Month: August 2026
India seeks WTO consultations with US over duty on quartz surface products
New Delhi: India has sought consultations with the US under the World Trade Organisation’s safeguard agreement over tariffs imposed on quartz surface products by America….
India’s economic growth to slow to 6.8% in FY27 amid West Asia crisis, El Nino impact: Ind-Ra
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Tuesday projected India’s economic growth to moderate to 6.8% in the current financial year, down from 7.6% in FY26,…
The world’s most influential economist is oddly unconvincing
BY THE TIME he received the call from Stockholm, it felt overdue. In 2024 Daron Acemoglu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shared the Nobel…
RBI measures lift FY27 BoP outlook to over $50 bn surplus, CAD seen at 1%: SBI Research
New Delhi: India’s balance of payments (BoP) is expected to post a surplus of around USD 50 billion in FY27, with the current account deficit…
Price hikes, more sales underline India’s smartphone shipment paradox
Even as phones become more expensive to buy, India’s smartphone shipments haven’t exactly slowed down, even though phone makers including Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and OnePlus…
HP OmniPad 12 brings PC gravitas to an Android tablet and convertible status quo
There is a continued conversation to be had about Android tablets which have increasingly become relevant as convertible workplace computing devices. Google may have played…
Sensex falls over 300 pts; Nifty hovers below 24,300 as Brent crude climbs
The Indian benchmark indices opened on a bearish note on Tuesday, with Sensex sliding over 300 points and Nifty below the 24,300 level as elevated…
Superhealth: Superhealth appoints Dunzo cofounder Dalvir Singh Suri as head of operations
Healthcare startup Superhealth has appointed Dunzo cofounder Dalvir Singh Suri as its head of operations as it looks to scale its hospital network to 100…
Boosting connectivity with Russia: India plans to send first cargo ship along Northern Sea Route in 2027
India plans to send its first cargo ship along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) next year, with Russia’s Arctic region of Arkhangelsk holding talks with…
Vulcan understands the language of money: Harshil Mathur on Razorpay’s AI push
Even as India’s digital payments infrastructure handles close to 23 billion UPI transactions and around 590 million credit card payments every month, Indian payments company…