January

Life insurance sector is facing sustained headwinds, with both LIC and private insurers experiencing challenges in premium growth

Hottest January on record, scientists say climate change accelerating

January 2025 globally was 0.09 degrees Celsius warmer than it in was in 2024, the previous hottest January

Byju's pays January salaries; founder Raveendran says moving mountains to make payroll

This comes two days after Moneycontrol reported that the company had delayed salaries for the month of January amid a worsening liquidity crisis, despite recently assuring its employees to disburse payments on the first day of every month.

Byju’s delays January salaries for employees amid liquidity crunch

The development follows a communication Byju’s sent to its employees in December, assuring that the salaries will be credited the first day of every month

January brings funding cheer for early-stage startups

The plummeting late-stage investments have pushed the overall investments in the red. Indian startups recorded only $366 million in 53 deals in January, a fall of about 64 percent from $1,027 million in 48 deals in December.

All you need to know about 'Dry January', the month of alcohol abstinence

Dry January: The primary goal is to promote a healthier lifestyle by giving participants an opportunity to reassess their relationship with alcohol.

Amazon to introduce ads in Prime Video from January 24

Amazon introduces ads in Prime Video from January 29, 2024. Subscribers will pay $2.99 extra for an ad-free option.

Sony, Zee have until late January to close $10 billion merger

Sony Group Corp. and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. have a one-month grace period, beginning Thursday, to finalize the merger of their India operations, forming a $10 billion media conglomerate, as per sources.

India, UK negotiations for proposed FTA going on: Official

India and Britain launched the talks for Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) in January 2022, with an aim to conclude talks by Diwali (October 24, 2022), but the deadline was missed due to political developments in the UK.

India exports wheat worth Rs 11,728.36 crore during April-January of this fiscal: Govt

In May last year, the government had banned exports of wheat to boost domestic availability and control prices In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, "At present, there is no proposal for lifting restriction on export of wheat before the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare".

More than 21,200 cases were pending before NCLT till January-end: Govt

Currently, one principal bench and 15 other benches of NCLT are operational.

Credit card outstanding rises 29.6% to reach record high level in January

As per the latest data of the Reserve Bank, the credit card outstanding has recorded a growth of over 20 per cent in the 10 months of the current fiscal.

Retail inflation for industrial workers rises to 6.16% in January

In a statement on Tuesday, the labour ministry also said that food inflation stood at 5.69 per cent in January as against 4.10 per cent in December. In January 2022, it stood at 6.22 per cent.

Retail mutual fund assets base grows 9.3% to over Rs 23 lakh crore in January

In comparison, the value of assets held by retail investors in mutual funds stood at Rs 21.40 lakh crore in January 2022, latest data with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) showed.

Wheat prices fall from January record as government sales reach physical markets

The Food Ministry has held meeting with millers, food associations, packaged food makers and advised them to cut prices of atta and atta-made products – efforts that have had an impact at the wholesale level and will soon reflect in retail prices.

Pakistan current account deficit falls to $0.2 billion in January: cenbank

In less than a month, the cash strapped nation’s currency has lost more than a quarter of its value against the U.S. dollar after the removal of artificial caps, and fuel prices have risen by more than a fifth as the government implemented fiscal measures required to unlocking funds from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.

After January inflation shocker, foreign analysts see another 25 basis point rate hike in April

Domestic analysts have also increased their inflation forecast but without offering a view on the RBI's next bi-monthly policy review scheduled in April.

WPI inflation eases to 2-year low of 4.73% in January; food items turned expensive

This is the eight straight month of decline in the rate of wholesale price-index (WPI) based inflation. It was 4.95 per cent in December 2022 and 13.68 per cent in January last year.

FPIs register steepest outflow in 7 months at Rs 28,852 crore in January

This came following a net investment of Rs 11,119 crore in December and Rs 36,238 crore in November, data with the depositories showed.

India's coal production rises 13% in January

The country's coal output stood at 79.65 million tonnes (MT) in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal.

India's electricity consumption grows nearly 13% to 126.16 billion units in January

The robust growth of power consumption indicates sustained momentum of economic activities in January.

Budget session of Kerala Assembly to begin January 23

The 33-day long session will begin on Monday with the policy address by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, he said.

Oil hits lowest since January on creeping economic uncertainty

Brent crude futures for February delivery were down $2.35, or 2.8%, to $80.33 a barrel at 11:38 am EDT [1638 GMT], the lowest since Jan. 10. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell $2.01, or 2.6%, to $74.92.

Prince Harry's memoir, titled 'Spare' to come out January 10

Prince Harry's memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out January 10.

XUV400, Mahindra's first electric vehicle, to hit the road in January

M&M globally unveiled the five-seater model which comes with a driving range of 456 km (ARAI certified) on a single charge and can attain 0-100 km per hour acceleration in 8.3 seconds