As Internet penetration deepens across rural India, consumerism in these regions is surging, drawing the attention of startups and venture capitalists eager to tap into this expanding market. From online marketplaces and…
Infra.market looks to tie up with miners, factories for home furnishing foray – Industry News
Infra.market, a tech-enabled building materials platform, looks to tie up with mine owners and procure materials from them. The company sources aggregates (stone chips) which is one of largest raw material of…
There’s lot of untapped potential in the Indian market: Amit Pratihari – Industry News
The retail jewellery segment remains largely untapped, presenting a significant opportunity for major gems and jewellery companies. Amit Pratihari, managing director of De Beers Group India, in an interview with Krishna Barot,…
‘We plan to nearly double our highway asset base in three years’ – Virendra Mhaiskar – Roadways News
IRB Infrastructure Developers (IRB), a leading integrated roads and highways infrastructure developer, is planning to nearly double its highway asset base to Rs 1.4 lakh crore in three years, managing director Virendra…
Middle class is evolving, not shrinking – Dipanjan Basu – Industry News
Fireside Ventures, which has backed brands like Mamaearth, BoAt, Slurrp Farm, cult.fit, Pilgrim and The Sleep Company, believes the middle class isn’t shrinking but evolving into multiple consumer personas. Dipanjan Basu, co-founder…
‘Ten-year benchmark yield will get lower in next 3-6 months’ – Market News
Inflows from passive funds into the government bond market will be significantly lower this year and for active flows, the trend is flattish-to-negative, feels Mahendra Kumar Jajoo, CIO-fixed income, Mirae Asset Investment…
‘We expect FIIs to continue to sell for some more time’- Nilesh Shah – Market News
Have the markets bottomed out? Nilesh Shah, managing director at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company says its a fair value market, stocks are close to historical averages but selling may continue till…
‘To reduce farm import tariffs for the US could be dangerous’ – Economy News
Former chief statistician Pronab Sen discusses the recent “large” revisions in the national income data by the National Statistical Office, the nature of the current growth slowdown, and the medium to long…
‘You have to be smart about where you are lending’, says Axis Bank’s Amitabh Chaudhry – Banking & Finance News
Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry believes the Citi acquisition has brought the bank more than it had expected in terms of business and retained customers. Chaudhry tells Shobhana Subramanian that…