MUMBAI: A structural shift is reshaping India’s microfinance sector, with regulated lenders displacing informal sources as borrowing from moneylenders fell to 1% in 2024–25 from 46% in 2011, according to a survey by Microfinance Industry Network and National Council of Applied Economic Research.The survey, which covered 10,342 borrowers across 10 states, shows a maturing market…
18 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक पाकिस्तान में पेट्रोल की कीमतों में कटौती का ऐलान किया है। सरकार ने पेट्रोल पर लगने वाली लेवी में 80 रुपया (पाकिस्तानी रुपया) ये प्रति लीटर की कमी की है। इस फैसले के बाद अब पाकिस्तान में पेट्रोल 378 रुपया प्रति लीटर की दर से मिलेगा। इससे पहले गुरुवार को…
The Middle East crisis has stretched beyond the one month mark, sending ripples across the globe. While somes nations are hiking fuel prices, others are introducing other measures to cushion consumers from the impact while balancing energy reserves. Pakistan is no stranger to the ongoing energy volitality as the country imports almost 85% of its…
MUMBAI: Credit growth continued to outpace deposit mobilisation for Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and IDFC FIRST Bank at the end of the March quarter, reflecting sustained loan demand in a tight liquidity environment.Punjab National Bank reported global advances of Rs 12,61,420 crore as of March 31, 2026, up nearly 13% year-onyear, while…
HYDERABAD: The Centre’s push to ensure 10,000 geographical indication (GI)-tagged products by 2030 seems to have moved into a higher gear, with the total number of GI applications finally crossing the 2,000 mark to reach 2,013 as on April 2, 2026.While Kashmir Kagzi Badam was the 2,000th application to be filed on April 2 this…
नई दिल्ली2 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक कल की बड़ी खबर घरेलू उड़ान से जुड़ी रही। केंद्र सरकार ने एयरलाइंस को फ्लाइट में 60% सीटें बिना अतिरिक्त शुल्क के चुनने देने वाले निर्देश को अस्थायी रूप से रोक दिया है। वहीं, गूगल ने अपने ईमेल प्लेटफॉर्म जीमेल में नया फीचर लॉन्च किया है, जिससे अब आप…
नई दिल्ली1 घंटे पहले कॉपी लिंक कल की बड़ी खबर घरेलू उड़ान से जुड़ी रही। केंद्र सरकार ने एयरलाइंस को फ्लाइट में 60% सीटें बिना अतिरिक्त शुल्क के चुनने देने वाले निर्देश को अस्थायी रूप से रोक दिया है। वहीं, गूगल ने अपने ईमेल प्लेटफॉर्म जीमेल में नया फीचर लॉन्च किया है, जिससे अब आप…
MUMBAI: The rupee recorded its strongest recovery in 13 years, rising 173 paise to close at 93.1 from Tuesday’s 94.83, after RBI tightened rules to curb speculative bets and forced a sharp unwinding of dollar positions.However, with a fresh round of US bombing in Iran post market hours, which resulted in global oil prices surging…
MUMBAI: Staging a spirited recovery, stock markets pared early losses to close higher on Thursday, sensex rising by 185 points and Nifty settling above 22,700 on strong value buying in IT and banking shares and a sharp rebound in the rupee.Rebounding more than 2,000 points from the day’s low, sensex finally settled higher by 185…
NEW DELHI: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has asked over 30 CEOs and managing directors of group companies to brace for a tougher business environment, as the war in West Asia is disrupting supply chains, sources said.At a review meeting on the war’s implications on Thursday, Chandrasekaran told top executives that more than 10,000 Tata…