Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality. IMAGE:......

Who's The Most Generous Of Them All?

Even the biggest Indian philanthropists are far behind their global peers, finds India Philanthropy Report 2024. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

Taxtortion Is Here To Stay!

If you think that revenue officials are going berserk, acting on their own, while the government chants the mantra of 'ease of doing business', you would be wrong.These moves appear to have full......

India will touch peak population of 1.69 bn in 2063

By 2030, 600 million people will be living in cities in India, representing 40 per cent of the population.. IMAGE: A view of an overcrowded market in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo On Tuesday, the......

What You Need To Know About Cyber Fraud

The number of digital financial frauds rose more than four times in FY24 year-on-year to comprise 80 per cent of all financial frauds. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Outgoing RBI......

Can Setty Take SBI To New Heights?

It is to be seen if State Bank of India under Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, who will have a three-year term, can ride the economic cycle to take the bank to new heights. Photograph: Rupak De......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Near term demand triggers lacking for liquor major United Spirits

The stock of United Spirits, the country’s largest liquor company by market capitalisation (mcap), has gained 11 per cent over the past week on double-digit growth guidance, rising......