Month: December 2025
Deeptech funding ticks up as startups move beyond labs in 2025
India’s deeptech sector saw a marginal increase in funding in 2025, with capital increasingly flowing into startups that have moved beyond proof-of-concept and laboratory-stage validation….
Budget 2026: Private capex likely to gather steam next year
New Delhi: Private investment is expected to pick up in 2026, supported by strong domestic consumption, the reduction in goods and services tax (GST) levies,…
Nudged by taxman, MNCs tell staff to reveal undisclosed foreign assets
Mumbai: In the countdown to December 31, some missives from the taxman have the polite yet ominous tone of a last and final call. Several…
10-year hiatus to handshake: India-New Zealand trade pact nears finish line
India–New Zealand Trade Pact: India and New Zealand are close to inking a free trade agreement, the talks for which restarted this year in March…
India’s exports rebound in Nov on supply-chain shifts, US holiday restocking: GTRI
Supply-chain realignments and inventory restocking ahead of the US holiday season helped India’s exports rebound in November, think tank GTRI said on Sunday. After recording…
GeM facilitates Rs 2,200 cr asset disposal for govt entities in 4 years
New Delhi: Public procurement portal Government E-Marketplace (GeM) has enabled government departments and entities to raise Rs 2,200 crore over the last about four years…
VB—G RAM G Bill gets President nod, replacing MGNREGA with new rural employment policy
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave assent to Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Bill, 2025, replacing age-old MGNREGA with…
IIT-B paper suggests changes on housing CPI computation review proposal
Mumbai: A technical paper by IIT-Bombay has suggested changes on the proposed revisions to capturing changes in the housing services component of consumer price inflation…
Indigenous startup Digantara ventures into tracking missiles from space
Digantara, which specialises in monitoring space debris, has ventured into the domain of tracking missiles using satellites, citing greater interest from governments across the world…
RBI MPC likely to remain on extended pause; further rate cuts hinge on inflation trend: ICICI
The Reserve Bank of India‘s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to remain on an extended policy pause after its recent rate cut, with any…