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Indian food processing industry: Limited appetite ...
October 18, 2026
With a growth of 7.8 pc in its nominal Gross Domestic Product reported in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, that ended on June 1, the headline figures of the growth in the Indian economy continue at a blistering pace. While the growth has been attributed to a variety ...
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Smartphone sales hit 14-year low as India celebrat...
October 16, 2026
India’s economic growth is facing an uncomfortable test in the smartphone market. While the government claimed that a growth rate of 7.8 pc for the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, smartphone sales are weakening as rising...
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Mahindra tractor sales fall 23 pc in September
October 2, 2026
The Farm Equipment Business (FEB) of automotive giant Mahindra & Mahindra has reported sale of 50,208 domestic tractors in September, compared with 64,946 units in September 2025, registering a 23 pc year-on-year decline. The business is part of Limited. In a press statement,...
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AIMRA, AICPDF back down on ‘No UPI Day’ after ...
October 1, 2026
The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) and the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) have withdrawn their proposed “No UPI Day” protest scheduled for tomorrow after a trade delegation met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and present...
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Confusion over data clouds India’s manufacturing...
October 1, 2026
India’s manufacturing narrative is being built around numbers that do not always match the country’s latest official statistics. Several prominent banks, financial institutions and consulting organisations continue to cite manufacturing’s contribution at around 16-17 pc, ev...
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Mobile retailers pushback against MDR with ‘No U...
September 30, 2026
Days after some shopkeepers in and around the National Capital Region openly displayed boards saying that they would no longer accept payments through UPI, the Indian digital payments interface, India’s mobile retailers are turning up the heat on their opposition to the propose...
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Despite 7.8 pc rise in GDP, Indian households unde...
September 29, 2026
The 7.8 pc growth in Indian Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of the current year, announced recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, may have given the government another number to celebrate, but for millions of households, the economic reality is far less reassuring....
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Proposed strike on September 28-30 to test Indian ...
September 24, 2026
India’s digital banking infrastructure is set to undergo its biggest test in recent past as thousands of bank branches are likely to shut down for three consecutive days from September 28-30 in wake of a nationwide strike called by a federation of bank workers. The United Forum...
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By telling Tata Sons to go public, RBI is overreac...
September 23, 2026
On September 17, Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, the largest and oldest business conglomerate of India, informed the stock exchanges that in a meeting its board of directors had decided to reappoint N Chandrasekaran by a majority vote as Executive Chairman for a...
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Despite government’s assurance, consumers set to...
September 18, 2026
The Ministry of Finance’s decision to introduce a new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on the national digital payments system UPI has raised concerns over who will ultimately bear the cost. While the government says consumers will not be charged directly, concerns remain that merc...
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