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22.01 / 08:35

markets COST Citi trends students show 2020 Why reversing China’s demographic decline will prove far harder than Beijing may reckon

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China has just announced that births in 2025 plunged to 7.92 million, from 9.54 million the previous year, and almost half of what was projected (14.33 million) when the one-child policy was repealed in 2016. In fact, China’s births have fallen to a level comparable to that of 1738 CE, when the country’s total population was only about 150 million.

22.01 / 06:13

markets COST UPS Provident Aware Experts From SIPs to safety nets: How parents should plan for soaring education costs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As education costs rise faster than inflation, many parents are starting to plan early for their children’s higher studies. Kolkata-based Akash Samanta, 38, and Meghna Basu, 36, a homemaker, have not specifically planned for their five-year-old son Aihik’s education, but they invest monthly in a public provident fund (PPF) account.

22.01 / 04:55

markets COST UPS security pandemic reports JSW Steel Q3 preview: Import curbs lift stock, but earnings seen under pressure

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: JSW Steel stock has surged in the past three weeks in tandem with domestic steel prices after the government put a levy on cheaper imports. The steelmaker’s shares rose 5.7% since 30 December, outperforming the benchmark Sensex, which fell 3.3% over the same period.

22.01 / 01:45

COST UPS Progressive Gap Sustainability Bill recommendations Your power bills may rise annually after Centre proposes index-linked pricing

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Electricity bills for consumers across India could begin rising automatically every year starting next fiscal, regardless of political reluctance at the state level. The Union power ministry has proposed index-linked tariff revisions in its draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) released on Wednesday, to force cost-reflective pricing if state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) fail to act.

22.01 / 01:45

markets COST security President War country The true danger posed by Donald Trump

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. EUROPEANs EXPECTED a diatribe, but in Davos President Donald Trump was almost conciliatory. He demanded “right, title and ownership" of Greenland, but abandoned tariffs, ruled out force and later hailed new “framework" talks.

21.01 / 17:13

COST UPS Digital Enterprise Interviews L&T bets $1 bn on inhouse forte to face Tata, Adani, Reliance in AI data centres

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI : Larsen and Toubro Ltd expects its billion-dollar bet on data centres to pay off, banking on its ability to control costs by owning land, physical infrastructure and servers.

21.01 / 12:11

markets COST Manufacturing security economy Experts Courts On board the reform express: 10 milestones India must hit

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai: On 30 December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that “India has boarded the reform express". Next generation of reforms unleashed to modernize institutions and simplify governance will add momentum to the growth journey and ensure long term inclusive development, he added.

21.01 / 11:29

markets COST Booking Aviat Airlines travelers Courts A matter of public interest: Are India’s dynamic airfares that go up and down fair to everyone?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A Bengaluru resident had travelled to Chennai for a visa appointment that was unexpectedly delayed. As a result, the person missed a return train and had to take a last-minute flight to make it back in time for work.

21.01 / 11:29

markets COST UPS Platform Enterprise reports Features IndiaMART to step up tech investments over two years after strong Q3: CEO Dinesh Agarwal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU: Riding a sharp jump in December-quarter earnings, B2B e-commerce marketplace IndiaMART is gearing up to invest in technology over the next two years, doubling down on AI-led automation and platform upgrades to turn leads into customers and improve supplier relations, a top executive told Mint on Wednesday. “It is the age of AI advancements.

21.01 / 10:31

markets COST Provident Boxing film show Courts Certification delays remain a chronic headache for producers, cinema owners

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The censorship trials of Tamil films Jana Nayagan and Parasakthi show that not only is the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) understaffed, but the revising committee, tasked with addressing filmmakers’ grievances, is also often unreliable.

21.01 / 09:39

COST Citi FIVE Metro country Traffic Why many Asian megacities are miserable places

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. FOR SEVEN decades Tokyo was considered the world’s most populous city. That was 15 years too long, according to data released last month by the UN.

21.01 / 09:01

COST UPS security Sustainability show performer Why AU Small Finance Bank's profit surge isn't just about growth

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. AU Small Finance Bank delivered a strong December quarter (Q3FY26) performance, marked by robust growth and sustained improvement in margins and asset quality. Net profit rose 19% sequentially to ₹668 crore, surpassing estimates.

21.01 / 09:01

markets COST UPS Provident Platform security Sebi, Amfi in talks on cutting KYC, depository charges with an eye on mutual fund profitability

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's mutual fund industry body is in discussions with the markets regulator to reduce certain fixed or non-variable costs borne by mutual funds, as these charges do not decline with growth in assets and continue to weigh on profitability, said three people familiar with the matter. Costs such as know your customer (KYC) charges and depository fees are largely fixed in nature since they are levied on each onboarded investor.

21.01 / 07:07

markets COST Apple wellness Celebrity performer Sharpe ratio and what it means for your risk-adjusted returns

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When investing, the allure of stellar returns often becomes the primary driver of decision-making. As investors celebrate a mutual fund scheme that delivers a 15% annual return, only a few stop to ask: at what cost? At a time when financial markets are turbulent, you need to weigh risks and returns.

21.01 / 07:01

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Volkswagen Tesla Porsche Chinese EVs blow past Tesla and tariffs en route to global reign

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Julian Scot-Smith was window shopping at a Porsche dealership with his wife in London’s fancy Mayfair district before Christmas, sizing up the SUVs. Then the couple peeked into another dealership around the corner.

21.01 / 06:35

markets COST UPS Aviat Airlines travelers Commentary IndiGo Q3 earnings preview: Flight cancellations cloud investor outlook

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi/Mumbai: As IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, announces its December-quarter earnings on Thursday, the focus will be on the operational disruptions last month that unsettled passengers, regulators, and investors alike. The airline, with 63% market share, cancelled about 4,500 flights in the first week of December as it scrambled to adjust schedules to comply with revised flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms for pilots.

21.01 / 03:39

COST UPS cover 2020 symptoms How to get insured if you have a pre-existing health condition

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last month a friend called to say that she had forgotten to renew her health insurance. With the break, the insurer refused to renew her cover because she had previously had cancer.

21.01 / 03:39

COST Waters Aware security Trade reports Two years on, telecom regulator still can’t own its head office

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For a regulator tasked with overseeing one of India’s most critical infrastructure sectors, operating from an office it does not legally own is an unusual predicament. Nearly two years after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) moved into its new headquarters at the World Trade Centre in New Delhi's Nauroji Nagar, the premises are yet to be registered in its name, with the process stuck over a missing no-objection certificate from the ministry of housing and urban affairs, three officials aware of the matter said.

21.01 / 00:39

markets COST Strategy Mobile country Interviews Tata Motors wants to stick to its profitable growth strategy even as rivals chip market share

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tata Motors Ltd, the commercial vehicle business of the Tata group, wants to continue focusing on growing profitability on the back of its product range, even as rivals including Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland and VE Commercial Vehicles grow market share.

21.01 / 00:25

COST UPS Analysis Sustainability Cycling show reports Early Q3 earnings show costs overtaking revenues, flipping the profit cycle

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India Inc. may have finally found its revenue footing in the December quarter after a year of sluggish demand.

21.01 / 00:25

COST Provident Target Gap wellness Experts exclusive Govt eyes dual allocations for MGNREGA, new rural jobs scheme in transition year

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Even as a two-decade-old welfare employment scheme is set to be replaced by a new one, the upcoming Union budget may carve out separate allocations for both schemes to ensure there are no gaps in jobs during the transition period, according to the minister in charge of rural development. The new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) scheme, to be notified by the Centre, will give states six months’ transition time.

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