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02.04 / 10:43

markets Provident Strategy trends show performer Updates Market shifts: Where smart money is flowing in volatile markets now.

₹26,000 crore, lower than ₹33,400 crore in August 2025 and higher than ₹24,000 crore in January 2026. Within equity, the category getting the highest flows, as a trend, is flexi-cap funds. In February 2026, inflows to flexi-cap funds were approximately ₹7,000 crore out of the ₹26,000 crore mentioned earlier.

02.04 / 10:43

markets COST Platform Gap Food Updates Mint Explainer | Can this startup make 10-minute delivery finally work?

Mint unpacksZomato has made three attempts at ultra-fast food delivery: Instant, Everyday, and Quick. Each was built on a different model but ended for the same reason: the economics never worked.

02.04 / 10:43

markets Platform film audience reports testing Updates Aamir Khan’s pay-per-view bet tests India’s OTT market

OTT platforms engage a smaller but paying audience, offering higher completion rates and longer shelf life.According to the Ficci EY Media and Entertainment Report 2026, TVoD revenues in India are projected to rise from ₹500 crore in 2025 to ₹740 crore by 2028. Yet monetization remains skewed towards micro-transactions and subscription models, rather than pay-per-view-led revenue.YouTube is India’s leading ad-supported video platform by reach and watch time, reaching four out of five internet users aged 18 and above.

02.04 / 10:43

markets Manufacturing wellness performer reports Updates Why is Escorts Kubota underperforming the booming tractor sector?

Escorts Kubota, a pure-play tractor manufacturer, reported a 16% jump in sales volume for FY26. Tractors sales are more seasonal than those of other automobiles, so the focus should be on annual numbers.

02.04 / 09:21

markets Booking performer country travelers Updates Destinations As global uncertainty clouds outbound travel, five-star hotels look to cash in on India’s summer holiday

This summer, Anisha and Karan Kapur, a Delhi-based couple in their mid-40s working corporate jobs, are skipping a ritual they rarely miss: an overseas holiday.With only a few weeks off, they had planned a trip to Portugal, drawn by Europe’s pleasant summer weather. But with geopolitical tensions and the West Asia war, they decided to stay on safer shores instead, swapping the Portuguese summer for a shorter luxury break in Goa and along the Konkan coast.Hotels in India, sensing an opportunity, are looking to lure such travellers with offers that range from longer stays to all-inclusive meals.

02.04 / 09:21

markets IPO Analysis trends Trade Cycling show India’s IPO rally loses steam in FY26—can retail bring back the heat?

India’s record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) run is beginning to show signs of fatigue. Even as companies raised an all-time high ₹1.78 trillion in 2025-26—surpassing the previous peak of ₹1.62 trillion—investor enthusiasm, particularly among retail participants, has started to wane.The shift comes against a volatile backdrop.

02.04 / 09:21

markets Citi ETF security performer Updates International Locked out of global markets, new AMCs struggle to level the playing field

This persistent stalemate stems from caps on overseas investments imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Once these $8 billion aggregate ceilings were breached in 2022 and 2024, fresh allocations were halted. This effectively locked the market in favour of first-movers.

02.04 / 08:37

markets UPS FIVE Gap War information reports The gap between reported and felt inflation is about to widen: RBI should take note

On 12 March, when February inflation printed at 3.2%, the war in West Asia had been raging for 13 days. Oil company retail agencies, which sell cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at an administered price to registered users, shuttered their doors, anticipating supply cuts. Consumers were forced to turn to the informal market, where the price had risen five-fold by 12 March, relative to the regulated price even without the Ujjwala price subsidy.

02.04 / 07:57

markets COST UPS Trade War Updates Steel producers set for strong Q4, despite a minor blip from West Asia war

Domestic steel prices have climbed sharply following the imposition of safeguard duty on imports in December. The war has further disrupted key trade routes, lifting freight costs and, along with rupee depreciation, increasing the pressure on imports.The spot price of hot rolled coil (HRC) has risen about 22% over its Q3FY26 average to ₹57,700 per tonne, but still remains below the landed cost of imports from China, giving domestic producers an advantage, according to a Nomura Global Market Research report.For Q4FY26, the average HRC price stood at ₹53,866 per tonne — a 14% sequential increase.

02.04 / 07:57

markets Manufacturing War Cycling Updates International Paint makers see opportunity in industrial segment as competition intensifies in decorative

₹9,000 crore to become the country’s fourth-largest paint company, sees stronger growth potential in industrial coatings than in the decorative segment, Parth Jindal managing director of JSW Paints and chairman of JSW Dulux, the erstwhile AkzoNobel India, told Mint.“We have global R&D capabilities after we acquired Akzo Nobel and particularly in the absence of Birla Opus in the industrial paints space we see less competition,” Jindal said. He added that a potential shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), driven by the West Asia conflict, could further boost demand.The conflict has already started influencing the EV market.

02.04 / 07:15

security economy wellness Trade social consequences strain China’s latest Five-Year Plan: Its effort to shift its economic model has run into a debt dilemma

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (for 2026–2030), approved in March, retains the direction of its earlier Plans, serving as a setter of priorities and an instrument for policy coordination across China’s vast administrative system. The central question is whether this Plan will deliver what China’s economy needs: a decisive shift in favour of consumption-led growth.China’s growth model: The country’s growth has long relied on investment, industrial production and exports.

02.04 / 07:15

markets Strategy Align trends reports Updates International Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025: Earnings aren’t rising for large groups of Indian workers

Last week, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released its annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2025. It differs from earlier PLFS reports in its coverage and sampling design.The PLFS has been in existence since 2017, yielding annual reports for rural and urban areas along with quarterly reports for only urban India. This survey was a departure from the erstwhile Employment and Unemployment Survey (EUS).

02.04 / 03:47

markets FIVE Manufacturing economy show track country Emerging market rankings: India climbs to second spot in February, China reclaims crown

GDP growth in the December quarter and strong manufacturing activity. This placed India among the better-performing economies on domestic indicators and pushed it closer to the top of the table.Currency and equity markets showed some recovery in February compared with the previous few months, but remained among the weaker performers compared to peers.

02.04 / 03:47

COST UPS Booking security stage rights Updates Own a home with the right payment plan

buyers can book a property by paying just 5-20% upfront, with the bulk of the payment deferred until possession. But before you fall for the “affordable home” pitch, understand how the 20:80 subvention scheme for under-construction projects works.Here, buyers make an initial low payment of 20% of the house value from their savings, while the remaining 80% is paid later, as the building nears possession3-5 years later.Buyers mistakenly believe there is no payment due until the possession date.

02.04 / 03:47

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02.04 / 02:25

markets Updates The investors moving early into Venezuela are bullish and ready for risk

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02.04 / 02:25

markets economy Updates Oil prices are still high. Why that could actually help stocks and lower inflation.

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02.04 / 02:25

markets UPS Aviat Airlines shock Updates Mint Quick Edit | IOC’s jet fuel flip-flop: Do airfares in India deserve protection from an oil shock?

Airlines got a fuel price scare after state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) more than doubled its aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price, only to roll back most of the hike within hours on Wednesday. Its initially notified price for jet fuel was ₹207,341 a kilolitre for April in New Delhi, up 115% from March, marking its highest level ever. This was swiftly revised to ₹104,927 for domestic airlines, a mere 8.5% increase.

02.04 / 02:25

markets economy Updates What Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz means for the global economy

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02.04 / 02:25

markets UPS Digital Trade country rights Updates So what if the WTO is wobbly? Don’t dismiss the potential of plurilateral pacts among willing nations

Like the ministerial gatherings in 1999, 2003 and 2017, the 14th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held at Yaoundé, Cameroon, ended without an agreement on anything. US trade representative Jamieson Greer used the occasion to reiterate his long-held view that the WTO is not of much use. This trade body operates by consensus and India has had its fair share of blame for such huddles yielding little, having held firm on its right to subsidize agriculture, a point that rich countries found hard to stomach.

02.04 / 01:09

markets Manufacturing country recommendations patient medicines Pharmaceuticals Regulator may make pharma inspections public as it steps up scrutiny

In a first, India plans to publicly disclose findings from inspections of drug manufacturing units, marking a shift towards greater transparency and quality monitoring, according to two government officials and documents reviewed by Mint.According to the proposal being discussed, the country’s apex drugs regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), will publish details of inspected firms and audit recommendations on its website, as India's pharmaceuticals sector faces heightened scrutiny over quality.The plan assumes significance for the country's $50 billion pharmaceutical market in the backdrop of Indian-manufactured cough syrups being linked to over 140 deaths in countries, including Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon, due to ethylene glycol poisoning.The office of Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), headed by Rajeev Raghuvanshi, conducts these risk-based inspections (RBI) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules.“It has been desired that CDSCO may examine the feasibility of displaying brief details of firms inspected under RBI along with the recommendations of the inspection team, after due consideration of legal implications," according to the documents reviewed by Mint. "During such inspections, inspection teams make observations and recommendations based on risk assessment.