A candy gift, a social media storm and a penny stock rally with no business link — the Parle Industries surge is reviving questions around whether India is witnessing its own meme-stock moment
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Foreign portfolio investors have net sold more than $22bn in local assets since late February, a figure that has already surpassed outflows from previous cyclical downturns
Delhi-NCR transport strike spotlights fuel costs, pollution levies and driver livelihood concerns
If the IPO happens, investors will not just be buying into an AI chatbot company. They will be buying into a business that sits at the centre of the global artificial intelligence race, burns billions of dollars annually on computing infrastructure and carries one of the highest private valuations ever recorded
The Centre and Trai are reportedly examining Bharti Airtel’s Priority Postpaid service to check whether its use of 5G network slicing complies with India’s net neutrality principles
Capital of many stripes—with varying risk appetites and return expectations—is entering different layers of India’s nascent AI data-centre ecosystem
Private equity investors in India’s IT services are taking a hard look at their portfolios as IPO markets turn selective and AI disrupts the sector
One notable aspect of this year's transfer is that the RBI lowered its contingency risk buffer — funds set aside to protect the central bank against financial volatility — to 6.5% of its balance sheet from 7.5% in the previous year
India’s solar boom is exposing a deeper grid challenge — storing and shifting power demand
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Legacy conglomerates and start-ups must sit up and take notice of the $13trn global opportunity that may come knocking by 2030 in consumption by the youth. It might be time for India to capitalise on this opportunity and create a global FMCG powerhouse
Tata Consumer Products managing director Sunil D’Souza is steering the $300bn conglomerate’s ambitions to create an FMCG bellwether to rival HUL, ITC and Nestle India
Sunil D’Souza, MD and CEO, Tata Consumer Products (TCPL) was handed decades-old tea and salt businesses to create a fast-moving consumer giant. Six years on, he tells Yuthika Bhargava and Vikash Tripathi how TCPL now stands with the ‘big boys’ of the space
As inflation rises and wages stagnate, India’s contract workers are struggling to survive. Protests across industrial hubs like Noida reflect growing frustration over low pay and job insecurity
After a record year, Santosh Iyer, managing director and chief executive, Mercedes-Benz India, speaks to Yuthika Bhargava on sustaining growth amid rising costs and changing demand. From pricing pressures to younger buyers, he discusses what is shaping the luxury-car market
Private equity investors in India’s IT services are taking a hard look at their portfolios as IPO markets turn selective and AI disrupts the sector
Capital of many stripes—with varying risk appetites and return expectations—is entering different layers of India’s nascent AI data-centre ecosystem
India’s space-tech start-ups face revenue challenges as weak corporate demand and delayed government procurement hinder monetisation and scaling
Priya Donti, assistant professor, MIT, and co-founder and chair of the non-profit Climate Change AI, talks to Nabodita Ganguly about how AI can help fight climate change, collect data for climate-tech start-ups and more. Edited excerpts
A new research paper finds that districts more exposed to a contraction in microfinance lending saw a decline in education outcomes, highlighting the deep links between financial systems and social development
A quick-service restaurant chain, Nothing Before Coffee, is redefining how small cities and towns experience the café culture
From a small unit in Delhi to a global presence, Jaquar has grown into a dominant player in India’s organised faucets market, driven by rising consumer demand and a strong family-led vision
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If the IPO happens, investors will not just be buying into an AI chatbot company. They will be buying into a business that sits at the centre of the global artificial intelligence race, burns billions of dollars annually on computing infrastructure and carries one of the highest private valuations ever recorded
India’s deep tech moment is real but without strong business fundamentals, even the most advanced innovations risk failing to scale
AI is lifting productivity and compressing effort-based billing, challenging the growth model behind India’s $224-billion IT industry
