Month: March 2026
Every $10 per barrel rise in crude oil prices can shave about 0.5% off India’s GDP growth: SMC’s Bharti
New Delhi: Every USD 10 per barrel increase in global crude oil prices could reduce India’s GDP growth by about 0.5 per cent and add…
Bengaluru firm gets patent for real-time bidding tech for digital procurement
Bengaluru-based startup eReleGo Technologies said it has received a patent for its digital procurement platform Biddofy from the Indian authorities. The platform enables real-time bidding…
India’s women-led tech startups secure $1.1 billion funding in 2025: Report
Funding for women co-founded tech startups in India stabilised at approximately USD 1.1 billion across 407 rounds in 2025, down 9 per cent from USD…
Sage raises $65 million to expand AI-assisted care for ageing Americans
Sage, a New York-based senior care technology firm, said on Thursday it has raised $65 million in new funding to expand its artificial intelligence platform…
India seeks US marine cover for Middle East energy cargoes, source says
New Delhi: India is in talks with the United States to secure marine cover for vessels shipping oil from the Middle East, as New Delhi…
CIC advises Income Tax Dept: Institutionalise taxpayer-friendly grievance redressal
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has advised the Income Tax Department to “institutionalise a taxpayer-friendly mechanism“, flagging that taxpayers are often made to…
India’s $98 billion imports in hot water as West Asia tensions heat up
A storm brewing in the Gulf could soon hit Indian homes, farms, and factories. Rising tensions in West Asia are threatening the flow of energy,…
Rice exporters urge govt to recognise Iran crisis shipping disruption as force majeure
The Indian Rice Exporters’ Federation (IREF) has requested the government to issue an official advisory/notification recognising the current Iran-crisis-linked shipping/logistics disruption as a force-majeure-type /…
Adani triples LNG price for industrial users as Iran war disrupts supply| Business News
Adani Total Gas Ltd. has tripled LNG prices for industrial consumers exceeding their daily quota, in what is seen as a direct fallout of an…
Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten 41% of India’s tea exports: TAI
Guwahati: Shailja Mehta, President Tea Association of India (TAI) stated that amidst reports of closure of Straits of Harmouz, the assurance from United States on…