Bank profits rise for 7th year, bad loans fall to multi-year low

RBI imposes restrictions on Loknete RD Kshirsagar Sahakari Bank MUMBAI: RBI has said that the banking sector remains resilient, backed by double-digit balance sheet growth and sustained profitability. Asset quality improved further, with the gross non-performing assets ratio falling to a multi-decadal low and the slippage ratio declining for the fifth straight year. While commercial…

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All exports to get duty-free access to Australia from Jan 1: Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: Starting Thursday, Australia is set to provide duty-free access to all Indian exports under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday.“From Jan 1, 2026, 100% of Australian tariff lines will be zero-duty for Indian exports, unlocking fresh opportunities for labour-intensive sectors,” Goyal posted on…

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India’s clean energy push: Record 44.5 GW renewable capacity added in 2025, says government; non-fossil capacity at 262.74 GW

India recorded its highest-ever annual renewable energy capacity addition this year, installing 44.5 GW of new capacity till November, nearly doubling the additions seen in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).With this expansion, the country’s renewable energy installed capacity has reached 253.96 GW, while overall non-fossil…

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Flight chaos continues: IndiGo cancels over 50 flights due to ‘forecasted bad weather’; Air India issues advisory

NEW DELHI: Flight travel across India remain disrupted for another day on Monday with several flights cancelled and many cancellations set for tuesday as well.As per the IndiGo’s cancelled flight data, 59 flights, scheduled for December 30 have now been cancelled. 116 flights were cancelled on Monday, majorly due to bad weather while 5 were…

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India has narrowed the AI gap with Silicon Valley, says Elevation’s Krishna Mehra

SAN FRANCISCO: India is no longer a decade behind Silicon Valley in building with artificial intelligence, Elevation Capital’s AI partner Krishna Mehra said, arguing that founders in Bengaluru and other Indian hubs are now closer to the global frontier and should aim to build category-leading companies rather than “number two or three” players.“In the SaaS…

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