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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.

02.04 / 01:09

markets Analysis show country gatherings Features Updates Mahindra's no. 2 spot under threat as Tata Motors gathers momentum

Mint.Both the companies continue to roll out new products, which range from new nameplates, facelifts, and model updates to gain market share, with more than half a dozen launches planned between them.Strong sales momentum has led analysts to turn bullish on both companies’ prospects.“Our analysis shows Tata-PV and MM shall outperform among PVs,” analysts at Nuvama Institutional Equities wrote in a 30 March note.Tata Motors PV models, like Tata Nexon and Tata Punch, have regularly featured in the top 10 best-selling cars in the country, according to industry data.“Nexon has particularly helped because it is present in the compact SUV segment which has grown the most since GST cuts were introduced. The biggest reason is the presence of nearly all powertrains including CNG, EV, petrol and diesel, which has helped the company target a vast customer base,” a company executive aware of the company's sales performance said.Moreover, new launches like Tata Sierra, which Tata Motors is heavily betting on to gain market share, has already seen 20,000 deliveries in the past three months.Mahindra remains bullish on new launches, noting on Wednesday in statement that it closed the financial year with record-high sales.Since the start of the calendar year, Mahindra’s shares have declined 19.68%, while those of Tata Motors PV have lost 17.45%.

02.04 / 01:09

markets Williams Healthcare trends Trade recommendations Updates Stock recommendations for 2 April from MarketSmith India

Stock market recap: The Indian equity markets commenced the new financial year on a remarkably bullish note, with Nifty 50 surging 1.56% to close at 22,679.40. This rally, which saw the index reclaim 22,650, was primarily fueled by optimistic global cues following hints of de-escalation in the West Asia war.Investor sentiment was further bolstered by a sharp decline in crude oil prices and a cooling of U.S.

02.04 / 01:09

markets Provident Research track reports recommendations guidelines Trai loses oversight over TV ratings, govt takes full control

The government has stripped India’s telecom regulator of oversight over television ratings, taking full control of the system that influences billions of dollars in advertising spending.The 2026 policy released last week hands complete oversight to the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB), showed the document reviewed by Mint. Until now, both the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and the ministry shared oversight, creating a dual system.Trai, however, continues to regulate other key aspects of the broadcasting and cable TV sector, including channel pricing, advertising limits, interconnection and distribution rules, service quality, and compliance standards.The policy has also issued guidelines to establish standards for the registration, operation, audit, and oversight of all entities engaged in providing television rating services in India.TV ratings track what millions of people watch every day and dictate where advertising money is spent.

02.04 / 01:09

markets PwC Research wellness War reports Updates India's top consulting and audit firms hit by AI and war; job cuts, hiring freeze loom

Consulting and auditing companies in India are clamping down on hiring or letting people go on the back of the impact of artificial intelligence and a poor pipeline of work from clients because of the domino effect of the West Asia war.Goliaths of the business—Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co., Accenture and Kearney, along with auditing giants PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte—have held meetings on the war and how it would affect the India headcount.“Over the last two weeks, we had meetings with senior partners and the impact of the war on business was discussed. Lateral hiring has stopped for us, unless critical, and we have been told that cost cuts are on the anvil,” said a senior partner in the consulting team of a Big Four firm.“While strategic consultants are not impacted yet, those who worked in the research teams and production services will be impacted.

02.04 / 01:09

markets UPS country reports testing Updates International Standard Chartered Bank holds the line as global turmoil tests deal flow

Mint reported on 25 March that about ₹18,000 crore of planned fundraising was at risk.“There is a direct impact on the supply chain, but there is a second-order impact too, which is what we try to understand and work with our clients,” said Singh. “Based on the impact on currency, commodity and their own input pricing changes, we also do a real-time risk assessment as much as we can and make sure that the client is also aware of that.”Singh said Standard Chartered is involved in a large number of loan syndications in the country.

02.04 / 01:09

markets Provident Target Trade recommendations Updates Stocks to trade: Raja Venkatraman recommends three stocks for 2 April

The market struggled to maintain its intraday highs on Wednesday as selling pressure intensified at those elevated levels. However, a positive takeaway was that every dip was met with a recovery, allowing the index to hold onto some of its gains.

02.04 / 01:09

markets COST UPS FIVE Software Sustainability Updates Oracle’s layoffs signal deepening AI threat for software firms and employees

American technology major Oracle Corporation’s decision to part ways with 30,000 employees globally—almost 19% of its total workforce—has sent shockwaves through the organization. It has also deepened concerns about the sustainability of software product companies in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.Employees across sales, human resources, engineering and developer roles faced the axe after receiving an email from the company’s leadership at 6 am (in all time zones) on Wednesday, citing “broader organisational change”.

02.04 / 01:09

UPS Provident Manufacturing Mobile Food performer electronic IIM-Ahmedabad to study why PLI schemes fell short, recommend course correction

The Indian government has tasked the country’s top management institute, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), to find out why its flagship scheme to promote domestic manufacturing in various sectors has not delivered as expected, and suggest remedial measures.According to two government officials aware of the development, the study—to be conducted under the aegis of federal think tank NITI Aayog—will examine 14 production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes that have attracted around ₹2.16 trillion in investments since they were launched during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020.PLI schemes offer companies incentives linked to incremental domestic production, rewarding them for increasing output over a base year, rather than providing upfront subsidies.Despite a large outlay, the schemes have seen limited traction—of the nearly ₹1.91 trillion allocated for incentives, only about ₹28,748 crore or 15% had been disbursed by December 2025, according to a 20 February commerce ministry statement.“The study will undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the scheme and focus on their impact on production growth, export expansion, job creation, and their role in enhancing India’s position in global supply chains,” the first official cited above said, requesting anonymity, adding that the study will also help understand whether the schemes need expansion or restructuring.Early indicators already point to uneven performance across sectors.Jaijit Bhattacharya, president of the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy (CDEP) Research, said that industries such as mobile phone manufacturing and food processing have done relatively well, largely because they require lower investments and are easier to scale.

02.04 / 01:09

Manufacturing economy War Cycling show rock Updates March collapse reverses India Inc.’s capex momentum

war in West Asia rocked global sentiment.Fresh project announcements slipped 13% to ₹44 trillion in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). It almost erased 16% growth seen in the previous fiscal.The slowdown was primarily driven by a 58% collapse in the government-led capex announcements, which had jumped 54% in the previous year.

02.04 / 01:09

markets COST Aviat Airlines shock Updates International Flying abroad this summer? Get ready for a price shock

₹200,000 per kilolitre, more than double the previous price of ₹96,638.14. The Union petroleum ministry stepped in quickly, capping the increase for domestic flights.Following the change, Indian Oil's jet fuel now costs ₹104,927 per kilolitre in Delhi, an 8.5% rise over March, while airlines would have to pay the new rate for international flights.

02.04 / 01:09

markets COST Trade show country Updates The rupee’s depreciation is neither unusual nor indicative of great stress

₹50 in India and $1 in the US, with an exchange rate of ₹100 per dollar. The real exchange rate is then 0.5, meaning an Indian X is half as expensive as an American X when expressed in a common currency.Now, imagine that domestic prices rise by 10%, so X now costs ₹55 in India, and the exchange rate moves to ₹110 per dollar. The nominal exchange rate has depreciated, but the real exchange rate remains 0.5.

01.04 / 19:23

markets Target Trade reports Updates RBI bans hedge rebooking, tightens related-party rules to curb rupee speculation

India’s central bank further tightened its forex curbs on Wednesday by targeting the rebooking of cancelled forex derivative contracts and tightening norms around related-party transactions.If a company or trader cancels a dollar hedge, they can no longer re-enter the same trade to benefit from price movements, limiting their ability to take directional bets under the guise of hedging.Separately, banks have been barred from undertaking foreign exchange derivative contracts with related parties, as defined under the Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 2.Wednesday’s moves come after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) first capped banks’ net open positions (NOP) in the domestic market at $100 million at the end of each business day on 27 March.Then, on Wednesday, Mint reported that RBI had asked banks for data on positions taken by their corporate clients, with the exercise aimed at assessing on-ground positioning rather than signalling immediate regulatory actions.The new regulations have come into effect immediately.Together, these measures aim to curb one-sided positioning in the rupee, which has been hitting successive record lows.

01.04 / 15:23

markets Updates Nike’s road to recovery in China is hitting new hurdles

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01.04 / 15:23

markets Matthews Updates Kremlin enters the chat with Russia’s new super-app

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01.04 / 14:59

markets War Updates Trump raises NATO withdrawal as allies push back on Iran war

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01.04 / 14:47

markets economy wellness country electronic Updates International Circulate Capital to back rare earth, textile recycling plays in India

Mint. “There's been strong extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations in place for over a decade and that has now evolved into mandatory recycled content regulations as well.”The firm announced a first close of $220 million for its second fund, which has a targeted corpus of $300 million.

01.04 / 13:47

COST Digital Platform Strategy film show audience The great reset: How Balaji Telefilms is swapping edgy originals for a family-first future

ALTT, and is positioning itself as a family-friendly destination. That, however, is only one part of a three-pronged strategy.The company, known for mostly risqué theatrical offerings such as The Dirty Picture and Udta Punjab in the last decade, is also announcing a host of feature film projects, starring mostly bankable faces, to recover investment through a combination of theatrical, satellite and OTT revenues.Thirdly, Balaji, which saw its net loss widen by 107% to ₹24.43 crore in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 (FY26) and reported a 53.5% year-on-year drop in total revenue to ₹41.58 crore, has also launched an astrological service and a talent management vertical.However, the big question is, will these new bets pay off?“Our growth strategy today is built on a multi-platform content ecosystem.

01.04 / 13:47

markets War Updates Markets make an uneasy truce with Iran war risks. This is what a real rally needs.

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01.04 / 12:27

markets IPO security Trade War reports Updates IPO plans hit by West Asia war, firms recalibrate listings amid volatility

Mint in an emailed statement.Other companies including Turtlemint, Indo-Mim, Inframarket, Symbiotech Pharmalabs, Duroflex, and KKR-backed Leap India are also taking a more calibrated approach for a public listing in the current climate, multiple people familiar with the matter said. All these companies have secured approval from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to go public, according to data from Prime Database.Some of these companies have temporarily paused or deferred their IPO preparations due to concerns over valuations amid a turbulent stock market, two people said on the condition of anonymity.