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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri fills E85 fuel in a car during the during the launch of E85 fuel (a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol) at an Indian Oil fuel station. File | Photo Credit: ANI Amid raging concerns about petrol blended with ethanol corroding engine parts and…
HCL Technologies. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s HCLTech has won a $1.14 billion deal with a major European firm, the software services exporter said on Friday. The announcement pushed HCLTech’s shares up by as much as 6.3%, boosting gains on the Nifty IT index, which was up 2.7%. The deal will help HCLTech establish…
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A tea farmerchecking a net over a matcha tea field in Fujieda, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. (FILE PHOTO) (For representational purpose only) | Photo Credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU An Assam tea estate on Friday (July 3, 2026) sold India’s first commercially-produced matcha tea, marking a significant shift from conventional teas. Matcha is made after shading Camellia sinensis tea leaves…
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 14 paise to close at 95.21 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (July 3, 2026) as the dollar index retreated from its recent 15-month high levels and mirrored positive domestic equities. Forex traders said despite a weaker dollar index and lower…
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Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: AP Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday (July 3, 2026), extending their winning momentum to the third day running, amid a rally in IT stocks and a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data tempering expectations of near-term monetary tightening by the Federal…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Activity in India’s services sector eased to its lowest level in 17 months, according to a private sector survey, driven by the weakest growth in new order intakes in over two-and-a-half years. The HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index eased to 57.4 in June from…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Activity in India’s services sector eased to its lowest level in 17 months, according to a private sector survey, driven by the weakest growth in new order intakes in over two-and-a-half years. The HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index eased to 57.4 in June from…
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Reuters reported in January that India was examining broader relaxations on Chinese bidders for government contracts as border tensions ease. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters India has allowed four Chinese power equipment manufacturers with factories in the country to participate in government tenders for critical power projects, according to a government order. TBEA Energy, Nanjing…
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From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Bharat Electronics and Tata Consultancy Services were among the major winners. | Photo Credit: AP Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Friday (July 3 2026) amid a rally in IT stocks and softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data tempering expectations of…
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Google and Amazon this week reported sharp increases in greenhouse gas emissions, driven by the frantic construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure that is pushing the tech giants further from their carbon neutrality pledges. Google’s total emissions, disclosed on Tuesday, have jumped 82% since 2019, and more than 18% just last year, even though it has…
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