For decades, India has been one of the world's fastest-growing trading economies, yet a large portion of its container cargo has taken an expensive detour before reaching global markets. Instead…
India is often described as one of the world's biggest consumers of gold. But beyond jewellery purchases and festival demand lies a much bigger economic story. Indian households, temples and...
The Centre has announced a fresh ₹30,000 crore capital commitment to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), reinforcing its strategy of using public capital to attract significantly...
Think about every small business you walk past every day. The tea stall outside your office. The neighbourhood tailor. The electrician who comes to fix your fan. The small workshop that repairs...
For most of the last decade, the defining feature of an Indian startup's annual report was the loss column. Growth was the only number anyone cared about. Profit was a problem for some distant future...
Government Bets on Foreign Capital to Deepen Debt Markets and Support the Rupee In a significant policy move aimed at attracting overseas capital, the Indian government has announced tax exemptions...
The week of June 15, 2026 may well be remembered as the moment India's primary market grew up. Two of the most anticipated, most delayed, most discussed public offerings in Indian financial history...
For decades, India has been one of the world's fastest-growing trading economies, yet a large portion of its container cargo has taken an expensive detour before reaching global markets. Instead of...
India's automobile industry is undergoing one of its biggest transformations since liberalisation, driven by electrification, software-defined vehicles and advanced safety technologies. While vehicle...
For most of the last decade, Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been seen as the weakest player in India's telecom market. Mounting debt, subscriber losses, AGR liabilities and delayed 5G rollout pushed the...
Digital lending platform Fibe is preparing for its stock market debut with a clear message for investors—it is no longer just a personal loan company. Formerly known as EarlySalary, the fintech has...
On the morning of August 21, 2025, roughly 10 million Indians opened Dream11 the way they did every day — some before getting out of bed, some who'd already spent hours picking their squad for the...
As OYO parent PRISM prepares for its much-awaited stock market debut, one number has grabbed investors' attention—a net profit of ₹748 crore for the first nine months of FY26. On the surface, the...
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...
For years, home loan insurance was one of the most overlooked products in India's financial ecosystem. Most borrowers viewed it as an optional add-on offered by banks and lenders during the home-loan...
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...
There is a small, oddly revealing test of how deeply payment apps have embedded themselves into daily life in China: walk into a coffee shop, a restaurant, or up to a street vendor without WeChat Pay...
AI-curated summaries
India has historically relied on foreign ports for transshipment cargo due to a lack of a world-class deepwater port capable of handling large container vessels efficiently. This has resulted in increased logistics costs, extended shipping times, and diverted port revenues overseas. The proposed investment by Mediterranean Shipping Company in Kerala's Vizhinjam International Seaport could change this, positioning India as a major transshipment hub and reshaping the country's maritime economy.
Yotta Data Services, a technology infrastructure arm of the Hiranandani Group, has raised $150 million in a Series A funding round, valuing the company at approximately ₹37,000 crore. The funds will be used to accelerate the company's AI infrastructure ambitions, including the deployment of GPU clusters and the build-out of facilities to house higher-density GPU racks. Yotta aims to reach 10,000 MW of total data centre capacity by 2030, powered by 22 GW of renewable energy.
India's hospitality sector is experiencing a strong growth phase driven by rising domestic tourism, improving business travel, and increasing international visitors. Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (IHCL), the Tata Group's hospitality arm, plans to expand its portfolio to 700 hotels by 2030 and invest ₹6,000-7,500 crore over the next five years. The company aims to transform itself into one of Asia's fastest-growing hospitality platforms, catering to various customer segments through its diversified portfolio of luxury, mid-scale, and budget hotels.
Mukesh Ambani stated that India's readiness to lead the global AI revolution is demonstrated by Reliance Industries building a 168-megawatt AI data centre for Meta. This is the first such facility Meta has commissioned in India, but it is also part of a larger sequence of projects with Reliance. The partnership between Meta and Reliance has a history dating back to 2020, when Meta invested $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms, a holding company for Reliance's digital businesses.
PhonePe processed 9.3 billion transactions worth approximately ₹13.1 trillion in February 2026, but the company has paused its initial public offering (IPO) due to market volatility. The company's valuation has been revised down from $12 billion to $9-10.5 billion, reflecting changed market conditions and a more cautious investor assessment. PhonePe's core business is a dominant player in India's payments ecosystem, but it generates thin revenues due to government policies prohibiting transaction fees.
Honasa Consumer, the parent company of Mamaearth, is repositioning itself as a diversified house of brands to reduce its dependence on a single successful brand. The company aims to build multiple category leaders and compete with FMCG giants, rather than relying on its flagship brand Mamaearth for growth. Honasa's portfolio now includes eight brands across various segments of the beauty and personal care market, with The Derma Co. emerging as a potential growth engine.
