India’s online skilling firms banked on co-branded courses for years, leveraging the credibility of legacy institutions. As the nation’s young population swells and stricter visa norms shut the gates overseas, some of them are chasing full university status. Master’s Union and Scaler, among higher education platforms that promise to impart industry-ready skills outside the traditional…
Mumbai: IDFC First Bank has cut interest rates and tweaked slabs for savings accounts by up to 200 basis points for certain categories, marking one of the sharpest reductions by a private lender in recent months, according to a revised rate card effective 9 January. Under the revised structure, balances of ₹1 lakh to ₹10…
Before deregulation, India had only two state-run airlines, Air India and Indian Airlines. Since 1991, about 45 private carriers have been approved. Of these, 29 have ceased operations while six have merged with other airlines. Today, there are only 10 airlines, including eight passenger and two cargo operators. Apart from InterGlobe Enterprises Ltd, which runs…
What are the oil companies worried about? Though Venezuela sits on huge reserves, its oil output is just 9,30,000 bpd – less than 1% of global output. This is because the sector has suffered from decades of under-investment and crumbling infrastructure. Reviving it will require billions of dollars of investment, which makes little sense at…
SBI’s rare move to raise ₹6,000 crore via certificates of deposit underscores tight liquidity and deposit stress, even as credit demand remains strong across the banking system. Source link
What is a Battery Pack Aadhaar Number? The ministry of road transport and highways proposed the creation of a Battery Pack Aadhaar System, a local digital identification and data storage system, on 2 January. Each battery pack will have the 21-digit BPAN, which will allow end-to-end traceability of batteries throughout their lifecycles. BPAN will provide…
“On health insurance, we saw a surge in Google search volume in September and October, but it came down in November and December. This shows that demand for retail products will not see a major bump-up immediately, but hopefully, within the longer term, this will have an impact on the industry in a sustained way,”…
“Trai has been established under TRAI Act 1997, inter alia, to regulate the telecommunication services and to protect the interest of service providers and consumers of telecom sector. In order to ensure effective discharge of its functions under TRAI Act, 1997, the Authority has, sent various proposals for amendment in the TRAI Act, 1997 to…
India’s fintech sector is entering a new consolidation phase, with deal activity expected to accelerate in 2026, senior executives at Kotak Investment Banking said. Speaking at the firm’s annual press conference on Wednesday, top executives said that fragmented markets and weak profitability are pushing venture-backed fintech players to combine rather than compete. “(Fintech) companies have…
“Bandra Bay represents one of Mumbai’s most compelling emerging luxury waterfront micro-markets. Its strategic location at Bandra Reclamation offers uninterrupted views of the Arabian Sea, proximity to BKC, and connectivity via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, coastal road network, and Western Express Highway,” said Niranjan Hiranandani, chairman, Hiranandani Communities. Source link