How fund house Cactus Partners ensures its capital goes toward growth rather than just keeping operations running

The study by Delhi-based independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said policies for India's power, residential and transport sectors have already saved 440 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO2) between 2015 and 2020.

Jenny Odell’s take on avoiding the seduction of the online world is a must-read for Covid times

The book analyses why India failed where China succeeded

A new FAO report blames “unsustainable business-as-usual practices” for escalating human and environmental costs of producing food.

Ten in the district have been declared as ‘drought mandals’ by the NDMA; over 50% of crop was lost in Sitaramapuram while 30-40% of crops were lost in the remaining nine mandals

English fruit trees were imported to the Nilgiris as soon as the first Europeans settled there. But no systematic record survives of the varieties that were tried or the success each achieved. The first person to succeed in cultivating apple was John Davison, a gardener trained at Kew in England. He was also said to have introduced pippin

FAO recommends enhanced social security net for all, Niti Aayog member says India doing its best to deal with climate change.

UK government gives a series of offers to the company

Is the idea of a dry monsoon beginning to parch your appetite for investing?

On standalone basis, UltraTech Cement's profit from the domestic market was down 34.71% to ₹796.89 crore in the September quarter

BlackRock and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will invest in the $1.4 billion IPO, which will be the country’s second-biggest stock offering this year

Swiggy is expected to list its shares on November 13

Air travel in Tamil Nadu could see a boom over the next few years as significant infrastructure development is in the offing at airports in tier 2 cities across the State. With the State government keen on ensuring distributed growth, strengthening the aviation infrastructure could be a stimulus to the regional economic development as enhanced air connectivity is expected to help attract investment, trade, and tourism

Though he had acted with other actors and in a lot of films, Ganesh used to say that his roles in Kamal Haasan starrers earned him a name

The loss to one section of women has been overlooked in the euphoria over the gain to another section, says Justice N. Seshasayee

He also presents sanction letters for pre-incubation centres, which aim to support innovative business ideas in their initial stages

The customs duty cut on gold, silver and platinum will certainly bring down production costs in this thin-margin industry, helping Indian exports gain competitive edge in the global market

Bhavantar can work well in tandem with e-NAM which improves price realisation. This can reduce the Bhavantar outgo

Analysts from PL Capital and Axis Capital estimate a slowdown in loan growth to 12%, down from 19% in the previous year, and a dip in deposit growth to 9% from 15%

BoB had reported a net profit of Rs ₹4,253 crore in the year ago quarter (Q2FY24)

Confident of sustaining Q2 bottomline growth performance in remaining quarters this fiscal 

Global deposits were ₹13,47,347 crore, up by 9.34 percent, while gross advances reached ₹10,11,997 crore growing by 9.53%

The company’s newly launched Emerging Business segment, focusing on small business loans and affordable housing finance, disbursed Rs.₹42 crore during the second quarter of 2024

IIFL Finance’s gold loan book had shrunk from ₹26,000 crore in early March 2024 to ₹10,000 crore by September 19, 2024

Quarterly disbursements slightly decreased to ₹6,860 crore from ₹6,941 crore year-on-year

Although this profit figure is lower than the ₹60 crore recorded in the previous quarter, it marks the fourth consecutive profitable quarter for the company.

The profitability comes despite the public sector bank seeing 111 per cent y-o-y jump in loan loss provisions at ₹1,427 crore 

Chief Minister suggests changes in the design of the expansion works to reflect Andhra Pradesh’s culture and heritage

He lays foundation stone for Padmasali Bhavan to be constructed by Padmasali International Welfare Association at Kolanukonda

The Sate plans to leverage its coastal potential to drive sustainable economic growth, targeting a $2 trillion economy by 2047, says official

Telangana does not need yet another committee to study SC sub-categorisation

The increasing Carnatic music festivals abroad show the growing interest of the NRIs, and a huge financial market for the art form

Presiding over the programme, cairman A.V. Ramana unfurled the Kannada flag in the presence of senior officials and office-bearers of NMP Kannada Sangha.

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The challenge was met impressively thanks to efforts of 70 technical staff from KITE and 300 members of Little KITES, IT clubs from 31 schools in Ernakulam district