According to the report, India’s MSME credit gap stood at around Rs 25 lakh crore as of March 2025. India’s digital payments ecosystem may be among the world’s most advanced, but millions of small businesses continue to struggle for access to formal finance, with only 14 per cent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
A traveller recently shared a post on X which has sparked a debate on social media. His post was a simple holiday budget comparison between an Indian hill station and Vietnam. The debate began after X user Pankaj Arora shared the story of a colleague planning a four-day vacation to the Indian hills and compared…
New Zealand foreign minister and New Zealand first leader Winston Peters has accused the National Party-led government of ‘covertly’ introducing immigration changes that unfairly target Indian citizens under the proposed India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), while the government has rejected the allegations as misinformation.In a series of posts on X and later during the…
Jamun, the deep purple summer fruit also known as black plum, rarely gets the fanfare of mango or lychee. Yet this tart, juicy fruit brings more to the table than colour alone. Every 100 grams of fresh jamun provides around 14.3 mg of vitamin C, making it a simple way to support your daily intake…
A chaotic home life can make school feel twice as hard. When children sleep late, wake up tired, skip meals or rush out without preparation, they begin the day already off balance. Teachers see the effects immediately: low concentration, irritability, forgetfulness and poor participation. A simple routine, even if it is not perfect, gives children…
PPI captures the prices relevant for the production process without being complicated by inclusion of indirect taxes net of subsidies or wholesalers’ margins. (AI image) By DK Srivastava, Chief Policy Advisor, EY IndiaConventionally, in India, two major price indices namely Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) have been prepared periodically. The WPI…
Home gardens, while serene, can unfortunately become havens for snakes. These reptiles seek out dense, shady, and undisturbed areas, often attracted by the microhabitats created by certain plants. Species like bamboo, periwinkle, lemongrass, jasmine, and sandalwood offer ideal cover and cool resting spots, indirectly luring snakes by sheltering their prey. Garden planning should consider visibility…
Let’s be real. For a number of travellers, one of the hardest parts of a solo trip isn’t booking the ticket or navigating a new city, it’s walking into a restaurant and asking for a table for one. Hard but true. Be it a bustling café in Goa, or a mountain dhaba in Manali or…
Before packaged bread became the easy default on Indian breakfast tables, mornings across the country began with foods that were regional, seasonal and deeply local. Rice, millet, lentils and fermented batters did the heavy lifting, while chutneys, jaggery, milk, curd and ghee turned simple ingredients into meals that were filling enough for workdays and special…
If you want to see the genuine spirit of Ladakh’s nomadic communities, look no further than the Korzok Gustor Festival. Set at the Korzok Monastery right next to the breathtaking Tso Moriri Lake in eastern Ladakh, this gathering happens at a staggering altitude of more than 4,500 metres. Because it’s so isolated and heavily intertwined…
