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WeWork India IPO: Why the company faces questions over finances, governance and promoter disclosures

October 15, 2025 02:05 IST

The company says its financial position was strong and denies any concealment of legal matters

EPFO eases money withdrawal terms: What has changed, why some are unhappy

October 14, 2025 16:10 IST

EPF New Withdrawal Rules Explained: The number of withdrawals allowed and the reasons for which you can withdraw the money have both been changed. Do employees stand to benefit or are there potential risks too? We explain.

Recipients of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics are announced during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025: How the winners explained economic growth becoming the new normal

October 14, 2025 16:38 IST

The work of the newly minted Nobel laureates lies at the heart of many of the burning debates at present. Should governments subsidise R&D in companies? Should they subsidise social welfare?

How grain, not sugar, is fuelling India’s ethanol productionSubscriber Only

October 13, 2025 07:20 IST

A programme that was originally meant to support sugarcane growers has attracted Rs 40,000 crore of investment and turned out more beneficial for standalone grain-based ethanol manufacturers

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Trump’s 100% tariffs on China: How Chinese rare earth export curbs may ignite next trade war

October 12, 2025 13:16 IST

China on Trump Tariffs Explained: The move follows the sweeping export controls on rare earths and associated technologies announced by China earlier this week. Here is everything to know.

Is a market crash looming? AI-fuelled rally in US stocks could unwind, impending bust could singe global marketsSubscriber Only

October 12, 2025 15:31 IST

The relentless rally in AI-focused tech stocks, while stretching valuations, comes alongside genuine worries regarding the monetisation potential of AI, and concerns regarding the health of the world trade system and the US economy

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Revisiting India’s industrial barometer: Base year revision of IIP

October 11, 2025 07:05 IST

The sector’s share in Gross Value Added (GVA) has doubled since the early 1950s, averaging 62.5% over the first half of this decade. Agriculture and allied activities, while still essential, now contribute to about 15% of the GVA. But industry, at around 22% of the GVA, leaves scope for improvement.

Gold Silver ETF India: An employee displays gold ornaments at a jewellery showroom ahead of 'Dhanteras' festival, in Agartala, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.

Gold and silver rally: What’s sparking the demand, and are price corrections expected?Subscriber Only

October 12, 2025 22:39 IST

Gold and silver rally continue, Gold Silver ETF India: Analysts expect some corrections in prices in the near term due to profit booking, but maintain a bullish outlook on gold and silver prices over the long-term.

An artist gives final touches to a voter awareness mural on the wall, in Patna, Bihar, on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Bihar’s economy needs jobs and investments, but can it afford pre-poll sops?Subscriber Only

October 11, 2025 20:17 IST

The Bihar government has estimated it will spend just under Rs 42,000 crore as capital expenditure in 2025-26. This is only 14 per cent of its total expenditure. How is the rest of the amount being spent, and what do key indicators show about Bihar's economy before elections?

How the Israel–Hamas ceasefire could impact global trade and India’s economic interests

October 12, 2025 13:03 IST

Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Impact Explained: Longer routes around the Cape of Good Hope resulted in vessels spending more time at sea than usual. This impacted the profit margins of Indian companies, but the signing of the deal does not assure relief.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks during the 4th edition of Kautilya Economic Conclave, in New Delhi on Sunday.

On India’s GDP growth trajectory, compared to Pakistan, China and the US

October 10, 2025 07:00 IST

In Explained’s new weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra looks at the size of India’s GDP growth in recent decades, in relation to a few other countries.

Workers at a shoe export factory in Sikandra near Agra, UP.

ExplainSpeaking | The lingering worry for India’s growth: Tepid investments by private sector

October 9, 2025 13:08 IST

When the private sector enthusiastically invests in the economy, there is less pressure on the government to be the prime mover through tax cuts or other means. Where does India’s private investment stand at the moment?

India UK trade deal: How the pact partly shields India from volatile US trade policiesSubscriber Only

October 10, 2025 06:14 IST

US tariffs impact India, India UK trade deal: The implementation of the UK deal, expected by July next year, not only strengthens India’s trade diversification strategy for goods exports but also improves linkages with one of the world’s most developed services sector economies. Here's how.

F&O trading continues to draw in retail investors, despite SEBI flagging risks involved. Here’s why

October 12, 2025 23:53 IST

Despite various measures announced by the markets regulator to curb speculative trading in derivatives markets, retail investors continue to be attracted to F&O trading in hopes of quick profits, but often end up incurring significant losses.

Renewables edge out coal as world’s biggest source of electricity: Many positives, some concernsSubscriber Only

October 9, 2025 07:10 IST

The new Ember report said that while coal use fell in both China and India, the dip in India was deemed as 'temporary' while it was cited as 'more structural' in China. Here are the report's takeaways, and the state of renewable energy use in India.

Explained Interview | ‘India must identify its market, be pragmatic in manufacturing semiconductor chips’Subscriber Only

October 8, 2025 06:56 IST

Kristy Hsu, Director of Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, argues that countries need not manufacture the most advanced chips, but should focus instead on the chips which best serve the local market.

Explained | The unusual divergence in India’s stock market trends: renewed IPO frenzy amid placid secondary markets

October 12, 2025 23:53 IST

Since the primary market creates new securities and the secondary market is where they are traded, companies usually raise fresh capital when share prices rise, and the IPO pipeline slows when indices fall. What is happening now breaks that usual pattern

From Washington to London: A new economic consensus

October 6, 2025 09:07 IST

As many as 55 leading international economists have drafted a London Consensus, which they claim offers an alternative to the 'outdated' Washington Consensus, whose policy prescriptions of trade liberalisation, deregulation, and privatisation held sway from the 1990s through much of the last decade.

Two mega IPOs hit the market as others wait on the sidelines: Should investors subscribe?

October 5, 2025 14:07 IST

Tata Capital IPO, LG Electronics India IPO: Market analysts believe that both IPOs are reasonably priced and that investors with a long-term perspective may consider participating in these public offerings. But, both have some key differences.

As govt eases N-power restrictions, how India’s SMR ambitions will get private sector boost

October 6, 2025 16:31 IST

Small modular reactors, which have a capacity of 30MWe to 300 MWe per unit, are being seen as important for nuclear energy to remain a commercially competitive option, especially when large nuclear projects are facing implementation delays. Here's what is happening in India.

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What resumption of India-China direct flights could mean for airlines, flyersSubscriber Only

October 4, 2025 07:35 IST

India China direct flights, India China airline news: According to industry insiders, airlines — Chinese as well as Indian — had been awaiting the green light, as there is high demand for travel between the two countries, primarily for trade and business.

The RBI’s latest surveys show that falling inflation rate has also had a salutary effect on consumer confidence across India.

On declining inflation, improving consumer confidence

October 3, 2025 10:02 IST

In Explained’s new weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra looks at inflation and consumer confidence, and provides key takeaways from latest RBI data.

RBI unlocks capital market liquidity with funding boost at a time markets are flat: Here’s how the measures would workSubscriber Only

October 3, 2025 19:50 IST

RBI liquidity measures, RBI IPO financing boost: RBI on Wednesday rolled out a set of measures designed to make capital more accessible for investors and companies. Here's what has been done, and why.

How even a conservative Supreme Court pushed back on Trump in Lisa Cook case

October 5, 2025 09:45 IST

The Federal Reserve is unlike any other American institution, and the court battle playing out over Lisa Cook's firing bears this out. Here's how

Why car sales in September saw mixed results despite GST 2.0 push, festive season

October 2, 2025 21:57 IST

September car sales 2025, GST 2.0 impact on cars: Curiously, both of these factors combined are yet to give a boost to the industry, which has been sluggish over consumption and affordability challenges.

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20 feared dead after moving bus catches fire in Jaisalmer

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A moving AC sleeper bus caught fire on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Highway, leaving around 20 people dead and many others with severe burns. The bus, carrying 57 passengers, caught fire due to a short circuit and quickly engulfed in flames. The Jaisalmer District Collector has requested family members to identify the deceased.

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