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

Guide banks to absorb and adopt technology

There is a growing public perception that all NPAs are the result of fraudulent practices. This is not true. Mortality is part of enterprise....

RBI keeps a tight vigil on gold prices and loan growth

Gold loans have emerged as the largest segment within non-housing retail loans, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42.4 per cent...

What led to the repo rate cut

The minutes of the fifty-eighth meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India released on Friday offers interesting insights into...

Will banks become obsolete?

Fintechs have made deep inroads into banking and financial services. There is a feeling that over the next few decades it would make traditional...

IOB reports record net profit in Q1

IOB delivered its best-ever quarterly net profit, sustained strong growth in the retail and agriculture segments, significantly improved asset quality, and maintained a robust...

APY crosses 8 crore enrolments

In the current financial year alone (FY 2025–26), the scheme has added 39 lakh new subscribers, reflecting its continued popularity and outreach. Launched on May...

Less-known local area banks

One bank per state would be the norm. The winds of change will blow away the remaining local area banks. In India, three local area...

The valley of Indus errors

With over rs 2600 crore in financial discrepancies, a net quar­terly loss of Rs 2329 crore, and a high-profile leadership exodus, the controversy has...

HK branch of IOB draws ire

In a regulatory filing with the stock exchanges under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the bank disclosed that HKMA found contraventions...

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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...