New Delhi, May 4 (KNN) The Centre has notified two major changes to foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, easing norms for certain overseas investors with exposure to neighbouring countries and allowing up to 100 percent FDI in the insurance sector. Under the revised rules, effective May 1, foreign companies withContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 16 (KNN) India’s retail inflation rose marginally to 3.48 per cent in April 2026 from 3.40 per cent in March, while financial conditions remained significantly tighter than historical averages, according to a Crisil Intelligence report. The ongoing West Asia conflict — now past 74 days — isContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 28 (KNN) India should overhaul its approach to managing global economic shocks by prioritising targeted structural reforms over repeated reliance on fiscal subsidies, according to a white paper by Think Change Forum (TCF) on the ongoing West Asia crisis. The white paper titled ‘Economic Ringfence Amid theContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN) India’s economy grew at 7.7 per cent in FY2025–26, up from 7.1 per cent in FY2024–25 and marginally above the government’s own earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent, according to provisional estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 16 (KNN) The latest amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code are expected to accelerate insolvency resolutions and improve recovery outcomes for lenders, according to a report by ICRA. The Code, which has undergone six amendments over the past decade, has been progressively refined to enableContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 5 (KNN) India has emerged as one of the most resilient large emerging market economies since 2020, supported by strong foreign exchange reserves and stable macroeconomic policies, according to Moody’s Ratings. In a report on emerging markets released on Tuesday, the agency noted that India’s sizeable forexContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 19 (KNN) India should raise its investment in research and development (R&D) from the current 0.64 percent to at least 2 percent of GDP over the next four to five years to strengthen the country’s innovation ecosystem, according to a new report released by NITI Aayog. Continue Reading
