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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicEconomy

Topic: Economy

West Bengal economy’s fall has been stunning. Too obsessed with agriculture

Its manufacturing sector is focused on metals, chemicals, food processing. These don’t generate the multiplier effects of newer industries in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

A fierce battle rages between India’s economy and ecology. ‘Pricing’ nature’s services can help

Making environmental destruction costly – either through carbon tax or mandatory offset credits – can help solve climate problems.

Nexus Malls, India’s first publicly traded retail REIT, pre-opens 4% higher in trading debut

The Blackstone Inc-backed Indian retail REIT comprises 17 shopping complexes, two hotels and three office buildings.

How does NPA impact the lending culture of banks in India

Banks have to focus on financial resilience, to make the revenue model agile and a cost- to-income ratio of at least 35%-40%, writes Divya Soni.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.