The union ministries of finance and MSME are updating the decade-old framework for revival and restructuring (FRR) for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), two people aware of the plan said. The new framework, called FRR 2.0, is aimed at supporting MSMEs by easing their access to finance, the people said on condition of anonymity….
With only a couple of weeks left before the Finance Minister tables the next Union Budget, the aggregate markers of macroeconomic comfort in India’s growth story may appear to be in place, where average economic growth remains strong in relative comparison to global standards, even amid the heightened uncertainty afflicting most other nations. Yet this…
Granules India posted 28% higher net profit for the third quarter ended December at ₹150.2 crore compared with ₹117.6 crore a year earlier. Revenue from operations stood at ₹1,387.9 crore (₹1,137.7 crore), an increase of 22%, which the generic drugmaker said was driven by the Finished Dosages (FD) segment in North America and Europe. FD,…
India and the EU are continuing to hammer out the details of a trade agreement less than 72 hours before European leaders arrive in India for the 16th EU-India Summit. The Summit, scheduled for January 27, is centred around a ‘Free Trade’ Agreement (FTA) that has been in the works for more than two decades…
IndusInd Bank. File | Photo Credit: Reuters IndusInd Bank’s standalone net profit fell 88.5% to ₹161 crore in the quarter-ended December 2025, as against ₹1401 crore in the same period last year. The bank’s net interest income (NII) reduced 13% to ₹4562 crore in the reporting quarter, as against ₹5228 crore in the year ago…
Source: x.com/HardeepSPuri In the coming period there is no shortage of energy in the global market, you must negotiate effectively to get good prices, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri stated Friday. “In the coming period, I do not foresee any shortage of energy, you have negotiate this [global market currents],…
Gold, silver and platinum zoomed to new highs, resuming their rally on Friday, as the dollar had its poorest week since May 2025, even as geopolitical crises and threats to the US Federal Reserve from the Donald Trump administration. In India, gold rose to a new high, but silver ended short of Wednesday’s high in…
Adani Enterprises Ltd. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Adani Enterprises Ltd tanked 10.76% to ₹1,861.80 a share after the U.S. capital market regulator Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) sought U.S. court to bypass India and send summons to the conglomerate on bribery cases. Also Read | Adani Group completes full takeover of IANS news agency The stocks opened…
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty resumed their downward journey to end nearly 1% lower on Friday (January 23, 2026), dragged by widespread sell-off and the rupee depreciating to hit a record low against the U.S. dollar. Besides, investors rushing to safe-haven assets from riskier assets and unabated foreign capital outflows in the absence of…
Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters The World Economic Forum (WEF) has decided to establish five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including one in India’s Andhra Pradesh. Two such centres are already there in India—one in Mumbai and the other in Telangana. The Fourth Industrial Revolution Network is a…
