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Investments in construction tech start-ups in India hit record-high levels in 2021. The segment received a total funding of $104.2 million (as of June 15, 2021), the highest in the ...

The good and the bad of global corporate tax proposal

On July 1, India, along with 130 other countries which are signatories to the OECD’s BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) framework, agreed to bring about changes in their ...

Oil boilWhy the frenzy in crude oil prices may not sustain

Why the frenzy in crude oil prices may not sustain

Projections of demand revival may be too optimistic; global output likely to improve

Deep dive14% of APMC mandis, farmers have joined e-NAM

14% of APMC mandis, farmers have joined e-NAM

The e-trading portal that aims to regulate wholesale mandis still has a long way to go

Spanish Flu and Covid-19: A tale of two pandemics

The viral infection that shook the world a century ago bears uncanny similarity to Covid

Mobile banking Mobile, Net banking outages common across all banks

Mobile, Net banking outages common across all banks

Customers of almost all banks have reported problems in Internet and mobile banking at some point of time

Startup haven India jumps 3 spots up in global start-up ranking

India jumps 3 spots up in global start-up ranking

The country is at the 20th spot among the top 100 countries

Registration of new companies sees surge during the pandemic

Services, tech sectors see highest registrations

M.P., Karnataka and Bihar record hugesurge in daily vaccinations since June 21

The average number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered has surged since June 21 across the country. The jump appears to be largely due to the new ...

Investment tech start-ups see surge in funding in 2021

Data show a total of $145.5 million went into 14 firms during first five months

Cost of capital heads southwards for Indian companies

Cost of capital for Indian companies has been declining, in line with the falling bond yields and policy rate. The average cost of capital is ...

How sugar has eaten into jaggery, khandsari’s market share

Sugar production has increased mainly due to large profits that farmers get through FRP, SAP mechanisms

Alternative investment funds surge in FY21

Changes in structure, clarity on tax issues among reasons for growing investor interest

How savings were impacted by Covid second wave

Concerns over decline could hamper recovery

Crop insurance Participation of marginal farmers in crop insurance scheme declines

However, the number of OBC farmers opting for PMFBY has substantially gone up

Fintech continues to garner highest seed funding after a pandemic-hit 2020

The sector, which attracted investors last year, continues to rule this year too

Data Focus Despite the turmoil, DHFL buy is an opportunity for Piramal Group

The main attraction of DHFL for the Piramal Group is the scale of its operations and branch network

Why supporting MSMEs during Covid -19 will help socially backward groups?

Govt data show that such groups own almost 66% of MSMEs

Is Centre’s vaccine allocation to States equitable?

There have been complaints by many States that they are not getting the vaccines rightfully due to them

As Covid second wave rages, people hold more cash, spend less

The rise of currency in circulation so far this fiscal year is 14.2%

How the RBI managed a large surplus transfer to the Centre in a difficult year

The Covid-19 pandemic dealt a hard blow to the Indian economy in 2020-21 and RBI had a tough job in supporting growth, ensuring adequate liquidity in ...

Data Focus VC funding hits 12-month high for start-ups in penultimate stage in April

Other stages witness dip in investments

Training, placement under Centre’s skill development programme declines in FY21

Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, 31,297 received training and 49,464 got placement in FY21 against 2,44,051 and 1,50,076 respectively in FY20

Data Focus Bounce rates of auto debit transactions rise in April

But limited lockdowns may mute impact

PE-VC exit deal value hits a two-year high in April

But with the second wave of Covid infections surging, experts say exits may see a dip in the coming months

data focus With 27% share, healthcare ranks second in CSR spends

Corporates spend more on education, differently-abled

Individual investors’ holdings in passive funds jump in FY21

Low cost, simple structure of funds drive global trend

Dogecoin rally leaves investors over the moon

Cryptocurrencies have been on a roll over the last two years. While bitcoin continues to be most popular, other cryptocurrencies are beginning to ...

India’s stringency index jumps as most part of the country locks down

India currently has the second highest number of cumulative infections in the world after the US

Farm mechanisation Will Covid-19 accelerate farm mechanisation?

Mechanisation helped in the overall increase of 17.9 per cent in productivity and 14.1 per cent in seed germination

What angel investors want when investing in start-ups

Only a small percentage of start-ups are successful in raising funding from angels

FPIs increase their bets on private banks in FY21

Betting on strong earnings and growth prospects coupled with better asset quality experience and operating performance, foreign portfolio investors ...

Venture debt funding hits 25-quarter high in Q1 2021

The amount of funding raised through venture debt hit a 25-quarter high in the January to March quarter of 2021. According to data from Venture ...

National Health Mission Uttar Pradesh, M.P. and Rajasthan get maximum grants in last three years

The Centre has released ₹79,403.73 crore to the States under mission

Data Focus Daily Covid testing hits an all-time high in April

States with highest number of active cases were testing the most, data show

Data focus Number of life insurance policies dips in FY21; group covers lead the fall

But the industry ended the year on a positive note with growth in premium

Indian businesses prefer low-tax jurisdictions to route outward FDI

Singapore was the most favoured with investment flow of $3.40 billion in FY21

What is the extent of Covid-19 vaccine shortage?

At current capacities, the demand-supply gap is around 5 crore doses a month

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