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Skyroot’s Vikram-1 takes off, thrusting Indian private...
- Jul 19, 2026
Mission Aagaman marks arrival of private sector in spaceSkyroot Aerospace has launched the country’s first privately developed orbital...
India joins elite club of green mobility as its first...
- Jul 18, 2026
Indian Railways has added another feather to its cap in clean mobility, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off India’s first hydrogen fuel...
SBI Funds IPO subscribed by over 41 times with QIBs driving...
- Jul 17, 2026
The initial public offer (IPO) of SBI Funds Management received 41.66 times subscription on the closing day of bidding on Thursday.The Rs...
Govt nod for Rs 1.9-lakh crore chip, mobile production...
- Jul 16, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved two major manufacturing initiatives with a combined outlay of nearly Rs 1.9 lakh crore.The two schemes will expand the...
India’s first services index launched, reflecting robust...
- Jul 15, 2026
The government has introduced the Index of Services Production (ISP), India’s first, high-frequency, macroeconomic indicator, designed to measure...
Aditya Birla’s Sprng acquisition takes its total...
- Jul 14, 2026
Grasim Industries’ subsidiary Aditya Birla Renewables (ABR) will buy Sprng Energy from British oil major Shell in a deal worth $1.8 billion.The...
Ladakh geothermal project hits a new milestone as ONGC...
- Jul 13, 2026
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has completed drilling its second geothermal well in Ladakh’s Puga Valley.The project marks yet another step...
Meta removes Muse Image after major concerns over data...
- Jul 12, 2026
Social media platform Meta has scrapped a controversial feature in its recently announced Muse AI image generator, Muse Image, after concerns over...
SEC order mandating activist investors to disclose their...
- Jul 11, 2026
Activist investors in the US must disclose the identities of their clients in regulatory filings, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has...
Private credit industry set for $100-bn expansion with rise...
- Jul 10, 2026
India’s private credit industry has the potential to expand to $100 billion by 2050 from the current around $30 billion, National Pension System...
Personal loans, other products beat credit cards in share...
- Jul 09, 2026
Credit cards are losing ground to personal loans and other consumption-credit products.A new research report by TransUnion CIBIL notes that lower...
Auto component exports rise 5%, driven by surging demand...
- Jul 08, 2026
The auto component industry grew strongly by 12.7 per cent in FY26, with exports growing by 5 per cent.However, imports grew faster than exports,...
Microsoft set to lay off 4,800 workers, joining tech...
- Jul 07, 2026
Microsoft is cutting about 2.1 per cent of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs.This is the latest in a wave of tech layoffs, as the Windows-maker...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - The Atma Through The Stages
- Jul 06, 2026
Dadashri: The Soul has three states:1. Dharmadharma Atma (Mudhatma) – One who believes this relative world as real. The one who is asleep...
AT THE HELM - Akash Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm
- Jul 06, 2026
At 34, Akash Ambani has emerged as one of the faces of Reliance Industries’ (RIL) next generation of leadership. As chairman of Reliance Jio...
Government notifies Rules of Origin for goods traded under...
- Jul 06, 2026
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has pegged the minimum local value addition level for manufactured products between 35 and 55 per cent to...
Continental in deal with Lone Star Funds to offload...
- Jul 05, 2026
Continental has said that it has signed an agreement to sell its ContiTech plastics and rubber business to private equity firm Lone Star Funds for...
HCLTech bags $1.14-bn deal from a European firm to set up...
- Jul 04, 2026
India’s HCLTech has won a $1.14-billion deal with a major European firm, the software services exporter has said.The deal will require...
Google stares at 4.1-billion euro fine after losing...
- Jul 03, 2026
Google has lost its long-running fight against a record EU antitrust fine for using its Android mobile operating system to block...
Airlines offer basic fare options to woo passengers with...
- Jul 02, 2026
Domestic airlines are increasingly unbundling their products to cater to different categories of travellers.They are offering stripped-down fare...
APSEZ inks deal to sell 49% in Vizhinjam; sees tie-up...
- Jul 01, 2026
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Terminal Investment (TiL), the...
Cabinet’s nod for Rs 30,000 crore more in new NIIF funds...
- Jun 30, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved an additional investment commitment of Rs 30,000 crore towards new and upcoming funds of the National Investment and...
Government plans easier compliance, AI-powered enforcement...
- Jun 29, 2026
India is moving the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime towards artificial intelligence (AI)-driven enforcement and simpler compliance as it enters...
Persistent to acquire Germany’s Nagarro through a public...
- Jun 28, 2026
Persistent Systems has said that it has signed a business combination agreement with Nagarro and will launch a voluntary public takeover offer,...
A new sea shipment initiative makes mango exports...
- Jun 27, 2026
In a major breakthrough for India’s fresh fruit export sector, Indian mangoes have successfully reached Singapore through sea shipment.This marks a...
Adani sets aside Rs 20,000 cr for airport cities as hubs of...
- Jun 26, 2026
Adani Airport City (AACL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL), has unveiled plans to develop integrated airport cities across...
Services index to be launched in July to add to IIP and...
- Jun 25, 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is set to launch the Index of Services Production (ISP) in July 2026.The base year...
NITI Aayog prescribes big reforms to spur high-value...
- Jun 24, 2026
NITI Aayog has proposed a series of reforms to transition India from pharmacy of the world to a global pharmaceutical innovation hub.The reforms...
Meta’s $900-million investment in CRED to scale up its...
- Jun 23, 2026
Meta Platforms will invest $900 million in Bengaluru-based fintech start-up CRED, valuing it at $4.5 billion.Besides, CRED founder Kunal Shah...
ADB targets $1 billion in funding to private sector...
- Jun 22, 2026
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is looking to provide about $1 billion in direct financing to support private sector operations in India this...
Odisha coal gasification plant to meet 35% of India’s...
- Jun 21, 2026
The Rs 25,016-crore coal gasification project in Odisha, whose foundation stone was laid recently, is expected to meet nearly 35 per cent of...
Jio files IPO papers; likely to mop up Rs 36,000 cr to...
- Jun 20, 2026
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Platforms has filed regulatory papers for an initial public offer (IPO) to raise around $3.8 billion...
L’Oreal snaps up Innovist in the largest deal in Indian...
- Jun 19, 2026
L’Oreal will acquire a majority stake in India’s Innovist, as the French cosmetics company looks to step up its share of one of the world’s...
After a decade’s wait, India’s largest stock exchange...
- Jun 18, 2026
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has filed draft papers for an initial public offer (IPO).This will be one of two mega IPOs in the country this...
Even after Hormuz Strait reopens, it would take months for...
- Jun 17, 2026
The US and Iran have reached an agreement to end the over 100-day war.The deal, which will be officially signed on Friday, will reopen the Strait of...
US-Iran deal may bring big gains for India with...
- Jun 16, 2026
The US-Iran tentative deal to end their 107-day conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could at once boost India’s economic sentiments, ease an...
RBI revamping cross-border payments ecosystem to boost...
- Jun 15, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking to simplify cross-border payment approvals and reduce regulatory friction for businesses and exporters,...
IOB lines up Rs 5,000-crore mop-up via QIPs, FPOs and...
- Jun 14, 2026
State-run Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) plans to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore in equity capital during FY27 through a mix of qualified institutional...
SpaceX makes dazzling debut on Nasdaq, turning Elon Musk...
- Jun 13, 2026
SpaceX jumped 19 per cent in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, sending the company’s value past $2 trillion.The Nasdaq listing turned SpaceX into the...
Anthropic chief calls for stronger government regulations...
- Jun 12, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged that as artificial intelligence (AI) grows more powerful, governments must move beyond transparency measures and...
RBI unveils new norms to finance REITs, InvITs; rejects...
- Jun 11, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued final rules that permit commercial banks to lend to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and...
Structural issues mar FTA gains for Indian exporters even...
- Jun 10, 2026
India currently has 15 free trade agreements (FTAs) in force and is negotiating or implementing another nine agreements.These pacts could eventually...
Bombay High Court quashes govt’s one-time spectrum charge...
- Jun 09, 2026
The Bombay High Court has quashed the Centre’s 2012 decision to impose a one-time spectrum charge for spectrum held above 6.2 mhz from 2008...
Data centres to use water enough for 1.3 billion people...
- Jun 08, 2026
Rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the last few years has led to companies setting up massive data centres around the world.Concerns over...
New norms mandate standard pack sizes for edible oils for...
- Jun 07, 2026
The Department of Consumer Affairs has prescribed standard pack sizes for edible oils under the Legal Metrology framework.The move is aimed at...
Robust consumption, government expenditure spur real GDP...
- Jun 06, 2026
The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 7.8 per cent in real terms (deducting inflation numbers) in the January-March quarter or the...
L&T slots Rs 18,600 crore for data centres, electronics and...
- Jun 05, 2026
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has committed to invest Rs 18,600 crore in data centres, electronics manufacturing and shipbuilding infrastructure in...
Govt approves Rs 10,000-crore ATF fund to curb air fare...
- Jun 04, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 10,000-crore Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Programme to cushion airlines from soaring fuel...
Anthropic plans big expansion as more entities rush for...
- Jun 03, 2026
Anthropic has said that it is planning a wider rollout of Claude Mythos Preview, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) model.Project...
Zee scores a big goal with FIFA World Cup broadcast rights...
- Jun 02, 2026
FIFA has struck a deal with Zee Entertainment to broadcast the 2026 World Cup football in the country. Financial terms of the deal have not been...
LIC mulls floating a fintech arm, eyes strategic investment...
- Jun 01, 2026
State-owned insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is exploring the possibility of setting up a fintech arm either through strategic...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - One Needs The Vitarag Dharma For Moksha
- Jun 01, 2026
Dadashri: Gnan is endless. However, there is no other Gnan (knowledge) beyond that which the Vitarags have conquered. The Vitarag never loses....
Textile industry gets input cost relief as govt scraps...
- May 31, 2026
The government has exempted cotton imports from payment of duty from June 1, according to a notification from the Ministry of Finance.The exemption...
Rupee makes a splash as global trade billing in Indian...
- May 30, 2026
The rupee is being increasingly used for import and export invoicing over the years, data compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, shows.The...
RIL raises $625-million Samurai loan – the largest-ever...
- May 29, 2026
Reliance Industries (RIL) has executed the largest-ever Samurai loan raised by an Indian company.The loan transaction underscores growing confidence...
Supreme Court quashes CCI’s order suspending Amazon’s...
- May 28, 2026
The Supreme Court has set aside the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order, suspending Amazon’s investment deal with the Future Group and...
India, US clinch framework agreement on critical minerals,...
- May 27, 2026
India and the US have signed a major framework agreement on critical minerals and rare earths during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to...
Sitharaman flags 3Fs – fuel, fertiliser, forex – as...
- May 26, 2026
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the country to focuson fuel, fertiliser and foreign exchange (forex) and underlined Prime...
DMRC subsidiary eyes global expansion, as foreign countries...
- May 25, 2026
Israel, Egypt, Kenya and some other countries have approached Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for possible collaboration in metro projects, DMRC...
Citi turns to growth hub Asia for a bulk of its hiring in...
- May 24, 2026
Citigroup plans to allocate a significant portion of hiring in its global wealth management to Asia.Asia is where Citi’s private banking is growing...
RBI announces record FY26 dividend of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to...
- May 23, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declared a record surplus transfer of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to the government for FY26.The all-time high dividend is...
With 15.17 crore workers, informal sector jobs grow by...
- May 22, 2026
The unincorporated, non-agricultural sector recorded notable 15.53 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in employment during the January-March quarter...
Raise R&D spending to 2% of GDP to spur manufacturing:...
- May 21, 2026
India’s manufacturing growth is constrained by low spending on research and development (R&D) at just 0.6 per cent of GDP, and the country...
Government rolls out standards for higher blending of...
- May 20, 2026
India has formally notified fuel specifications for higher ethanol-blended petrol variants, including E22, E25, E27 and E30.This creates a regulatory...
Vi all geared up to triple cash flow in three years to meet...
- May 19, 2026
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has pinned hopes on its target to triple cash flow and generate over Rs 1 lakh crore required in the next three years. The...
Prudential set to purchase 75% in Bharti Life Insurance for...
- May 18, 2026
Prudential will be acquiring a majority 75 per cent stake in Bharti Life Insurance Company for Rs 3,500 crore from Bharti Life Ventures and 360 ONE...
After gold, silver imports too under strict curbs to ease...
- May 17, 2026
The government has tightened control over imports of silver by shifting several categories of the precious metal from the “free” import policy...
Unemployment rate in April hits a six-month high of 5.2%;...
- May 16, 2026
Unemployment rate among people aged 15 years and above hit a six-month high of 5.2 per cent in April, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey...
April WPI inflation surges annually to a 42-month high of...
- May 15, 2026
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation surged to 42-month high of 8.3 per cent in April on an annual basis, up from 3.88 per cent in March this...
Govt hikes Customs Duty on gold, silver to 15% to curtail...
- May 14, 2026
The Centre has raised the Customs Duty tariffs on imports of gold and silver to 15 per cent from 6 per cent.The rise in the levy is a part of efforts...
West Asia crisis has put India in a live BoP stress test,...
- May 13, 2026
India is facing a “live balance of payments (BoP) stress test” due to the ongoing West Asia crisis. But the country’s macroeconomic...
Government, industry exploring 100 products to spur...
- May 12, 2026
The government is working with industry to identify about 100 products – including those from the auto sector – that are either not produced or...
NTPC set to seek DAE’s approval for its first nuclear...
- May 11, 2026
NTPC will soon submit its first feasibility study for a nuclear project with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and seek its nod to go ahead with...
GCC market size estimated to be $98.4 billion in FY26,...
- May 10, 2026
The global capability centre (GCC) ecosystem in India is projected to have reached a market size of $98.4 billion by the end of 2025-26.This...
Final rules for Code on Wages and Industrial Relations Code...
- May 09, 2026
The Union government has notified the final rules for the Code on Wages and the Industrial Relations Code.The Code on Wages covers the norms to fix...
Guidelines out for uniformity in GSDP calculation for all...
- May 08, 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has issued uniform guidelines for measuring States’ Gross State Domestic Product...
Uttar Pradesh showcases its GCC growth story at NASSCOM...
- May 08, 2026
Uttar Pradesh has reinforced its position as one of India’s fastest-emerging destinations for global capability centres (GCCs) at the NASSCOM GCC...
Air India’s global flights trimmed by over 500 till July...
- May 07, 2026
Air India’s global flights trimmed by over 500 till July amid high ATF prices, airspace curbsAir India has reduced its international schedule by...
Early reforms, strong buffers turn India into the most...
- May 06, 2026
India has emerged as one of the most resilient large emerging markets in weathering multiple global shocks over the past five years, Moody’s...
NCLAT rejects Vedanta’s pleas in JAL resolution row,...
- May 05, 2026
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed two petitions filed by Vedanta.The mining conglomerate’s plea had challenged the...
Finance Ministry urges DRTs to adopt best practices,...
- May 04, 2026
The Union Finance Ministry has held deliberations on reducing pendency and accelerating disposal of cases in debt recovery tribunals (DRTs).It has...
100% FDI in insurance via automatic route notified; LIC...
- May 03, 2026
The Central government has notified 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance companies under the automatic route, which allows...
BoP in stable zone, aided by remittances, services exports...
- May 02, 2026
India’s balance of payments (BoP) retains structural strength, with resilient remittances, services exports and FDI inflows, helping offset weaker...
StanChart to offload 4,50,000 credit cards to Federal Bank...
- May 01, 2026
Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) will sell a portfolio of 4,50,000 Indian credit cards to Federal Bank, the London-headquartered lender has...
PM Narendra Modi opens 594-km Ganga Expressway linking...
- Apr 30, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, a mega infrastructure project connecting Meerut to Prayagraj.The...
UAE’s decision to quit OPEC set to ramp up crude oil...
- Apr 29, 2026
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said that it is quitting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).The UAE’s decision deals a...
Sun Pharma’s $11.75-billion purchase of Organon to scale...
- Apr 28, 2026
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to acquire New York-listed women’s healthcare company Organon & Co, in what is likely to be one of the...
NTPC plans to set up two nuclear power plants of 700 mw...
- Apr 27, 2026
State-owned NTPC is looking to set up two nuclear units of 700 mw each in Banka district of Bihar at an investment of around Rs 25,000 crore.NTPC...
Govt unveils rules to activate second tranche of Rs...
- Apr 26, 2026
The government has issued detailed guidelines for operationalisation of the second tranche of Rs 10,000-crore fund of funds (FoF) scheme for...
RBI revokes Paytm Payments Bank’s banking licence after...
- Apr 25, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking licence issued to Paytm Payments Bank.The move follows more than two years after the...
Centre slots Rs 5,000-cr sops for States to spur mine...
- Apr 24, 2026
The Centre has earmarked Rs 5,000 crore as incentives for accelerating reforms and boosting production in the mining sector.The incentives focus...
Jio Financial Services, Allianz seal 50-50 JV pact for...
- Apr 23, 2026
Jio Financial Services and Allianz Group have signed a binding agreement to form a 50:50 primary insurance joint venture (JV) to enter India’s...
RBI’s new e-mandate rules set Rs 15,000 limit without...
- Apr 22, 2026
The RBI has issued the Digital Payments – E-Mandate Framework, 2026, to consolidate existing guidelines.The new comprehensive set of rules will...
RBI partially relaxes restrictions on rupee derivative...
- Apr 21, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rolled back restrictions on certain types of rupee derivative trades.On April 1, the RBI had clamped down on...
Odisha set to house India’s first, advanced, 3D...
- Apr 20, 2026
A foundation stone for the country’s first, advanced, 3D chip-packaging unit has been laid at Info Valley in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.The project marks...
Insurance-starved Indian ships get Rs 12,980-crore,...
- Apr 19, 2026
The Union Cabinet has approved a $1.4-billion (Rs 12,980-crore) sovereign guarantee to back a new industry-led pool, with insurance becoming scarce...
With India capacity past 200 mtpa, UltraTech is world’s...
- Apr 18, 2026
UltraTech has surpassed 200 mtpa of installed cement manufacturing capacity in India.The Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company reached this...
Wipro declares Rs 15,000-crore share buyback; bullish on...
- Apr 17, 2026
Wipro has announced a share buyback worth up to Rs 15,000 crore.The IT major has said that it plans to buy back up to 60 crore equity shares,...
HAL, GE Aerospace firm up tech pact to manufacture F414...
- Apr 16, 2026
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Ohio-based defence manufacturer GE Aerospace have reached an agreement on technical matters for co-production of F414...
Passenger vehicle sales hit record 46.43 lakh units in...
- Apr 15, 2026
Passenger vehicle segment posted its highest-ever annual sales of 46.43 lakh units in 2025-26, marking 7.9 per cent growth over the sales during the...
RBI returns Ujjivan SFB’s application to convert into a...
- Apr 14, 2026
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) has said that the RBI has rejected its application to transition to a universal bank and advised it to...
Shell steps in to boost supplies of natural gas,...
- Apr 13, 2026
Shell has ramped up natural gas supplies to India in the wake of disruptions triggered by the West Asia conflict. The oil and gas company is...
Export Duty on diesel, ATF raised to Rs 55.50 and Rs 42 per...
- Apr 12, 2026
The government has hiked Export Duty or windfall tax on diesel from Rs 21.50 to Rs 55.50 per litre and on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) from Rs 29.50...
RBI moots asset-based norms to classify large NBFCs,...
- Apr 11, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed changes in the criteria for identifying upper-layer non-banking finance companies (NBFCs-UL).The changes...
FIEO sees a 3% decline in India’s goods exports in FY26...
- Apr 10, 2026
The country’s merchandise exports are expected to register a fall of 2 to 3 per cent in 2025-26 due to global economic uncertainties, aggravated by...
RBI keeps Repo Rate unchanged at 5.25%, cites upside risks...
- Apr 09, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key policy Repo Rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent.The central bank’s six-member Monetary Policy...
US, Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire minutes before...
- Apr 08, 2026
US President Donald Trump late night on Tuesday announced that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.The announcement came less than...
Wipro bags Rs 9,314-cr deal from Singapore’s Olam,...
- Apr 07, 2026
IT services firm Wipro has secured an eight-year transformation deal with Singapore-based food and agri-business major Olam Group.The transaction is...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - Understanding Real Religion
- Apr 06, 2026
Dadashri: A person practices his religion every day, but all day long, he runs around in turmoil and restlessness. The Lord tells us that it can be...
AT THE HELM - Deepak Gupta, CMD, GAIL India
- Apr 06, 2026
Deepak Gupta’s ascent to the corner office at GAIL India in March this year is a culmination of a steady journey through the complex world of...
Refiners to absorb rising oil prices, as OMCs fix...
- Apr 06, 2026
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) will pay refineries a discounted price for petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene. The...
Emami enters beverages with Rs 200-crore buyout of Axiom...
- Apr 05, 2026
Emami is set to acquire full control of Axiom Ayurveda, marking a decisive push into the fast-growing health and wellness beverage segment.The...
President Trump clamps 100% tariffs on patented drugs...
- Apr 04, 2026
Patented medicines entering the US will face a 100 per cent tariff, with President Donald Trump ordering the long-threatened levies.But...
Microsoft lines up $10-billion investment to expand AI...
- Apr 03, 2026
Microsoft has announced that it will invest $10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure...
Govt notifies lower levies to help units in SEZs to sell...
- Apr 02, 2026
Factories in special economic zones (SEZs) have been allowed to sell goods domestically at lower Import Duties, according to a government...
Unilever, McCormick in $45-billion merger deal, Indian unit...
- Apr 01, 2026
McCormick will buy a major part of Unilever’s food business for a combination of cash and equity.The deal values the Unilever unit at nearly $45...
Airtel, Caryle, two others to infuse $1 billion in Nxtra to...
- Mar 31, 2026
Bharti Airtel, the Carlyle Group, Alpha Wave Global and Anchorage Capital will invest $1 billion into the telecom service provider’s data centre...
NLC, UP power company joint venture begins production at...
- Mar 30, 2026
NLC India has announced commencement of coal production at its Pachwara South Open Cast Project. The milestone marks a significant development for...
PM Modi opens Phase-I of Noida airport, sees big boost for...
- Mar 29, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Phase-I of Noida International Airport in Jewar, pitching it as a major boost to connectivity, jobs...
Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol, diesel cut,...
- Mar 28, 2026
The government has slashed Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre each. This brings the Centre-imposed taxes down to...
Surging oil and gas prices set to disrupt Centre’s FY27...
- Mar 27, 2026
A sharp surge in crude oil and natural gas prices due to the ongoing West Asia conflict is emerging as a key risk to the Centre’s fiscal...
Rs 28,840-crore modified UDAN to fund air connectivity,...
- Mar 26, 2026
The Union Cabinet has cleared a modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme with an outlay of Rs 28,840 crore for ten years. The scheme will...
Maruti unveils Rs 10,189-crore expansion plan with a new...
- Mar 25, 2026
Maruti Suzuki India has said that its board has approved a capacity expansion plan at its upcoming facility in Gujarat. The expansion plan will...
SEBI tightens disclosure norms for top brass to plug...
- Mar 24, 2026
The board of markets regulator SEBI has approved a wide-ranging proposal, including easing fund settlement norms for foreign portfolio investors...
Vedanta moves NCLAT against Adani Enterprises’ bid for...
- Mar 23, 2026
Vedanta has challenged Adani Enterprises’ successful bid for bankrupt infrastructure conglomerate Jaiprakash Associates in the National Company Law...
Air travel to get costlier as government scraps fare cap...
- Mar 22, 2026
Domestic air fares are set to rise from next week, as the government lifts the fare cap imposed during last year’s aviation disruption. This allows...
New Income Tax Act notified with a mix of taxpayers’...
- Mar 21, 2026
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the rules to operationalise the new simplified Income Tax Act, with a mix of taxpayers’...
Government steps in with Rs 497-cr RELIEF to aid exporters...
- Mar 20, 2026
The government has rolled out the RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme with an outlay of Rs 497 crore.The...
Rs 33,660-crore BHAVYA set to power over 100 industrial...
- Mar 19, 2026
In a major push to boost manufacturing and industrial growth, the Union Cabinet has approved the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) with an outlay...
SEBI moots new norms to make nomination a default choice...
- Mar 18, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a consultation paper to modify norms for nomination of demat accounts and mutual fund...
ABG Shipyard, Gitanjali Gems, HDIL top defaulters’ list...
- Mar 17, 2026
Top-10 wilful defaulters, including ABG Shipyard, Gitanjali Gems and Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) owe Rs 40,635 crore to banks as of...
After differences over valuation, upGrad to buy Unacademy...
- Mar 16, 2026
Edtech company upGrad has signed a term sheet to acquire rival Unacademy in an all-stock transaction, founders Ronnie Screwvala and Gaurav Munjal...
JSW Steel to develop coking coal mine in Mozambique to...
- Mar 15, 2026
JSW Steel will develop Minas de RevuboA coking coal mine in Mozambique in phases, a statement from the company has said.Located in the Moatize coal...
IDBI sale junked as bids by Fairfax and Emirates NBD below...
- Mar 14, 2026
The strategic sale of IDBI Bank has been scrapped, as the financial bids put in by potential buyers were below the reserve price, according to...
6,600 mw of nuclear power capacity coming up, 7,000 mw...
- Mar 13, 2026
Around 6,600 mw of nuclear power capacity is under construction, and another 7,000 mw is under various stages of planning and approval, Power...
Odisha keeps top rank in NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health...
- Mar 12, 2026
Odisha has retained its top position in the latest Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2026 released by NITI Aayog, securing an overall score of 73.1.The State...
FDI rules for companies from neighbouring countries relaxed...
- Mar 11, 2026
India has eased foreign direct investment (FDI) rules for companies linked to China and other neighbouring countries that share land borders with it....
Flipkart shifts holding company from Singapore to India...
- Mar 10, 2026
Walmart-owned e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has completed the process of shifting the domicile of its holding company from Singapore back to India....
17-member panel formed to assess SEZs and suggest larger...
- Mar 09, 2026
The government has set up a 17-member committee to suggest larger reforms in the policy for special economic zones SEZs, an official has said.The...
SBI unveils over Rs 4,500-crore, social loan scheme to...
- Mar 08, 2026
State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a $500-million (around Rs 4,597 crore) syndicated, social, term-loan facility, focused exclusively on...
MSMEs dealing in overseas e-commerce via courier eligible...
- Mar 07, 2026
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with a proven track record of at least six months of exports through postal or courier channels and...
Post-Supreme Court ruling, economists peg US tariff refunds...
- Mar 06, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the US government to begin paying refunds of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs that the US Supreme Court has...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - The True Understanding Of Religion
- Mar 06, 2026
Questioner: Where is religion? Dadashri: There are two kinds of religions. One is laukik (worldly), and the other is alaukik (religion beyond the...
AT THE HELM - Uday Kotak, Chairman, Gujarat International...
- Mar 06, 2026
The appointment of Uday Kotak as chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is both symbolic and strategic. This is a bet on...
Broadcom forecasts revenue from AI chips surging past $100...
- Mar 05, 2026
Chip designer Broadcom has projected that revenue from its artificial intelligence (AI) chip would exceed $100 billion next year. This signals a...
Shell willing to pour $666 million into ailing JV partner...
- Mar 04, 2026
Shell, the healthier joint-venture (JV) partner in Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen, is ready to pour more resources into a...
India, Canada ink $1.9-bn uranium deal, target $50-bn...
- Mar 03, 2026
India and Canada will aim to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said.Mr Carney is...
Lower yields bring 2024-25 sugar output forecast down by...
- Mar 02, 2026
India’s sugar production has been revised down by 5.57 per cent of the earlier forecast to 32.40 million tonnes (mt) for the 2025-26 marketing...
Andhra Pradesh gives nod to mine rare earth minerals along...
- Mar 01, 2026
With 25 per cent of India’s beach sand mineral (BSM) deposits, Andhra Pradesh is giving a strategic push to tap the immense economic potential of...
India’s real GDP under the new base year grows by 7.8% in...
- Feb 28, 2026
India’s third quarter (Q3) GDP for FY26 expanded by 7.8 per cent under a new series with the base year of 2022-23. In the Q2 of FY26, the GDP was...
