New Delhi: Homegrown Tata Electronics and the Motherson Group, along with Taiwanese giant Foxconn’s India arm Yuzhan Technology, led the list of companies that received approvals as the government cleared 22 projects under the electronics components manufacturing scheme (ECMS) on Friday. Out of the total ₹41,863 crore announced in investments, the three projects alone will…
Sugar consumption is hitting a plateau and is projected to decline as a rising diabetes epidemic and health-conscious younger generations pivot toward natural alternatives. While household demand wanes, the industry is increasingly reliant on food and beverage companies. Source link
By leveraging a staggered release strategy, Netflix achieved high social media engagement throughout late 2025, enabling brands like Swiggy Instamart to integrate immersive technology into their apps. Source link
While some carmakers bat for government support, experts question the logic, as range-extended EVs will at best play a transitional role. Source link
Cash burn continues Indians ordered ₹64,000 crore of goods from quick-commerce platforms like Blinkit and Instamart in FY25, a more than twofold jump from the previous fiscal, according to a report by domestic ratings firm Care Edge. Platforms pocketed revenue of ₹10,500 crore from fees in FY25 from about ₹450 crore in FY22, the report…
Key real estate asset classes—housing, office and logistics—are expected to remain on a healthy growth trajectory in 2026, with non-residential segments likely to outperform. While the residential sector, which peaked in the post-covid-19 period, saw a slowdown in 2025, commercial office and logistics assets offer greater scope for further growth. Mint explains. Source link
Micro-dramas became immensely popular in 2025 and are expected to emerge even stronger in 2026 as streaming service providers become more selective amid budget constraints. But growing consolidation in the industry may stifle independent and small creators. Source link
New Delhi: In a move that could materially widen access to pension products, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) board has given an in-principle nod to allow scheduled commercial banks to directly set up pension funds to manage the National Pension System (NPS). The move is expected to deepen distribution and increase competition…
Mumbai: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform touched new highs in 2025, posting record transactions in December both in terms of value and volume, according to the latest data published by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The platform also posted its highest annual transactions in 2025. UPI processed 228 billion transactions worth a…
Pulses also feature in the notification, though in smaller numbers compared with cereals and cotton. The government has notified around a dozen pulse varieties, including black gram (urad), green gram (moong), chickpea and groundnut-linked varieties, recommended for states such as Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar, as well as islands like the Andaman…