Category: Business

Business

Ola Electric brings indigenous Bharat Cell LFP tech to mass market with all-new S1Z

Posted on By admin
Ola Electric brings indigenous Bharat Cell LFP tech to mass market with all-new S1Z

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ola Electric on Friday (August 28, 2026) announced the launch of the all-new S1Z, the first scooter range in India to bring the company’s indigenously developed Bharat Cell LFP technology to the mass market. “The S1Z brings Ola’s indigenous 46 series LFP cell platform technology, developed at…

Read More “Ola Electric brings indigenous Bharat Cell LFP tech to mass market with all-new S1Z” »

Business

CSR spending lacks deep impact, job creation: Amitabh Kant

Posted on By admin
CSR spending lacks deep impact, job creation: Amitabh Kant

Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has called on Indian companies to move beyond conventional corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and invest in scalable, job-creating rural entrepreneurship models that can deliver meaningful social impact. Speaking at an event organised by Suzuki Motor Corporation in Bengaluru on Friday, Kant said India must prioritise technology-driven, job-rich entrepreneurship…

Read More “CSR spending lacks deep impact, job creation: Amitabh Kant” »

Business

Government to introduce fortnightly sugar allocation

Posted on By admin
Government to introduce fortnightly sugar allocation

The Centre has decided to introduce from September fortnightly sugar allocation system replacing the existing monthly quota system. According to an official press release, the mills will be required to sell at least 40 % of the allocation in the first week and remaining quantity in the succeeding week. The statement said that physical verification…

Read More “Government to introduce fortnightly sugar allocation” »

Business

1991 reforms could have begun in 1981, but not during Rajaji’s time, says Chidambaram

Posted on By admin
1991 reforms could have begun in 1981, but not during Rajaji’s time, says Chidambaram

Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram during an interview with The Hindu. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India could have carried out economic reforms 10 years before 1991, but “certainly not” during the time of Swatantra Party’s founder C. Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian governor-general of independent India, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram told The Hindu…

Read More “1991 reforms could have begun in 1981, but not during Rajaji’s time, says Chidambaram” »

Business

India’s plant-protein ingredients market seen doubling to ₹9,000 cr in five years

Posted on By admin
India’s plant-protein ingredients market seen doubling to ₹9,000 cr in five years

India’s plant-protein ingredients market is expected to double from its current estimated size of ₹4,500 crore over the next five years, driven by rising demand for protein-rich, nutraceutical and functional food products, according to industry estimates. “India is witnessing a clear shift from calorie-consciousness to nutritional consciousness, with protein emerging as a key driver of…

Read More “India’s plant-protein ingredients market seen doubling to ₹9,000 cr in five years” »

Business

IIP growth slows to 6.7% in July 2026, economists warn of sluggish rural consumption

Posted on By admin
IIP growth slows to 6.7% in July 2026, economists warn of sluggish rural consumption

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan India’s industrial growth in July 2026 stood at 6.7%, slower than the 8.8% seen in June. July’s performance of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was, however, the second-best growth the Index has seen since December last year, and was buoyed by the manufacturing…

Read More “IIP growth slows to 6.7% in July 2026, economists warn of sluggish rural consumption” »

Business

​Stock markets rebound, ending 2-day losing streak on buying in IT firms; Sensex jumps 331 points

Posted on By admin
​Stock markets rebound, ending 2-day losing streak on buying in IT firms; Sensex jumps 331 points

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Friday (August 28, 2026) after two days of losses and ended higher, tracking buying in blue-chip IT stocks and a rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 330.92 points, or 0.43%, to settle at 77,264.51. During the day, it jumped 424.38 points, or 0.55%, to…

Read More “​Stock markets rebound, ending 2-day losing streak on buying in IT firms; Sensex jumps 331 points” »

Business

India, Canada reiterate commitment to complete trade deal by end of 2026

Posted on By admin
India, Canada reiterate commitment to complete trade deal by end of 2026

Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, left, and India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participate in a discussion at the Canadian Club, in Toronto on Thursday, August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Canadian Press via AP Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Canadian Minister of Finance and…

Read More “India, Canada reiterate commitment to complete trade deal by end of 2026” »

Business

Assam initiates plan to streamline agarwood industry

Posted on By admin
Assam initiates plan to streamline agarwood industry

GUWAHATI The Assam Government has decided to streamline and expand its agarwood industry, proposing several measures to simplify regulations, strengthen cultivation and processing, and facilitate exports. These measures were discussed at the first meeting of the Assam Agarwood Task Force and agarwood stakeholders in Guwahati on August 26. Agarwood is dark, fragrant, resinous heartwood that…

Read More “Assam initiates plan to streamline agarwood industry” »

Business