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The US Department of Justice has urged a judge to permanently dismiss charges against Gautam Adani, calling the case legally flawed — a reversal with consequences for markets, diplomacy and cross-border enforcement.
Sensex's worst week in months: the index shed 2,091 points to close at 76,059.77 on 24 July 2026 as Brent crude topped $100 after Red Sea tanker attacks and the rupee neared its record low.
The US has imposed a 10% forced-labour tariff on India under Section 301 from 24 July 2026, softened from a proposed 12.5% after New Delhi amended its Foreign Trade Policy on 13 July.
As the NEET-UG protest fast ends, we examine who bore the economic cost of central Delhi's disruptions, from daily-wage traders to gig workers, and how such losses are estimated.
Paper leaks became a symbol for a wider belief that scarce opportunities are distributed through systems young people cannot trust
India remains one of the world's largest smartphone markets, so a double-digit quarterly shipment decline is a significant signal for manufacturers, retailers, app businesses and telecom operators.
An intraday gain of about 800 points in the Sensex is large enough to dominate financial headlines, yet one session cannot establish a durable bull market.
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has moved from negotiation and ceremony into implementation. That transition is the real beginning of the story.
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The first breach of the central bank’s 4% midpoint in 17 months puts household budgets, monsoon conditions and the interest-rate outlook back in focus.
The revised index aims to capture today’s manufacturing structure more accurately, but users must understand what changed before comparing new and old growth numbers.
Akasa Air's 40th aircraft, ferried to Bengaluru via Seattle, Reykjavik and Cairo, marks a fleet milestone for the young carrier and a fresh signal that India's aviation market remains firmly in expansion mode.
BARC's pause on television ratings has put India's broadcast measurement system under fresh scrutiny, leaving broadcasters, advertisers and media planners without the weekly audience data that anchors the TV economy.
Six of India's most valuable companies added to their combined market capitalisation this week, with Bharti Airtel leading the wealth gain in a snapshot of where large-cap investor confidence is accumulating.
Chhattisgarh has approved a compressed biogas policy for 2026 that aims to convert agricultural residue, cattle dung and organic waste into clean fuel while opening up new employment opportunities across rural districts.
India has stepped up checks on herbicide imports from China, signalling a more assertive trade-compliance posture that could reshape supply, pricing and competition across the country's agrochemical market.
A reported first-quarter production decline at Coal India has put mining trends, monsoon disruption and power-sector inventory planning under scrutiny, given coal's central role in keeping India's lights on.
Consumer goods companies are turning more upbeat as rural demand recovers, input costs hold steady and everyday purchases pick up, offering a telling read on the health of Indian household spending.
A new report finds that India's big cities offer women better salaries and more formal jobs, yet only one in four urban women is employed and the pay gap with men remains stark.
India's gross GST revenue climbed 13.9 percent year on year in June 2026, but a 34.6 percent jump in import-linked collections did most of the heavy lifting while domestic growth stayed modest.
A reported $1.14 billion HCLTech contract and renewed buying in pharmaceutical shares gave Indian markets a distinctly sectoral flavour, offering investors signals that go beyond the headline Sensex and Nifty moves.
The Indian Association of Tour Operators will stage its 41st annual convention in Visakhapatnam from September 10 to 13, giving Andhra Pradesh a rare industry-wide platform to pitch its tourism potential.
Rising demand from solar, wind, electric vehicles and grid expansion is turning India's copper supply into a strategic industrial question, with capacity gaps threatening costs and project timelines.
India's near-term growth picture is being read through a dashboard of indicators this week, with energy costs, PMI activity readings and monsoon-linked rural demand each pulling the conversation in different directions.
Active technology job openings in India rose 14 per cent month on month in July, per Xpheno data reported by Business Standard, signalling an early hiring revival after three months of softer demand in the IT services sector.
India's plans to expand oil refining capacity are back in the spotlight, underlining how fuel infrastructure remains central to demand, exports and energy security even as the clean-energy transition gathers pace.
The Centre's draft emission cut targets for the iron and steel sector move India's climate policy from broad pledges to sector-specific rules, placing one of its hardest-to-abate industries under a defined framework.
Indian equities are re-entering global allocation conversations as investors reassess crowded AI-linked trades and look for markets offering domestic demand, lower volatility and steadier earnings visibility.
Discussions on a bilateral investment agreement between India and Israel signal a push to broaden economic ties beyond defence and technology, promising clearer rules and greater confidence for investors on both sides.
The India-Israel bilateral investment agreement has formally come into force, replacing an earlier accord and promising stronger investor protection, clearer dispute-resolution rules and greater confidence for businesses in both countries.
JSW MG Motor India's plan to source at least half of its electric-vehicle components domestically has turned a spotlight on the readiness of India's EV supply chain, from batteries to power electronics.
Maersk has unveiled its first India-made EXIM shipping container and placed an order for 1,000 more with DCM Shriram, a commercial vote of confidence in India's push to manufacture the hardware of global trade.
A reported move to raise the entry age for the ONGC chairman post has reopened questions about succession planning, candidate pools and specialised energy expertise at India's flagship oil and gas explorer.
OPEC Plus members have signed off on a larger production increase for August, a supply-side shift that puts crude benchmarks, India's import bill and fuel-linked costs firmly back in the market spotlight.
Public-sector banks are lending faster than they are gathering deposits, a gap that signals firm credit appetite in the economy but puts funding costs and deposit mobilisation under the spotlight.
Radico Khaitan's plan to earn a larger share of revenue from premium products spotlights a wider premiumisation wave reshaping India's spirits market, where higher-margin brands are chasing rising disposable incomes.
The Reserve Bank of India has flagged AI-powered cyberattacks as a leading threat to banks and NBFCs, pushing cybersecurity to the centre of India's increasingly digital financial system.
The CBI's arrest of a former Reliance Capital chief financial officer in a reported Rs 9,280 crore bank-fraud case has renewed scrutiny of corporate disclosures, lender due diligence and the strength of India's financial safeguards.
Commercial production at CG Semi's chip assembly and test facility in Sanand, marked by remarks from Prime Minister Modi, has renewed focus on how far India's semiconductor manufacturing push has actually come.
India's largest mutual fund manager is reportedly courting institutional investors for up to Rs 2,000 crore ahead of a public listing that could rank among the biggest IPO stories of 2026.
Indian equities enter a news-heavy week with trade-deal expectations, quarterly earnings, foreign flows and global cues all converging to set the direction for the Sensex and Nifty.
Tata Steel's roughly Rs 20,000 crore capital spending plan for FY27 signals sustained confidence in Indian steel demand, even as execution risks, raw-material costs and emissions pressures loom over the sector.
Indian equities head into a cue-heavy week as the June-quarter earnings season opens with TCS, while crude oil prices and global risk signals shape how investors position across sectors.
Indian equities head into the week with attention split between the start of earnings season led by TCS, movements in crude oil prices, and a stream of macro signals shaping investor sentiment.
Union Bank of India stock slipped after its June-quarter business update showed slower deposit growth alongside stronger advances, with senior management changes adding to investor caution.
An Assam tea estate has sold the first batch of India-made matcha, a small-volume but symbolically significant step as the country's tea industry hunts for premium products and new consumers.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal chaired a Board of Trade meeting where exporters pushed for faster GST refunds, lower logistics costs and workable free trade agreements amid global demand uncertainty.
Four Chinese companies operating factories in India have reportedly been cleared to bid for power projects, a calibrated move that balances security screening against the country's manufacturing and infrastructure needs.
Gold rates for 24-karat and 22-karat metal edged lower across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad on July 4, offering a window for buyers weighing jewellery and investment purchases.
Gujarat has revised its land compensation policy for power transmission projects, a move that could ease landowner disputes and speed the grid expansion India's energy transition depends on.
A reported large strategic contract has put HCLTech in the market spotlight and reopened the debate over whether client spending on Indian IT services is finally turning a corner.
The commerce ministry has reaffirmed a $1 trillion export goal for FY26 at a Board of Trade meeting led by Piyush Goyal, leaning on a seven-point action plan spanning merchandise, services and defence exports.
The bilateral investment agreement between India and Israel has come into force, giving investors in both countries clearer protections and a formal framework for deeper commercial cooperation.
India's foreign exchange reserves have dropped to their lowest level in 15 months, narrowing the external buffer the RBI relies on to steady the rupee and reassure markets.
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed monetary penalties on Bank of Baroda and General Insurance Corporation, underlining that even the largest financial institutions remain under close supervisory watch.
Speaking at a panel in France, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said middle-class consumption helped India stay the fastest-growing large economy after Covid, putting the consumer economy back at the heart of the growth debate.
Foreign institutional investors sold Indian equities worth Rs 1,350 crore on June 29 while domestic institutions bought Rs 2,801 crore, cushioning benchmarks on a volatile day that ended in the red.
Goa's IT department has approved seed funding for 15 startups, a push to diversify the tourism-heavy state economy by helping early-stage founders move from prototype to product and hiring.
Restrictions on the sale of petrol and diesel are set to be lifted from July 1, easing uncertainty for motorists, transport operators and fuel retailers even as cities push a parallel shift to electric mobility.
Netweb Technologies India stock logged its steepest single-day fall since January 2025, dropping as much as 11 percent after the company said its board would meet to consider raising fresh capital.
Indian benchmarks closed lower on June 29 as the Sensex fell 372 points to 76,728 and the Nifty ended at 23,946, with IT, auto and oil and gas stocks dragging while pharma outperformed.
Indian benchmarks extended gains around 24 June 2026 as easing crude prices, calmer West Asia tensions and fresh RBI liquidity support kept financial and auto stocks firmly in demand.
The Reserve Bank moved to calm nerves in late June 2026, signalling that interest-rate hikes were premature and unveiling liquidity measures even as the rupee drew comfort from a softer crude outlook.
The Hurun India 500 list released around 24 June 2026 confirmed Tata's grip on the top spot, Reliance's reign as the most valuable company and Adani's relentless expansion across sectors.
With Reliance Jio, NSE, Zepto and dozens of startups in the queue, India's IPO pipeline looked unusually deep in June 2026 even as smaller SME issues kept the primary market humming.
A $234 million round catapulted Sarvam AI into the unicorn club in June 2026, capping a busy stretch in which Indian startups raised hundreds of millions across AI, climate and deeptech deals.
From a multi-thousand-crore cement asset sale to a sharp jump in technology-sector deal value, India's mergers-and-acquisitions market showed renewed vigour heading into late June 2026.
Navratna PSU Bharat Electronics has booked Rs 1,081 crore in new orders since May, spanning radars, communication gear, CBRN protection and avionics, keeping its shares and order book firmly in focus.
India became the world's leading ship recycling nation in 2025 with a 35.4 percent global share, a gain the shipping ministry credits to policy reform, Hong Kong Convention compliance and the Alang expansion.
The arrests of ex-RCFL and RHFL chief executives mark a sharp escalation in probes into alleged losses of more than Rs 7,600 crore to public sector banks.
A Karnataka High Court order over arrests in the Gameskraft money-laundering case has reignited debate on enforcement standards in India's online gaming sector.
Bharti Airtel has lifted its effective stake in Airtel Africa to about 79 percent via a Rs 28,000 crore-plus share swap with a promoter-group entity, tightening its grip on a key growth market.
AMFI's July 2026 market-cap reclassification could shift several stocks across large, mid and small-cap baskets, with BSE and other midcaps tipped to enter large-cap status and reshape mutual fund flows.
India's central bank sold a net $8.9 billion in the spot foreign-exchange market in April, RBI data showed, underlining how it manages currency volatility while balancing reserves and liquidity.
Swiggy has partnered with Zerodha Fund House to let delivery partners invest part of their earnings in mutual funds through the rider app, with entry amounts reported to start at Rs 100.
SBI Mutual Fund has reportedly received regulatory approval for an IPO that could raise about Rs 13,000 crore, putting India's fast-growing asset-management industry back in the market spotlight.
Enforcement Directorate searches at locations linked to gold refiner Rajesh Exports follow SEBI scrutiny of disclosures, putting corporate governance and FEMA compliance back in the investor spotlight.
The World Bank's $1.5 billion development policy loan aims to support structural reforms, private-sector growth and job creation as millions of young Indians enter the labour market each year.
The cruise tourism operator's IPO gives investors rare exposure to India's experience-led travel economy, as capital markets open up to consumer businesses beyond banks, manufacturers and tech firms.
Reports that Meta is investing in CRED and lining up founder Kunal Shah for a senior global WhatsApp role have placed Indian fintech talent at the heart of a worldwide messaging and payments contest.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has called on banks to see micro, small and medium enterprises as growth partners, reviving focus on credit access for the firms that employ millions across India.
Indian equities rebounded on June 22, 2026, with the Sensex gaining about 291 points and the Nifty closing above 24,100, led by IT and pharmaceutical stocks despite lingering Middle East tensions.
A two-day workshop in New Delhi examines how environment-linked non-tariff measures and carbon rules could squeeze market access for Indian exporters across key sectors.
The central bank's net dollar sales in the spot forex market signal another month of intervention to smooth volatility, with importer demand and West Asia uncertainty weighing on the rupee.
Turtlemint's Rs 883-crore IPO reached its final bidding day on 23 June, with investors weighing subscription levels, profitability and regulatory risk in India's growing insurance-technology market.
The Enforcement Directorate has searched Rajesh Exports-linked premises in Bengaluru and Mumbai in a FEMA probe into alleged foreign exchange violations at the major gold and jewellery exporter.
Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have begun a fresh round of negotiations on an interim deal, with India pressing for terms that hand its exporters a clear advantage over rivals.
India's global share of ship recycling rose to 35.4 percent in 2025, the Ministry of Ports cited UNCTAD data as saying, helping the country meet a Maritime India Vision 2030 target years ahead of schedule.
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles has unveiled a 2031 plan to push revenue past Rs 6 trillion and sales beyond 1.2 million units, betting on electric and CNG models to drive India's cleaner-mobility shift.
The NSE has signed an MoU with Bharat Metal Exchange to develop non-ferrous metal derivatives, pairing exchange infrastructure with physical-market links to widen price-risk hedging in copper and aluminium.
Four India-bound vessels carrying urea, DAP and sulphur have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, offering short-term relief to kharif sowing plans amid West Asia tensions.
Fairfax India has reportedly bought nearly $1 billion in Indian government bonds, a capital move widely read as positioning ahead of a possible bid for a stake in IDBI Bank.
Indian equities slid sharply on 23 June, with the Sensex down 893 points and the Nifty closing at 23,824, as IT, metals and PSU banks led a broad-based selloff driven by weak global cues.
India's Directorate General of Trade Remedies has launched an anti-dumping investigation into sodium nitrite imports after a domestic-industry complaint, a case set to draw close attention from manufacturers and importers.
India's flash PMI eased to 57.4 in June from May's 12-month high, cooling momentum while staying firmly in expansion territory and pointing to continued resilience in manufacturing and services.
Akasa Air CFO Ankur Goel has signalled the young carrier could pursue a stock-market listing within two to four years, framing an IPO as a matter of timing rather than intent.
Moody's warns that India's dispersed water governance, subsidised pricing and unclear investment pathways could turn rising water stress into a fiscal and credit liability as demand surges.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says India wants a US trade deal that hands its exporters a competitive edge, with market access, tariff lines and rules of origin now at the heart of negotiations.
New Delhi will widen its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers framework to cover solar wafers and ingots from June 2028, pushing deeper into the supply chain to cut reliance on China.
USTR Jamieson Greer's New Delhi talks with Piyush Goyal have pushed the long-stalled India-US trade agreement into a decisive phase, with tariffs, market access and an early package on the table.
India raised about $5.3 billion from IPOs in 2026, roughly 4.9 percent of global proceeds and its lowest share since 2020, as a giant SpaceX listing reshaped the worldwide league table.
With a July tariff deadline looming, New Delhi and Washington are racing to seal an interim trade pact that shields sensitive sectors while securing predictable access to India's largest export market.
As shipping anxiety around the Strait of Hormuz eases, Indian basmati exporters face renewed competition from Pakistan's 1121 varieties in Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, with farm prices at home in the balance.
India is on track to import over a million tonnes of US cooking gas in June as Middle East supply disruption pushes refiners to diversify and protect household cylinder security.
India's primary market turns busy with six IPOs in play, spanning jewellery, tourism, fintech, textiles and snacks, offering retail and high-ticket investors sharply different risk choices.
India's private sector kept expanding in June but at its weakest pace in three months, as softer demand and cooler business confidence struck a more cautious note across services and manufacturing.
The CBI has arrested former chief executives of two Reliance ADAG finance firms over alleged loan irregularities that the agency says caused public sector banks losses running into thousands of crores.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have begun ministerial-level talks in New Delhi, aiming to narrow gaps on tariffs, agriculture and digital trade before a possible bilateral package.
Gujarat's Adani Mundra Airport has launched commercial operations with an inaugural flight from Goa, promising eight new air services and faster connectivity for trade, logistics and tourism around India's largest private port.
A new industry report shows India's video market abandoning the simple subscription-versus-advertising split, as platforms blend streaming, short video, commerce and live events to win price-sensitive viewers.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says his US counterpart is in Delhi for ministerial talks, with reports naming USTR Jamieson Greer for two days of negotiations on tariffs and market access.
Indian equities fell on Tuesday as weak global cues, including a sharp slide in South Korean technology shares, dragged the Sensex down nearly 900 points and pulled the Nifty lower.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has opened applications for more than 200 posts, offering engineers, technicians and operations specialists a new hiring window in India's flagship high-speed rail programme.
Indian benchmark indices closed sharply lower on June 23 as weak global cues and West Asian uncertainty dragged the Sensex below 76,300 and the Nifty under 23,850.
SEBI has proposed a simpler rulebook for stock exchanges and clearing corporations and cleared the return of open-market share buybacks from August 1, signalling a lighter-touch yet sturdier market framework.
Real estate technology platform Square Yards has raised Rs 900 crore in a debt-and-equity round that values it above $1 billion, setting up an IPO push as revenue jumps 48 percent.
India's first-ever election to the vice presidency of the Financial Action Task Force hands New Delhi a stronger voice in shaping global rules on money laundering, terror financing and virtual-asset risk.
India's flash June PMI readings show private-sector momentum cooling across services and manufacturing, even as the economy stays comfortably above the line that separates growth from contraction.
India's eight core infrastructure industries grew just 0.5 percent in May, the weakest in seven months, as contractions in coal, crude oil and gas dragged on the index despite support from cement and steel.
India is reportedly planning seven defence manufacturing clusters to deepen domestic capability, cut import dependence and strengthen supply chains across aerospace, electronics and land systems.
India's Russian crude imports could touch a record high in June, with Moscow supplying nearly half of total purchases until June 20, as discounts and shifting supply reshape the energy basket.
At Infosys' AGM, chairman Nandan Nilekani argued that artificial intelligence will amplify, not replace, IT services firms, reframing the debate around enterprise execution capability and adoption.
Former Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola joins Air India as executive advisor to chairman N Chandrasekaran, adding regulatory and operational depth as the Tata-owned carrier hunts for a new chief executive.
An RBI Monetary Policy Committee member says foreign currency inflows may support domestic liquidity, a signal that matters for banks, bond markets and India's borrowers.
A fresh assessment has identified 111 districts as highly vulnerable to an El Nino-linked monsoon deficit, with Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh accounting for a large share and farm incomes at stake.
India's flash composite PMI slipped to 57.4 in June as demand and hiring lost momentum, yet the reading stayed well above the growth threshold, signalling resilient but more cautious activity.
Tankers carrying oil, gas and fertiliser bound for India have crossed the Strait of Hormuz after signs of US-Iran de-escalation, easing immediate fears over a critical energy supply lane.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two former Reliance finance executives over alleged loan diversion that investigators say cost public sector banks Rs 7,623 crore.
The Odisha-based govtech and IT services firm enters India's busy primary market on June 24, testing investor appetite for e-governance and digital public infrastructure plays.
The Union Cooperation Minister has ordered Nafed and NCCF to procure pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers, aiming to remove middlemen and bring transparency to payments through digital tools.
India's banking system liquidity turned negative for the first time in three months after advance-tax payments and rising cash demand, prompting the RBI to inject Rs 1.41 trillion through a variable-rate repo auction.
India's market regulator SEBI has proposed a sweeping ease-of-business overhaul of technology, compliance and reporting rules for exchanges and intermediaries, promising clearer obligations without diluting investor protection.
Adani's Mundra Airport began scheduled commercial operations on June 23, with Star Air connecting the Gujarat port town to Mumbai and Goa in a milestone for regional air connectivity in Kutch.
Odisha has approved a Rs 500 crore, five-year waterfront development programme to restore riverfronts and urban water bodies, improve public access and boost eco-tourism across selected cities.
India is moving ahead with a proposed Rs 19,700 crore carbon capture, utilisation and storage support scheme aimed at cutting emissions from steel, cement, power and refining.
Air travellers in India could see fare relief as carriers review fuel surcharges following a decline in aviation turbine fuel and crude oil prices, though demand and airport charges may temper any cuts.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has told banks to view micro, small and medium enterprises as long-term business partners, linking their health to jobs, exports, GDP and credit growth.
India has pushed its deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas block bid deadline to September 17, a sixth extension that highlights the challenge of luring capital into frontier offshore exploration.
Tata Consultancy Services has paid about $213.6 million to DXC Technology after the US Supreme Court declined its appeal, moving a high-profile trade secrets case toward financial closure.
Carmakers' body SIAM has again urged the government to fix a transparent forex benchmark for the auto PLI scheme, warning that currency volatility is stalling incentive applications.
A large office lease linked to Accenture in Hyderabad has put the spotlight back on India's technology real estate, signalling that global services firms still see the city as a prime delivery hub.
Ambuja Cements has tied up with British clean-tech firm Leilac to build a commercial-scale low-carbon cement pathway at its Sanghipuram plant in Kutch, targeting one of India's hardest-to-abate industries.
SEBI has proposed a sweeping review of technology and compliance rules for exchanges, depositories and market participants, with a key question being whether Direct Market Access should be opened more widely to retail investors.
India's food regulator is tightening curbs on absolute label claims such as '100%', leaving brands facing a July deadline to overhaul packaging, advertising and marketing language.
Tehran's renewed pitch to oil buyers has pulled Indian refiners into fresh talks, but sanctions, payment channels, insurance and freight still stand between exploratory contact and confirmed cargoes.
India's revamped safe-harbour regime widens eligibility for IT and tech-enabled services with a higher threshold and common margin, but advisers warn that interpretational doubts could blunt the promised certainty.
Reports that Reliance has filed draft papers for a Jio Platforms IPO have pushed India's equity market and digital economy back into focus, with the listing tipped to be one of the country's largest.
India is seeking a US trade agreement that gives its exporters a comparative tariff edge over rival economies, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said, even as talks run long over the central question of tariff treatment.
India's cooking-gas imports from the United States are poised to top a record 1 million tonnes in June as refiners diversify away from Gulf supply disrupted by tension around the Strait of Hormuz.
Petrol and diesel marketing margins at state-run oil firms BPCL, IOC and HPCL are recovering as crude prices ease, brightening the profit outlook even as inventory losses and LPG under-recoveries cloud the June quarter.
Amazon India is scaling its everyday-essentials strategy with more than 100 urban fulfilment centres and minutes-to-next-day delivery, sharpening its fight against Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart in the fast-growing quick-commerce market.
IIM Bangalore has again secured Level 5 'pioneering school' status in the Positive Impact Rating 2026, reinforcing the growing weight of sustainability, ethics and social impact in Indian management education.
Indian firms are being warned about the rising Boss Scam, in which fraudsters impersonate senior executives to push urgent payments or data transfers, exploiting hierarchy and trust rather than technical weakness.
Bharat Electronics Ltd has secured roughly Rs 1,081 crore in additional orders spanning radar, avionics, jammers and tank protection, reinforcing India's drive for self-reliant defence electronics.
Negotiators in New Delhi and Washington push toward a limited trade pact that could ease tariffs and widen market access for India's textiles, gems, engineering goods and farm exports.
Veteran market commentator Marc Faber says Indian equities could correct by up to 20 percent, reviving debate over stretched valuations, profit growth and investor risk management.
India's food regulator has clarified that online food listings must carry expiry and shelf-life declarations under Legal Metrology rules, tightening transparency for quick-commerce and online grocery shoppers.
Indian equities tumbled on Tuesday as the Sensex shed about 893 points and the Nifty slipped below 23,900, dragged by weak global cues, IT and metal selling and foreign outflow fears.
Honasa Consumer has acquired a majority stake in nutraceuticals firm Fluence Pharma, deepening its push beyond beauty into supplements and preventive health as digital brands chase wider portfolios.
Renault's export of locally built Dusters to South Africa underscores India's growing role as a global manufacturing and right-hand-drive export base for the world's carmakers.
Uttar Pradesh is targeting nearly nine percent of India's data-centre capacity, courting green AI campuses and large investment to challenge the dominance of Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru.
India's Ministry of Defence is reported to be planning seven manufacturing clusters to deepen supply chains, cut import dependence and draw private industry into higher-value military production.
Tripura will host the Global Pineapple Festival 2026 in New Delhi from June 27 to 29, spotlighting its prized Queen pineapple alongside farmer groups, food processors, tourism and fresh investment opportunities.
India's gold-loan market is expanding fast, with loan sanctions reportedly doubling even as default ratios shrink, pointing to stronger repayment behaviour and rising demand for secured credit.
The National Stock Exchange has filed draft IPO papers with SEBI for an offer estimated near Rs 30,000 crore, a long-delayed move that could rank among India's biggest-ever public issues if cleared.
The Reserve Bank of India has clarified that credit lines delivered over UPI must follow the prudential rules of the underlying loan, closing a regulatory gap as banks and fintechs race to build payment-linked lending.
A World Trade Organization dispute panel will now examine China's complaint against Indian duties on solar cells, modules and IT goods, testing New Delhi's tariff policy space.
India is set to import more than one million tonnes of LPG from the United States in June as Middle East disruption pushes buyers to diversify, signalling a strategic shift in cooking-fuel sourcing and energy security.
The Centre will sell up to 2% in Indian Railway Finance Corporation via an offer for sale, opening to non-retail investors on Wednesday and retail bidders the next day, under its disinvestment programme.
Global technology and fuel-cycle players are eyeing partnerships with NTPC as India's largest power producer repositions toward low-carbon baseload, exploring nuclear capacity and small modular reactors.
All eyes are on Mukesh Ambani's address at Reliance Industries' 49th annual general meeting on June 19, with investors hunting for clarity on a potential Jio Platforms listing that could become India's largest-ever IPO.
Insurance distribution platform Turtlemint opens its ₹883 crore public issue on June 19, just as payments unicorn Razorpay files confidential draft papers, signalling a busy season for Indian fintech IPOs.
Adani Green Energy is tapping international markets for up to $1 billion, its first overseas borrowing since the group settled US legal matters, as the renewables arm pushes past 12,000 MW of capacity.
Wholesale price inflation surged to 9.68% in May 2026 from 8.26% in April, driven by a near-30% spike in fuel and power, even as the government unveiled a revamped 2022-23 base-year series.
The rupee recovered to around 94.55 against the dollar by mid-June 2026, rebounding from a record low near 97 as reports of a US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz lifted sentiment.
At its June analyst day, IndiGo laid out an audacious blueprint to grow its fleet beyond 550 aircraft and nearly double international capacity, aiming to carry 200 million passengers a year by fiscal 2030.
Tata Motors will raise passenger vehicle prices by up to 1.5 percent from July 1 to offset input-cost pressure, even as chairman N. Chandrasekaran reaffirms heavy investment in electric and hydrogen mobility.
Foreign investors poured fresh money into Indian government bonds in June 2026 after a capital-gains tax exemption on G-Secs, with economists estimating the move could draw $45-50 billion over two years.
India's top IT services firms have scaled Microsoft 365 Copilot to more than 300,000 employees in under six months, even as leaders warn that AI agents will slow future hiring across the sector.
Surging oil prices have revived pressure on the currency and the current account, exposing India's enduring vulnerability to energy shocks.
The Bengaluru-based sovereign-AI startup hits a $1.5 billion valuation, with HCLTech pumping in $150 million to anchor a homegrown enterprise-AI push.
A West Asia-driven crude spike forced India's first petrol and diesel price hikes in four years and revived fears of a wider current account deficit, even as hopes of a US-Iran deal offered a lifeline.
Negotiators wrapped a four-day round in New Delhi with most of a bilateral pact settled, but agriculture and dairy access remain the stubborn final hurdle.
Overseas selling pushed 2026 outflows past Rs 2.87 lakh crore, but record domestic institutional buying of Rs 4.3 trillion has cushioned the blow.
Gold scaled fresh records in mid-June 2026, with domestic prices near Rs 1.69 lakh per 10 grams as geopolitical tension, a weak rupee and resilient investment demand fuelled a relentless rally.
A robust week of venture deals saw marine-defence robotics and precision cancer diagnostics draw investor attention, underscoring a tilt toward strategic, science-led startups.
Benchmark indices closed at an all-time high, powered by banking and IT stocks as overseas investors turned net buyers after months on the sidelines.
A pronounced rotation defined early-June trade on Indian bourses, with Nifty IT surging more than 4% in a single session even as FMCG and healthcare indices buckled under selling pressure.
Six billion-dollar-plus transactions powered the busiest quarter on record for mergers and acquisitions, even as smaller mid-market deals dominated the count.
Indian equities staged one of their strongest sessions of the year after crude prices fell on reports of a possible US-Iran agreement, easing pressure on the oil-importing economy.
Headline CPI rose from April's 3.48% as food inflation climbed to 4.78%, with tomato and personal-care prices among the biggest pressure points.
A cluster of small and mid-cap offers hit the market in June even as audio platform Kuku FM confidentially filed for a Rs 3,500 crore issue.
The Bengaluru company is channelling fresh equity into a build-out of bioenergy infrastructure, with backing from domestic and Korean investors.
A fast-growing Indian technology firm has raised a large new round, signalling renewed investor appetite for the country's startup story.
India's largest software exporter led sector-wide reductions as firms slimmed benches and slowed fresher intake, even as global capability centres kept hiring.
The Dubai lender's capital infusion would hand it control of the Indian private bank and reshape the contours of foreign ownership in the sector.
The quick-commerce pioneer's refreshed prospectus pairs a large fresh-capital raise with a heavy offer-for-sale, setting up one of the most closely watched new-economy listings of the year.
March-quarter growth of 7.8% beat forecasts as services and construction powered the full-year expansion, cementing India's lead among major economies.
May's sales numbers showed resilient demand and an electric milestone for Tata, even as carmakers prepare buyers for fresh price increases.
Global development and strategic investors are backing one of India's earliest commercial green-hydrogen operators as it readies a wave of new plants.
India's central bank kept its key rate steady and retained a neutral stance, citing risks from the West Asia conflict, elevated energy prices and supply-chain strains.