Govt plans to borrow Rs 8.88 lakh crore in first half of FY24

The government plans to borrow Rs 8.88 lakh crore in the first half of FY2023-24. The borrowing plan was finalised by the government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of…

Alibaba to decide on control over new business units after IPOs

Alibaba Group’s breakup into separate companies will allow its business units to become more agile and eventually list on their own, the tech conglomerate’s chief executive Daniel Zhang said on…

Govt plans to borrow Rs 8.88 lakh cr from market in H1FY24

The government is looking to raise Rs 8.88 lakh crore through borrowing in the first half (April-September) of 2023-24 to fund the revenue gap for pushing economic growth, the Finance…

How JioCinema is killing OTT’s existing business model

With an estimated 20-25 million paying subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar expected to migrate to Reliance Industries-backed JioCinema to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament for free, the country’s…

Why 2023 can be a difficult year for Indian start-ups

Indian start-ups are bracing for lean times as the industry moves further into 2023. With investors now focussed on profitability while pinching their pennies, late-stage start-ups will experience more flat…

Decks cleared for Zee-Sony merger as ZEEL, IndusInd Bank settle dispute over dues

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and IndusInd Bank Ltd said on Wednesday that they have settled a dispute over a loan default, paving the way for the media company’s mega merger…

Average increments to drop from 9.4% to 9.1% in 2023 in India, says Deloitte

Average India increments are expected to go down from 9.4 per cent in 2022 to 9.1 per cent in 2023 across almost all sectors. While the Life Sciences sector will…

Indian travel sector to report operating profits after losses in last two fiscals: CRISIL

The Indian tours and travel sector is finally out of the red. According to a CRISIL report, the travel sector is set to report operating profits in fiscal 2023 after…

How India has become a growing market for anti-flu drug Oseltamivir

It’s that time of the year again when the spread of influenza reaches fever pitch. And with the flu season on us, can medication to treat it be far behind?…

How freight corridors can make India into a global industrial hub

As some parts of India reeled under massive power outages in April 2022 due to a sharp decline in coal stocks at some of the country’s biggest thermal power plants,…