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FMCG companies bracing for another round of price increases amid inflation

May 10, 2026 admin

Daily essential products such as soaps, detergents, biscuits, packaged foods, and beverages are expected to get costlier as leading FMCG companies are preparing for calibrated price hikes on account of rising crude-linked inflation, higher packaging costs, and fuel expenses from geopolitical disruptions which are squeezing margins. The executives of FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) makers, which…

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Air India has terminated over 1,000 staff in last 3 years for ethical breaches: CEO

May 10, 2026 admin

Campbell Wilson. | Photo Credit: PTI Air India has terminated more than 1,000 staff in the last three years for ethical breaches, including those for misusing the employee leisure travel system, according to the airline’s chief Campbell Wilson. Flagging that hundreds of employees are terminated every year due to non-compliance, Mr. Wilson has also emphasised…

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₹1,600-1,700 crore a day, ₹1 lakh crore in 10 weeks: Cost of insulating India from global energy shock

May 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri About ₹1,600-1,700 crore per day, over ₹1 lakh crore in 10 weeks. That’s the cost that state-owned oil firms incur for insulating Indian consumers from the global energy shock but ever-widening losses are now raising questions on how long they can continue bearing the…

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Government working on FTA utilisation plan to maximise benefits for businesses

May 10, 2026 admin

Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI With India signing a series of free trade agreements with developed countries, the government is working on an FTA utilisation plan to help maximise benefits from these pacts, an official said. Since 2021, India has finalised free trade agreements (FTAs) with Mauritius, Australia, the UAE, Oman,…

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Pros and cons of bank deposits

May 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Creating a goal-based portfolio by diversifying the sources of returns requires you to rely heavily on bank deposits for your bond allocation. In this article, we discuss the concerns that many individuals have relating to investing in bank deposits. Consider first the benefits of…

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The elusive choice in absence of collaterals

May 10, 2026 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Expansion of access to unsecured credit has been largely led by two key catalysts over the last few years – India’s maturing credit bureaus along with data-and-technology-led digitalisation. Both have helped lenders access structured consumer data at scale for underwriting and strengthen distribution capabilities,…

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Should you really await your second ‘marshmallow’?

May 10, 2026 admin

Life is a labyrinth brimming with twists and turns. It is never linear; no single pattern; no one-size-fits-all map; but it unfolds like stars scattered across the sky. And so for our third child, we spoke about last week, who is waiting for its second marshmallow there is no single clear outcome. Caught in the…

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CCI orders antitrust probe into liquor giant Pernod’s dealing with retailers

May 9, 2026 admin

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on ‌Friday (May 8, 2026) ordered an investigation into French liquor group Pernod Ricard over alleged exclusive deals with retailers to promote its brands at the ⁠expense of rivals, a regulatory order showed. The watchdog has been reviewing allegations since 2024 that Pernod, whose brands include Chivas Regal and…

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Growers seek status quo on import duty on natural rubber

May 9, 2026 admin

A tapper collecting latex from a rubber tree at a plantation in Kanjirappally, Kottayam. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has urged the government to maintain status quo on the import duty on natural rubber as a section of the rubber user industry has sought reduction of the…

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ED arrests three accused in DJW-SEPL case

May 9, 2026 admin

File photo of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested three accused in a case alleging that DJW Electric Power Projects Private Limited fraudulently took loans from various entities. Those arrested have been identified as two company directors, Dandamudi Venkateswara Rao and D. Shanthi Kiran, and Mr. Rao’s brother D….

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