Month: September 2026
Pest resistance is forcing India’s crop-protection firms to rethink product strategies: Insecticides India MD
Rising pest resistance is pushing India’s crop-protection industry towards newer molecules, differentiated formulations, and integrated solutions, as farmers increasingly look beyond conventional products for greater…
How Tata Trusts picked two firms to merge with Tata Sons
Tata Trusts’ proposal to merge Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) and Tata Electronics Systems Solutions Pvt. Ltd (TESS) into Tata Sons is centred on the two…
RBI may raise repo rate by 100 bps through H1 2027: BofA Securities
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may raise interest rates by a total 100 basis points through the first half of 2027, with…
Sensex, Nifty open flat amid US-Iran war anxieties
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened flat on Wednesday as signs of recovering exports from the Middle East impacted crude oil prices positively, even…
The pieces came together: Jennifer Bailey on why Apple Pay lands in India now
The journey took a decade, but Apple’s digital wallet contactless payments service, Apple Pay, is finally launching in India. As an extension of the Wallet…
EDT: Kitchen appliance startup EDT raises $2.4 million in funding led by Sauce VC
Mumbai-based kitchen appliance brand EDT has raised $2.4 million in a round led by existing investor Sauce, as the company builds inventory ahead of the…
Your Money: How small UPI spends can wreck your budget
Eighty six percent of UPI, person to merchant (P2M), transactions are below ₹500. Over the last decade, slowly but surely, our expenses have gotten invisible….
Foodgrain output target cut over El Nino impact
New Delhi: New Delhi: India has cut foodgrain production target to 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year from an estimated output of 376.56…
India a ‘bright spot’ amid uncertainty: Shaktikanta Das
New Delhi: India remains a “bright spot” in an uncertain global economy, with high-frequency indicators pointing to broad-based economic momentum, a top government official said….
Services output grows 13.5%, 17 of 19 sectors expand
New Delhi: India’s services sector recorded broad-based growth in July with 17 of the 19 tracked sectors expanding and 10 registering double-digit gains, official data…