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Understanding Water’s Role in India’s Economy

An overview of India’s growing water challenge and its impact on businesses, infrastructure and economic growth.

India's Nifty500 Ahimsa Index screens companies by harm to animals — 326 of 500 made the cut. The mechanics are regulated. The values deciding entry are not.

India’s Rising Wealth Is Creating a $2.3 Tn Opportunity

A look at India’s rising wealth management opportunity and how growing HNI wealth is expanding the market.

A Trade Clock Set in an American Courtroom

India's 24 July trade deadline wasn't set in New Delhi — it began in a US courtroom. The interim deal may reduce uncertainty, but durability matters more than the announcement.

Investor analyzing silver price volatility and market trends before investing

A smallcase is a basket of stocks which you order and own directly, based on your idea, strategy or portfolio theme and objectives.

Why Foreign Money Just Poured Into Indian Bonds

India removed taxes on FPI bond income in June 2026. Foreign investors poured a record ₹39,640 crore into government bonds within weeks. The friction was always the story.

India’s Waste Problem Has an $18.94B Silver Lining

From e-waste to plastic recycling, discover how India’s waste processing gap is driving growth in the waste management sector.

NSE’s New Retail Algo Trading Rules: What Every Investor Must Know

With the rise in popularity of algorithmic trading among retail investors, ensuring market integrity, investor protection, and systemic risk management has become critical.

Algo Trading Regulations in India: What SEBI Guidelines Mean for You

Algo Trading Approaches & API Automation

Kotak Neo’ Margin Masterstroke: ₹20 Cr Limit at Just 9.69% Interest

Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are investment funds that track the price of gold and are traded on stock exchanges like shares. This complete guide covers everything you need to know about gold ETFs, including their advantages, risks, tax implications, and how to invest in them. Read the article to know more.

When thinking about the best ways to invest in gold, you might find yourself choosing between traditional physical gold and newer alternatives.

What is Algo Trading? Learn How Automated Trading Works

India’s Gold: Price History, Demand Drivers & Investing

India’s Silver: Price History, Industrial Drivers & Investing

Oil prices have fallen and the US-Iran conflict is over, but your petrol pump hasn't noticed yet. Here's why good news travels slowly through India's economy, and what the RBI is watching before it acts.

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A Non-repatriable Demat account, commonly called an NRO Demat account, serves as a financial tool employed by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), imposing limitations on fund transfers to their home country.

What is Dow Jones? Meaning, History & Its Market Influence

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is often the first number flashed across screens when financial markets open or close for the day. A staple in economic headlines, the index serves as a quick pulse check on investor confidence and the state of the US economy.

Indian Market Strategy for 5th Oct. | Nifty Up 100 Points; 19,330 Crucial Support Level

Indian share markets are trading on a positive note with the BSE Sensex trading higher by 460 points.

Indian Market Strategy for 4th Oct. | Nifty Trades Lower; 19,350 Crucial Support Level

Indian share markets are trading on a negative note with the BSE Sensex trading lower by 550 points.

Indian Market Strategy for 3rd Oct. | Nifty Down 106 Points; 19,490 Crucial Support Level

Indian share markets are trading on a negative note with the BSE Sensex trading lower by 300 points.

A day trader is one who makes trades on multiple stocks within the span of a single trading day. Knowledge and experience play a huge role here, as may analytics, expert reports, and being attuned to the day’s events. The day trader makes a profit based on the volatility of stock prices through a day.

The term ‘Fibonacci trading’ is common enough for experienced share traders. But newcomers may often wonder: What is Fibonacci trading? To understand the concept, it is necessary to go back to the very beginning. Read the article to find out more.

The Cost Of A Shirt Beyond The Factory Gate

India's textile industry received relief from cheaper cotton imports, but proposed US tariffs reveal a bigger challenge: market access beyond the factory gate.

India’s Credit Card Economy: 119 Million Cards and Counting

A look at India’s growing credit card economy and how cards, UPI, online spends and young borrowers are driving usage.

Day trading, as the term suggests, is the act of buying and selling securities or other financial instruments over the span of a single day.

An Introduction To Day Trading For A Living

A day trader conducts short and long trades usually within the span of a day. By and large, these trades are executed online. It is unlikely that day traders will keep any positions open overnight. However, there can be exceptions.

Day trading is not everyone’s cup of tea. As the name suggests, this form of share dealing happens within a single trading day.

Intraday trading involves buying and selling a set of shares on the same day. The intraday brokerage the trader has to pay to execute these trades include

Mutual funds are investment funds managed in a professional way. They are created by pooling in money from several investors to buy securities. These investors can be retail investors or institutional in nature.

Your income is the sum of income that you receive from various sources. These sources could be salary, equity shares, capital assets, etc. One such source is house property. So, let us look at how the income you receive from the property is taxed.

Do you have any capital asset like gold, land or a residential house? Are you planning to sell any of those assets? If you are, then Long-term Capital Gain (LTCG) tax may be a concern for you.

Read this article and take a look at things you need to keep in mind while donating to save tax.

Tax planning is putting together a financial plan that will help you to save on income tax.

What Is GIFT Nifty? Meaning, Timings, and How It Affects Indian Markets

Vaults, Values, and ETFs: India’s 5,000-Year Affair with Precious Metals

From kasavu sarees to MCX tickers, India’s love for gold and silver hasn’t faded, but it has surely evolved. What once gleamed in temple vaults now glitters in ETFs, turning age-old faith into modern opportunity.

Read this article to understand the conditions for falling under the tax regieme as an NRI in India.

There are different ways to save on tax. Proper planning, however, is always important.

An equity-linked savings scheme, or ELSS as it is commonly known, is a type of mutual fund that also helps in saving tax. An ELSS puts more than 80% of the investment amount in equities.

India's LPG Price Is Not the Real Number

India's LPG cylinder costs ₹942, but OMCs absorb ₹703 under-recovery on every refill. The gap reveals how household affordability, OMC profits and government policy quietly collide.

Behind 95% of India’s Trade: The Maritime Industry

Discover how India’s maritime sector powers trade and benefits from rising cargo volumes, infrastructure growth, and policy support.

Read the article tp learn what tax deductions you can avail, the tax slab you fall under and which form to fill while filing your tax returns.

Not very long back, most currencies in the world derived their value from a precious metal – gold. It is no surprise then that gold was considered the best possible asset to invest in.

Today is the age of the cyber generation—the millennials. This generation cherishes its freedom and leads life in the fast lane. Personally, and professionally, they are fiercely independent.

Nobody can avoid the final, fatal blow from the scythe of time. The loss of a loved one, especially elders, is not easy. But this is only natural.

When you earn dividend from your investments, it acts as an income. Since you pay tax on your income, you may think your dividends are taxable too.

The amount of tax you need to pay will also depend on how much you earn.