mix, Tamil Nadu stood out. During the 1990s, the...

The Second Act…

In Tamil Nadu, power hungry industries needed electricity at a cheaper cost. “Captive consumption, wheeling and banking arrangements gave companies a way to generate...

Catching The Next Wind

How did India reach a record of 6.05 GW of wind energy installations in FY2025-26? Until 2017, all investment in the wind sector has always...

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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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...

Continuing Momentum

Regimes may come and go. But Tamil Nadu has...

Poised For Realignment?

The west Asia crisis has affected LPG supplies in...

Continuing Momentum

Regimes may come and go. But Tamil Nadu has always seen policy continuity on the industrial front. The nascent TVK government has set the...