REGULATORY FOCUS

While it might not have been making it headline, the pharmaceutical sector or commonly called as pharma has come through a tough period due to US FDA and other factors. It has been witnessing a turnaround of sorts which has been slow but more compan...

Happy Thursday! Peer-to-peer lending firms are scrambling to comply with the central bank’s rules by tweaking their products. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

India's P2P lending startups, including BharatPe, Cred, and LenDenClub, adjust products amid regulatory scrutiny. Lendbox introduces Per Annum, aiming for an OBPP license. Liquiloans expands offline. Bhuvan Rustagi seeks stable returns. RBI targets ...

UNION BUDGET 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 8in the Interim Budget 2024-25 outlined India's focus on infrastructure, with ₹11.1 lakh crore allocated for capital investment, up 11% from the previous year. Despite fiscal challenges, the bud...

It is time to do away with the complex and wide-ranging regulatory provisions in the chemical industry if the promising segment, which has a considerable number of MSME players, is to achieve its potential.

The government has notified new sections of the Telecommunications Act focusing on spectrum utilization and regulatory appointments. The Act aims to enhance efficiency through methods like sharing and trading of spectrum.

Brihanmumbai's ₹10,224 crore FY25 climate budget signifies Indian municipal bodies' shift to sustainability. With Solapur, Vadodara, Bhopal, Indore, and Pimpri-Chinchwad leading green initiatives, CEO Masood Mallick highlights Swachh Bharat Mission,...

The DNEG Group, a leader in visual entertainment tech, has secured a $200 million investment from UAE's United Al Saqer Group (UASG), valuing it at over $2 billion. This boosts DNEG's move towards AI-driven content creation with Brahma, set to democ...

​The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) recent regulations for small and medium real estate investment trusts (SM REITs) are likely to drive investor interest towards fractional ownership of real estate assets, said CRISIL Ratings.

Natural Environment Solutions Pvt Ltd (NES) on Tuesday announced its foray into the Indian data centre industry with a 5 MW facility in Pune and said it plans to scale up to over 100 MW of data centre capacity across the country in the next three ye...

The Security and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approved a regulatory framework for financial influencers. This and more today’s ETtech Top 5.

India's financial services sector is poised for sustained growth. By leveraging the demographic advantage, embracing technological advancements, and prioritizing financial inclusion, a robust and inclusive financial ecosystem can be built, says Inve...

Zomato's move comes a week after rival Swiggy launched a new feature on its partner app to connect restaurants with staffing experts as part of a new recruitment support initiative.

MSME Day 2024: Regulatory overhaul to boost retail participation in SME IPOs needed, says Rahul Bhutoria, Director, and Founder, Valtrust.

Big U.S. lenders brace for Fed stress tests evaluating capital resilience in economic hardships, impacting returns to investors amid challenges in regional lending and commercial real estate.

Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) were advised by RBI executive director R Lakshmi Kanth Rao to prioritize compliance, risk management, liquidity management, and customer protection. Rao emphasized the regulatory differences between banks and NB...

NBFCs like DMI Finance, Vivriti Capital and InCred Capital expanded unsecured retail and small business lending, leveraging strong fintech partnerships over to grow their business coming out of Covid. Some of these companies took the acquisition rou...

Happy Thursday! The country’s top IT firms have seen a massive drop in their bench strength, i.e. employees not on active projects. Find out why and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Troubled fintech Paytm will increase focus on insurance distribution. It had earmarked Rs 950 crore to invest in the entity applying for the general insurance licence but it now expects to conserve that cash. The Noida-headquartered company will foc...