Currently being tested for settling secondary-market transactions in government securities, an "e-rupee" pilot for retail use will be under way within a month.

Consumers expect prices to climb 5% over the next year, and at an annual rate of 2.9% over the next 5 to 10 years.

To weather the expected recession, some companies are hitting the brakes on environmental, social, and governance programs and diverting those resources to mitigating potential financial problems, according to a new survey by KPMG.