UPI boom not quite uniform across states

MUMBAI: India’s digital payments surge is less uniform than headline numbers suggest. Adjusted for population, Maharashtra, the largest state economy, records almost seven times the per-capita UPI transactions of Bihar. Telangana, ranked second, posts more than six times the average of Tripura. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala sit well above the national mean, while Jharkhand,…

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Weight-loss therapy set to push pharma growth

NEW DELHI: Once relegated to the fringes of lifestyle care, obesity drugs have emerged as one of the world’s most powerful growth sectors, ranked by McKinsey alongside AI, EVs and robotics as trillion-dollar opportunities by 2040. In India, the surge in the weight-loss and metabolic therapy market is set to shape pharma’s growth narrative in…

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Ruble surges in 2025: Russian currency emerges as top performer against US dollar; why it’s a headache for its war economy

The Russian currency Ruble emerged as the top-performing major currency against the US dollar this year, surging 45% since January. This unexpected strength caught Russian officials off guard and poses challenges for the country’s war-affected economy. The currency is now trading around 78 per dollar, similar to levels before Russia’s Ukraine invasion, as reported by…

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Rs 15,000 crore lifeline: Government finalising SWAMIH-2 fund — hope for 100k middle-class homebuyers

NEW DELHI: The government is set to launch SWAMIH-2 Fund, a Rs 15,000-crore initiative aimed at helping nearly 100,000 middle-class homebuyers complete their stalled housing projects. This follows the success of SWAMIH-1, which has already completed 55,000 dwelling units. The government has allocated Rs 1,500 crore as seed capital in Budget 2025-26 for this purpose.The…

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