Despite crossing 59 crore accounts and collecting over ₹3.15 lakh crore in deposits, India’s flagship banking scheme struggles with mounting dormant accounts, raising questions about its effectiveness in reaching the poorest households. India’s flagship drive to pull poorer households into…
India’s DigiLocker platform faces rising threats from counterfeit websites and apps, with scammers targeting students and parents amid higher stakes as official documents become vulnerable to impersonation and fraud. By late May 2026, India’s warning over counterfeit DigiLocker services had…
The Reserve Bank of India and NPCI launch UPI Circle, enabling primary users to delegate payment authority to trusted contacts within set controls, reshaping family and household financial management. Indian parents who do not want to hand over a UPI…
Technocraft Industries benefits from a sustained rise in US demand for scaffolding linked to AI and industrial megaprojects, signalling a recovery in large-scale U.S. infrastructure investments and long-term growth prospects beyond short-term trends. Technocraft Industries has told investors that one…
India’s recent GDP figures, amid methodological changes and political debate, raise questions about the accuracy and transparency of economic data amidst fierce technical disagreements and political scrutiny. India’s statistics ministry has spent much of the week insisting that the country’s…
CLSA’s aggressive forecasts for select Asia-Pacific stocks are proving more optimistic than current market averages, highlighting a potential disconnect as certain companies show robust growth prospects despite broader cautious sentiment. Several of CLSA’s most aggressive Asia-Pacific stock calls look even…
Kaushik Basu warns that low unemployment figures may hide regional, age or worker-specific strains amidst mixed US labour market signals and India’s ongoing growth challenges. By the time Kaushik Basu’s column appeared on Sunday, 6 September, the labour-market snapshot it…
Freefincal’s goal-based portfolio audit spreadsheet has evolved from a standalone tool to a core component of its comprehensive do-it-yourself investing ecosystem, emphasising disciplined, process-led investment review rather than market timing or fund selection. freefincal’s goal-based portfolio audit spreadsheet is no…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is ramping up efforts to identify and regularise employers operating provident fund trusts without proper exemption orders, offering a six-month amnesty window ending on 28 December 2026 amid stricter tax recognition rules. EPFO is stepping…
Experts and official research in India are challenging the traditional 4% withdrawal rule, emphasising lower, more flexible strategies suited to local economic conditions and inflation risks for sustainable retirement income. The familiar 4% retirement rule is coming under heavier scrutiny…
