Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance
'Green Growth': a dealmaker or deal-breaker for climate startups?
Climate-focused startups will play a key role in enabling the government's 'green growth' push announced in Budget 2023-24, stakeholders and ......
TMT
Bessemer adds Web3 as new 'roadmap' for India investments
Bessemer Venture Partners, which floated its first India-dedicated fund late last year after investing in the country for over a ......
Finance
Fintech services launch neobanks to offer credit, other banking solutions
India’s new-age financial technology services companies are increasingly launching neobanking platforms to offer credit and other banking solutions to customers ......
Finance
How coronavirus threatens to derail years of effort to control India govt debt
When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget in February, a little factoid went largely unnoticed and mostly under-reported. For ......
Infrastructure
Why the $12-bn bailout for electricity distribution firms won't light up the power sector
Earlier this month, the Narendra Modi government decided to provide a credit line of Rs 90,000 crore (almost $12 billion) ......
General
Why one-year suspension of bankruptcy law has put bankers, investors in tough spot
Creditors, investors and even companies involved in distressed asset resolution will suffer a major setback as the government has decided ......
Finance
How govt's ‘huge' stimulus will seep into small businesses
As part of its Rs 20 trillion ‘stimulus package’ announced last week, the Narendra Modi government announced a slew of ......
Economy
Slowing growth, widening deficit hint at tough choices for upcoming Budget
As she gets ready to present her second full Budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have more than just fiscal ......
Economy
Flashback 2019: The year when the economy took a hard right turn towards turmoil
Soon after winning a second term in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target to boost the Indian economy’s ......
Finance
India PIPE, hedge funds record sharp drop in new fund commitments, dry powder
Indian hedge funds and private equity firms that invest in stock markets have reported a sharp drop in new fund ......