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Slackening consumer demand is reining in animal spirits of economy

Uncertainty over outcome of elections has cast a shadow on investments & consumer demand has been hit by relatively tight financial conditions.

Election promises are giving a big push to financing deals for infrastructure projects

Loans for projects came to Rs 520 billion in March quarter, the highest since 2011, compared with Rs 144 billion in previous quarter.

Global analysts are ratcheting up their profit forecasts for Indian equities

Fundamentals of corporate India are improving & projections for next year’s earnings at S&P BSE Sensex Index companies has jumped to a record high.

India to inject Rs 482 billion into state lenders to boost loans

The govt is hoping that a stronger banking system will help bolster loan growth hovering near a five-year high seen in December.

India is sleepwalking to trouble on debt of real estate developers

A lack of project cash flows, combined with costlier refinancing, could force property assets to head straight to the morgue after moratorium.

Indian nurses are not paying back their education loans

Total education loan NPAs of state-run banks grew to 8.97 per cent as of 31 March 2018, from 7.29 per cent two years ago.

‘Shameless’ crowdfunding to loans at 24%, Indians will do anything for Instagram-worthy trips

Millennial Indians are coming up with new, creative ways to fund their exotic travels — whether it's a trip across Europe or a weekend getaway to Lonavla.

Festive spirit does little to revive animal spirits in India

Overall activity indicator compiled by Bloomberg shows sharp drop in a liquidity indicator & slowing growth in infrastructure industries. Mumbai: A banking liquidity crunch and...

These are the terms of the truce between the RBI & Modi govt

The RBI has agreed to look into longstanding demands of the government, including easing of lending norms.  

IL&FS effect slams brakes on runaway growth of non-bank finance companies

RBI is looking at strengthening guidelines for non-bank lenders to avoid rollover risks after the IL&FS defaults.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?