Kerala Travel Mart Society (KTM), the tourism industry body, has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to offer urgent relief measures for the tourism and hospitality sector which was reeling under severe distress caused by geopolitical tensions in West Asia and mounting operational costs. KTM President Jose Pradeep, in aContinue Reading
Dr. V Ananatha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Large companies must ensure timely release of payments to micro and small enterprises to ease their working capital needs and reduce cost of funds, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said onContinue Reading
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a Cabinet briefing, in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Stressed by the West Asia crisis, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the 5th edition to emergency credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS) to support credit flow of ₹2.55 lakh crore with up toContinue Reading
NITI Aayog has outlined a detailed action plan for the rollout of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) 2.0, recommending decentralised state-led execution, sector-focused transformation cycles, and stronger global engagement to drive India’s journey towards a $30 trillion economy by 2047. According to the report, India’s DPI initiatives are already contributing nearlyContinue Reading
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal | Photo Credit: BHAWIKA CHHABRA Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said India and New Zealand will sign a long-pending bilateral trade agreement on April 27 (Monday), marking a key step to boost trade ties between the two countries. SpeakingContinue Reading
India’s bestselling author dismantles three myths young writers live by—in one conversation On Episode 3 of I.I.M.U.N.’s conversational podcast Before I Became Me, hosted by Rishabh Shah, bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi, whose thrillers include The Rozabal Line, The Krishna Key, and Chanakya’s Chant, delivered the kind of advice that onlyContinue Reading
Overall, ICRA has maintained a Stable outlook on the Indian banking sector for FY27. With India’s real GDP growth expected to grow at a slower clip of 6.5 per cent in FY27 against an estimated 7.5 per cent for FY26, ICRA sees bank credit moderating and slippage rate rising inContinue Reading
