A Market at Its Most Consequential Inflection Point India consumes roughly 20% of the world's data. It hosts less than 5% of the world's data centres. That gap — between…
A Market at Its Most Consequential Inflection Point India consumes roughly 20% of the world's data. It hosts less than 5% of the world's data centres. That gap — between demand and infrastructure —...
For years, multinational retailers viewed India primarily as a destination for back-office operations, customer support and cost-efficient technology services. That perception is changing rapidly....
India's quick commerce industry has become one of the fiercest battlegrounds in the country's startup ecosystem. Companies are racing to promise grocery deliveries in as little as 10 minutes, opening...
The IT sector has been the darling of Indian markets for decades. But the party might be over – at least for now. Nomura, the international brokerage, just released a sobering note on Indian IT...
India's renewable energy story is entering a new chapter. After years of solar power dominating clean-energy investments, wind energy is making a strong comeback. Industry estimates suggest India...
Picture India in the early days of 4G. Vodafone, Airtel, and Aircel were locked in a slow, predictable competition for customers when a new player walked in and simply gave away mobile connectivity....
Thirty-Three Years, One Vision, and a Passing of the Baton VSS Mani will step down as the chief executive and managing director of JustDial on July 31, 2026, ending a 33-year tenure at the company he...
A Consumer Electrical Giant Makes Its Green Energy Move Havells India has spent four decades building one of the country's most trusted electrical brands. Switches, fans, cables, air conditioners...
India imports nearly 90% of the crude oil it consumes, making it one of the world's largest energy importers. At first glance, that might seem like a strategic weakness. Yet the country has quietly...
In February 2026, PhonePe processed 9.3 billion transactions worth approximately ₹13.1 trillion in a single month. That is nearly half of India's entire UPI ecosystem — a payments network that,...
Amit Burman has been building Lite Bite Foods for over two decades. The Dabur family scion founded the company in 2001 with a vision straightforward enough to explain in one sentence: India needed a...
India's fast-growing sportswear startup Agilitas is in advanced discussions to acquire Sports365, one of the country's earliest online retailers of sports equipment and accessories. If the deal goes...
For many homeowners, a home loan EMI is the single biggest monthly expense. At the same time, long-term investors often build sizeable mutual fund portfolios that generate healthy returns over time....
A financial emergency often leaves people with two choices—take a personal loan at a high interest rate or withdraw money from long-term investments. But many Public Provident Fund (PPF) account...
Taking a loan has become a routine part of modern financial life. Whether it's buying a home, financing higher education, purchasing a vehicle or supporting a business, credit helps millions of...
June 2026 was a brutal month for the world's most valuable technology companies. Between June 1 and June 27, the combined market capitalisation of Big Tech fell by approximately $2.3 trillion —...
Artificial intelligence has already transformed the technology sector, but the next wave of wealth creation may come from a very different part of the economy. While companies like Nvidia have...
SpaceX has officially revealed the name of its next-generation artificial intelligence satellite network—Starmind—marking what could become the company's most ambitious space infrastructure project...
AI-curated summaries
The Aditya Birla Group has agreed to acquire Sprng Energy, Shell's India-focused renewable energy platform, in a $1.8 billion transaction. The acquisition will expand Aditya Birla's renewable energy portfolio to around 9.3 GW, making it a major player in India's renewable energy sector. The deal is expected to provide the group with greater energy security, lower long-term energy costs, and improved sustainability credentials.
Motilal Oswal and Raamdeo Agrawal, co-founders of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOFSL), are transitioning the company to the next generation while aiming for a tenfold growth in profits over the next decade. The 39-year partnership between the two has been built on trust and a complementary division of labor, with Oswal managing operations and Agrawal driving investment research and client advisory strategies. The next generation, including Oswal's son Pratik and Agrawal's son Vaibhav, have been inducted onto the MOFSL board to absorb the group's operational philosophy.
India's food delivery platforms, including Swiggy and Zomato, are shifting their focus to offering affordable meal options, with a target price point of around ₹200, to encourage customers to order more frequently. This strategy aims to make food delivery a part of consumers' everyday routines, rather than an occasional convenience. By focusing on order frequency rather than individual order value, companies hope to improve customer retention and loyalty.
Tata Capital has agreed to acquire an 88.6% stake in Kerala-based Yogakshemam Loans Ltd. (Yogloans), marking its entry into India's organised gold loan market. The acquisition provides Tata Capital with an established lender, operational expertise, and a customer base in one of India's largest gold markets. The move reflects a broader trend in the financial sector, where lenders are shifting focus towards secured lending due to regulatory tightening of unsecured retail credit.
Bharti Airtel has invested approximately ₹3.3 lakh crore in building India's largest digital network over the last decade. The company is now shifting its focus from solely adding telecom subscribers to monetizing its existing digital infrastructure through high-growth businesses such as Airtel Money, Enterprise Cloud Services, and Nxtra Data Centres. This transformation reflects a global trend in the telecom industry, where operators are evolving into digital infrastructure companies.
India's electric vehicle retail market reached a record 306,220 units in June 2026, with strong adoption across various categories. Electric two-wheelers led the market with 193,735 units sold, driven by TVS Motor and Bajaj Auto, while electric passenger vehicles also recorded their highest-ever monthly sales at 31,800 units. Commercial EVs also saw significant growth, with sales increasing 163 percent year-on-year to 3,214 units.
