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December 11, 2025 7:13 PM

India needs sevenfold expansion of corporate bond market, says NITI Aayog CEO

India’s corporate bond market must grow nearly seven times its current size if the country is to meet its long-term financing demands and reduce its heavy reliance on bank-led debt, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Wednesday. He was speak...

December 12, 2025 8:55 AM

Sensex, Nifty rebound after Fed rate cut, end 3-day losing streak

Indian stock markets bounced back on Thursday, ending a three-day losing streak, after the US Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest rate cut. The move boosted investor sentiment and lifted key indices across the board. At the closing b...

December 11, 2025 4:08 PM

AIM–NITI Aayog, HUL Join Hands to Boost Circular Economy Start-ups

In a major push to strengthen India’s circular economy, NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) have partnered to launch a nationwide start-up acceleration programme focused on plastic circularity. Announc...

December 11, 2025 2:21 PM

80 pc of rural households report higher consumption, 42.2 pc see income growth: NABARD

About 80 per cent of rural households have consistently reported higher consumption over the last year a hallmark of rising prosperity, a NABARD survey showed on Thursday. About 67.3 per cent of monthly income is now spent on consumption, the highes...

December 11, 2025 12:27 PM

IndiaAI Pre-Summit in Gandhinagar focuses on AI for good governance

India has taken another step toward building a responsible and inclusive AI ecosystem with the IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), organising a Regional Pre-Summit Event in Gandhinagar on Thursday. ...

December 10, 2025 5:04 PM

National Handicrafts Week Shines Light on India’s Rural Craft Economy

The country is celebrating National Handicrafts Week from December 8 to14 with a renewed focus on rural artisans, traditional craftsmanship and the government schemes that support India’s vibrant craft economy. The week also features the National ...

December 10, 2025 4:56 PM

ADB lifts India’s 2025–26 growth forecast to 7.2%

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised India’s growth forecast for 2025–26 by 0.7 percentage points—from 6.5 per cent to 7.2 per cent—days after the country posted strong July–September quarter numbers and signs of a stronger fiscal ou...

December 10, 2025 5:13 PM

Sensex, Nifty slip as markets turn cautious ahead of US Fed decision

Indian Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Wednesday as investors stayed cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision due later in the day. The Sensex fell 275.01 points, or 0.32 per cent, to finish at 84,39...

December 10, 2025 4:28 PM

E-commerce major Amazon to invest over $35 billion in India through 2030

US e-commerce major Amazon on Wednesday announced to invest more than $35 billion across all its businesses in India through 2030. The US-headquartered company plans to spread this investment across what it calls its three strategic pillars viz AI-d...

December 10, 2025 10:25 AM

Sensex, Nifty open in green zone amid mixed global cues

Indian benchmark indices opened in green zone on Wednesday after two days of consecutive losses, amid mixed global cues and investor optimism of a US Fed rate cut. As of 9.30 am, Sensex advanced 231 points, or 0.27 per cent at 84,898 and Nifty added...

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