If you would like to participate in India’s sustainable economy, this may be your chance as the country is putting its first sovereign green bond on the radar of domestic asset managers, including state-run insurers and pension funds, as well as fo

Investors gain from the stock market via two channels: change in stock prices as capital gains and through dividend payouts by the companies from profits or surplus out of divestments during a period. Conservative investors looking for comfort and

After cutting through their mountain of bad debts, Indian banks seem to be on the growth path again. The health of Indian banks continued to improve in 2021-22 with their balance sheet growing at double digits after a gap of seven years and

There could be serious trouble ahead for former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar, her husband and businessman Deepak Kochhar and Videocon’s promoter Venugopal Dhoot. The Central Bureau of Investigation has reportedly told a court that the K

What are dividends? A shareholder's total benefit from stock ownership comes in the form of capital appreciation (a rise in the price of the shares) or dividends. Dividends are periodic payments made by companies to shareholders from their earning

A central government minister has said that the country’s top 50 defaulters owe banks a staggering Rs 92,570 crore. To be sure, these are ‘willful defaulters’ who have the ability to repay the loans, but they are unwilling to do so.

The Indian government wants to make sweeter the deal it is offering for the divestment in IDBI Bank. News reports say that the government is likely to waive some tax norms for the buyer of IDBI Bank in a bid to attract more suitors for a maj

PSU bank stocks have been making headlines recently due to their impressive performance in the market. The performance of PSB stocks last month has been spectacular.The NIFTY PSU bank index has rallied 93 in the past year, while the NIFTY bank in

About the AMCs Navi Mutual Fund and HDFC Mutual Fund represent two distinct approaches in India’s asset management world. Navi MF is a newer, digital-first AMC known for its ultra-low costs, especially in passive (index) funds and overseas fund-

Last week, a friend of mine said, “Where do you think markets are headed? There is a global economic slowdown, massive layoffs are happening, inflation is at record levels in most nations, and amid all that Indian stock markets are rallying. The

Yesterday, I went out with a friend of mine, we stopped at a roadside stall to have panipuri. After I was done eating, I went to scan the QR code for payment, but I could not make the payment through UPI because the network was shaky in

Electricity demand in the country, a barometer of economic activity in the country, saw its growth rate pegged at a little more than 12 last month over the year-ago period. This comes after softer demand that actually declined marginally the previou