“As we gear up for the 2026–27 budget, tackling urban air pollution has to rise to the top of our national priorities. Last year in 2025, cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru routinely smashed past AQI levels of 400, plunging residents into hazardous health risks from respiratory diseases to heart issues that hit vulnerable groups … Read more
As the Union Budget 2026 is drawing closer, India’s precious metal refiners are have laid out their expecations from the finance minister. The sector is seeking relief from the current duty structure that favours importers as compared to local refiners, through free trade agreements. MMTC-PAMP managing director and CEO Samit Guha the duty gap has … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s first final assembly line (FAL) for commercial fixed-wing aircraft could come up in either Gujarat’s Dholera or Andhra’s Bhogapuram.Adani Group’s upcoming JV (joint venture) FAL with Brazilian regional aircraft major Embraer is being aggressively wooed by both states that are implementing ambitious aerospace plans for these two places. India is looking at … Read more
BENGALURU: Mphasis CEO Nitin Rakesh said Blackstone’s stake sale reflects a natural phase in the private equity firm’s investment lifecycle and does not indicate any loss of confidence in the company’s performance. Blackstone acquired a 60.5% stake in Mphasis for $1.1 billion in 2016 and has been invested in the company for over nine years. … Read more
MUMBAI: The foreign exchange market on Friday threw up a set of developments that appear contradictory: the rupee fell to a new low, RBI took measures to ease borrowing conditions, and foreign exchange reserves jumped past $700 billion even though the central bank was selling dollars to support the currency.The rupee slipped close to the … Read more
Hyderabad & Mumbai: Silver’s unprecedented surge continued Friday. In late trades on the New York Commodity Exchange (Comex) the price of the white metal crossed the psychologically important $100-per-ounce (Oz) mark for the first time in history. Gold, which has gained at a much slower pace than silver in recent months, neared the $5,000/Oz mark.In … Read more
Taj Mahal, Agra (File photo) MUMBAI: As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, stakeholders across India’s travel, tourism and hospitality sectors are seeking policy continuity, improved financing frameworks and measures to stimulate consumer spending. While domestic travel demand has remained resilient, foreign tourist arrivals are still below earlier peak levels, prompting industry leaders to look to … Read more
Australia’s national carrier Qantas has launched a limited-period economy-class fare sale for Indian travellers planning trips to New Zealand later this year, as airlines seek to capitalise on rising outbound leisure travel from India, the airline said.The ‘New Year, New Zealand’ sale is open for bookings from January 22 to January 31, 2026, and covers … Read more
PwC India on Friday unveiled an AI framework here to unlock USD 550 billion by 2035 in five key sectors of agriculture, education, energy, healthcare and manufacturing. Launching the report, AI Edge for Viksit Bharat, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, PwC said India is positioned as a potential global benchmark for how … Read more
Succession planning in promoter led Indian companies must be viewed through a commercial and generational standpoint, not a narrow, technical one. (AI image) By Varun SriramIn the last several years, across India’s listed company backdrop, a subtle but significant shift has been underway in how promoter families are viewing succession planning. As first and second-generation … Read more