Business
Student Startups: From study halls to stalls
January 12, 2026
As education in India evolves and begins its slow move from theoretical to practical learnings, a few students have begun to take the matters in their own hands and out of the classrooms as a rising number have begun to experiment with entrepreneurship, launching low-cost venture...
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Annapurna Swadisht acquires majority stake in Andr...
January 6, 2026
Kolkata-based foods firm Annapurna Swadisht has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 75 pc of the equity share capital of Andri Agro Foods, another foods company based in West Bengal. In a filing to stock exchanges, Annapurna Swadisht says that upon completion of th...
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India’s cake market on year-long rise
December 28, 2025
As India heads into the New Year, cakes are no longer limited to birthdays and weddings. From customised celebration cakes to vegan and sugar-free options, evolving consumer tastes and online delivery are reshaping the bakery business. With rising demand, expanding chains and gro...
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Customers discover pitfalls of quick commerce
December 12, 2025
At a time when they feel pressed for time, quick commerce or rapid delivery of goods and services ordered online has become the lifeline of many an Indian. Spotting a lucrative business opportunity, over the past few years, several e-commerce companies, notably Zomato and Swigg...
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With focus on FTA, redefining EU-India partnership
December 2, 2025
In the corridors of powers in New Delhi and Brussels a silent revolution is taking place redefining the contours of European Union-India relations thanks to strengthening of strategic ties and challenges arising out of uncertainty in the global geopolitics, particularly about the...
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AI impact on global workforce deepens as Amazon cu...
November 11, 2025
Recently, e-commerce giant Amazon announced its second-biggest layoff, eliminating 30,000 corporate jobs, which account for nearly 10 pc of its 3,50,000 corporate workforce across key divisions, including Human Resources, Operations, Devices, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The co...
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With evolving consumer preferences, Wagh Bakri lau...
November 10, 2025
Wagh Bakri Tea Group, an Ahmedabad-based tea manufacturing and retailing company, has unveiled a refreshed menu for its Tea Lounges, with the objective to make its outlets ‘a comfort space’ for its customers. The new menu, called “Rock and Roll” fusion food menu, was laun...
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Rising occurrence of ‘free’ deals distort econ...
October 29, 2025
When Spotify rolls out another “free” playlist or YouTube begins yet another auto-play chain, users rarely think of these as economic acts. Yet these micro-moments of attention form the foundation of a multi-trillion-dollar ecosystem reshaping how growth, productivity, and c...
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US tariffs hammer India’s deal flow amidst inves...
October 28, 2025
Global private equity (PE) investment reached USD 1.5 trillion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, placing the year on track to achieve a four-year high if momentum continues through the final quarter. However, the deal activity in India has slowed down in direct response to...
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Lighting up lives: Women entrepreneurs redefine Di...
October 18, 2025
Each year, as Diwali, the festival of lights, approaches, it lights up not just the homes and ambience of the country, but also puts spotlight on the creative talents that normally remain in the shadows. A number of women turn entrepreneurs for the festive season fulfilling not j...
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