Month: March 2026

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India holds bilateral meetings with EU, Russia, NZ, others on MC14 sidelines

New Delhi: Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal Thursday held bilateral talks with the EU, Russia, New Zealand, Peru and Mexico on the sidelines of the ongoing…

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Consensus key to include plurilaterals, careful reconsideration of ecomm moratorium: India at WTO MC14

New Delhi: India on Thursday stated that incorporation of plurilateral outcomes into the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework should be based on consensus and not…

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AI spend in India’s financial services sector to double in 2026: QED Investors
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AI spend in India’s financial services sector to double in 2026: QED Investors

AI spend in India’s financial services sector is set to double in 2026, according to a report by venture capital firm QED Investors, driven by…

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West Asia conflict to strain India’s FY27 fiscal math, says ICRA

A surge in global crude oil and natural gas prices amid the West Asia conflict is likely to complicate India’s fiscal position in FY2027, potentially…

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OECD lowers India’s FY27 growth outlook to 6.1% amid global uncertainty

New Delhi: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Thursday lowered India’s FY27 growth forecast to 6.1% from 6.2%, citing global uncertainty. The…

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Ola Electric Managing Director Bhavish Aggarwal. Ola Electric's EV sales in February 2026 fell to the lowest since listing in August 2024. (PTI)
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Ola Electric harps on #EndICEAge to revive EV sales amid crude-oil shock| Business News

Ola Electric Mobility Ltd. has once again called for #EndICEAge amid an oil shock brought on by the Iran war. That, even as its EV…

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Parliament panel flags funding gap in uranium hunt, seeks priority boost for AMDER

A parliamentary panel has called for urgent, priority-based funding support for the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMDER), warning that underinvestment in uranium…

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India initiates probe against imports of subsidised Chinese, Indonesian paperboards

New Delhi, India has initiated a probe against imports of subsidised Chinese and Indonesian paperboards as it is allegedly impacting domestic players, according to a…

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India is the second largest producer of crude steel in the world. (Reuters)
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India’s Steel Ministry seeks intervention for mills facing LPG shortage| Business News

India’s steel ministry has sought assistance of the oil ministry to ensure that steel plants in the country are not affected by the LPG shortage…

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ICAR–IARI makes historic debut in QS World Rankings 2026

For the first time, ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the 121-year old premier research intensive deemed to be university institute of ICAR has achieved a…

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