Urban governance reforms likely to receive push in Union Budget

The finance minister may announce a new five-year mission and create a competition fund to incentivise urban reforms. States will be able to tap into the fund if they achieve certain benchmarks like covering 20% of expenditure through collection of user charges.

Reserve Bank of India says no foreign investment cap on sovereign green bonds

The proceeds will be used to fund solar, wind and small hydro power projects, including other “public sector projects which help in reducing the carbon intensity of the economy,” the RBI said. The fully accessible route includes securities which do not have any restrictions on holdings by foreign investors.

LTIMindtree unlikely to make entry into Nifty50 in March: Nuvama Wealth

“We are confident in our understanding of the current methodology and rule out its inclusion in this review,” said Abhilash Pagaria, head – of alternative and quantitative research at Nuvama Wealth, in a report on Monday.According to Nuvama Wealth, until the merger got completed and fresh shares were credited to the shareholders, NSE considered L&T […]

Bandhan Bank rises over 5% after Q3 results. Time to buy, sell or hold?

“We have had to cut our estimates by ~15% for FY2024-25 to reflect slower loan growth and loan mix shifting away from higher-yielding MFI loans. Though we have been cutting our estimates in recent quarters, mostly driven by higher loan-loss provisions, we see a very low probability of further downgrades. On the contrary, the risks […]