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05.12 / 02:45

markets COST UPS Target rights Updates The path to a greener electricity grid may be paved with good intentions but we mustn’t set targets in stone

With rising solar and wind capacity in India’s electricity system, these clean sources have crossed the one-third mark. Given the vagaries of weather, however, a key challenge lies in ensuring the delivery of reliable supplies on schedule.

05.12 / 02:45

UPS MET Pool Celebrity fun Relationships From French toast Tuesdays to silly movie nights—the quiet rituals that keep friendships alive

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Farhina Ahmed, 23, looks forward to October each year, when she meets Julia, her friend from Spain. They first met in 2022, striking up a conversation by the pool of their Jaipur hotel.

05.12 / 01:15

markets Waves Research innovations 2020 reports testing VCs favour technologists, not hustlers, in India’s new AI, deep-tech wave

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Chennai-based space-tech startup Agnikul pitched to Artha Venture Fund in 2020, managing partner Anirudh Damani said it took only minutes to recognise the founders’ deep domain expertise. “It was obvious they weren’t theorizing.

05.12 / 01:15

markets UPS Booking Aviat Action trends Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's top midcap picks for 5 December

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market: Volatility prevailed and trends suppressed any kind of recovery that was witnessed in Indian stock markets on Thursday, 4 December. The Sensex expiry witnessed strong trended action in certain select stocks that continued to keep the bullish hopes alive.

05.12 / 01:15

markets Enterprise Research wellness President diving Microsoft plans bigger data centre investment in India beyond 2026, to keep hiring AI talent

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: Microsoft will keep investing in artificial intelligence-ready data centre infrastructure in India beyond 2026, and continue hiring artificial intelligence (AI) engineers to build value-added solutions, the company’s top India executive said. “As part of our $3 billion investment plan through this year and the next, our Hyderabad data centre—one of the largest in the region—is set to go live by June 2026.

05.12 / 01:15

COST Provident Aviat Waters Trade electronic Falling rupee should cheer exporters; so why is no one smiling?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian rupee's recent slide beyond the 90-per-dollar mark offers little relief to its exporters, most of which are struggling under the weight of crippling tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration. The only clear winners from the depreciation are the country's dominant information technology (IT) companies, while sectors with high import content grapple with surging production costs.

05.12 / 01:15

UPS Aviat Software BlackRock Research trends voice Startups shake up IIT placements with high-skill AI roles and sky-high salaries, but in small numbers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In this season’s race for top brains at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), artificial intelligence (AI) startups—both domestic and Silicon Valley-based—are pulling away from traditional recruiters, offering far higher compensation packages, plus bonuses and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

05.12 / 01:15

markets Align Sustainability Trade show performer recommendations Stock recommendations for 5 December from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian equity market closed with cautious positive momentum on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as Nifty 50 managed a marginal gain of 0.18% to settle at 26,033.75. The benchmark index traded in a narrow range of roughly 100 points, finding support near the day's low but facing resistance around 26,100, which is a key technical hurdle.

05.12 / 01:15

markets UPS security Research wellness trends reports Corporates usually wait for RBI rate decision before bond offers. Not this time

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Bond issuers have flooded the market with long-term paper ahead of the 5 December Monetary Policy Committee meeting, breaking from past trends amid uncertainty about a rate cut, a weakening rupee, and a high supply of central and state government debt. Over the past two weeks, financial institutions such as Axis Bank Ltd, Power Finance Corp., Canara Bank, ICICI Bank Ltd, Indian Railway Finance Corp, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co.

05.12 / 01:15

markets FIVE Research Trade Cycling show Headlines RBI Policy: Five signals to watch as the MPC weighs a tricky call

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prepares to deliver its policy decision on 5 December, market participants remain split on the central bank’s move this time. The policy comes in the backdrop of record-low inflation, surprisingly strong real GDP numbers, weakening nominal growth and rising external risks.

04.12 / 20:07

Provident Manufacturing Sustainability FLEX President country International Toyota pitches for ethanol hybrids as India looks at electric future

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Sabitgarh: At a time when India’s auto industry is pushing for electric vehicles (EVs) as the clean transport of the future, Japanese carmaker Toyota Kirloskar Motor believes the government should help incentivize hybrid flex-fuel technology powered by ethanol as the best clean fuel bet. Such a fuel would be insulated from geopolitical uncertainties at a time when China has put hurdles in the development of EVs, according to a senior executive of the company.

04.12 / 16:05

markets Aviat Airlines Experts stage reports Courts Mint Explainer | What really went haywire at IndiGo?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : With hundreds of flight cancellations and delays affecting thousands of fliers since Tuesday, IndiGo—India’s largest budget carrier by market capitalization—is grappling with one of its most severe operational disruptions, prompting a probe by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Crew shortages due to new duty-time rules, technical breakdowns at key airports, and heavy winter congestion have precipitated the crisis, according to the airline.

04.12 / 14:23

markets Action Trade Cycling country reports Markets have turned, 2026 will be ‘very exciting’ for Indian equities, says Ridham Desai

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian markets have already turned around from the worst period of dollar returns in over two decades, and 2026 will be an “exciting year" for domestic stocks, according to Morgan Stanley managing director Ridham Desai. In 2025 so far, the Nifty 50 and Sensex have risen 10% and 9%, respectively, hitting record highs, Desai said while speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2025.

04.12 / 14:23

Maxim Manufacturing Software awards wellness electronic reports Tata, Cyient and Applied Materials win ₹4,500 crore mandate to modernise India’s lone chip fab

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: Two homegrown firms, including a Tata Group company, along with a US chip design major, have bagged a ₹4,500 crore project to enable India’s sole semiconductor fabrication plant, Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, to make more modern industrial chips used in critical sectors like power and energy. On Thursday, Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt.

04.12 / 10:21

markets Boxing film Trade Experts audience stars Can a packed calendar of mega star releases in 2026 deliver the turnaround theatres are waiting for?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Theatres are looking to 2026 for a turnaround after two uneven years. The coming year packs a rare concentration of star-heavy releases, with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Vijay and several others returning to the big screen.

04.12 / 08:57

markets IPO Strategy wellness Cycling show performer Why 2025’s market surprises make diversification more crucial than ever

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year 2025 has delivered its share of surprises—some encouraging, others unsettling—for financial markets. From tariff uncertainty and geopolitical tensions to GST reforms and a flood of IPOs, investors have had plenty to digest.

04.12 / 08:57

markets Manufacturing Action country reports Courts Pharmaceuticals Dr Reddy’s pins hopes on semaglutide, but timely approvals hold the key

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (DRL) received a shot in the arm on 2 December, when the Delhi High Court allowed it to export the weight-loss drug semaglutide, which is set to become patent-free in several countries including Canada, China and Brazil from January 2026. While the order restricts sales of semaglutide in India until it goes off-patent here in March, this window will help DRL prepare for the domestic launch.

04.12 / 08:35

Citi Election Healthcare President country cover reports Affordability versus public goods: Why politics tends to put everyone on the losing side of this divide

It finally happened. Effective 13 November 2025, President Donald Trump of the United States of America exempted 225 agricultural items, fresh and processed, from tariffs termed ‘reciprocal’ but actually unilaterally country-specific. The new zero-tariff list is product-specific, not differentiated by country.

04.12 / 08:13

markets UPS IPO Research electronic stars reports AMFI rejig countdown: IPO stars prepare to topple the titans

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Come January 2026, when the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) redraws the market capitalization map, new guards will steal the spotlight, and established titans might lose their crowns. The immediate surge will come from newly listed entities projected to leap straight into the large-cap league.

04.12 / 07:21

markets COST UPS security Enterprise Research show Mid-cap banks are back in favour. But only a few will ride the next rally.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Street is positioning mid-cap banks at the front of the next financial sector rally, betting on stronger small-business and retail loan growth in 2026 and easing funding costs. Investors view these lenders as prime beneficiaries of the next credit upcycle, given their increased exposure to high-yielding retail and micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) loans.

04.12 / 07:21

markets COST Provident information rights Updates Relationships India needs a robust framework to regulate AI-telecom bundling that exposes us to privacy risks

India’s telecom giants are reshaping how millions access artificial intelligence (AI). When Airtel partners with Perplexity or Jio bundles Google’s AI tools into its data plans, it creates a new architecture of power, data flow and risk that existing regulations aren’t designed to handle.AI-telecom bundling involves pre-installing or subsidizing AI services—assistants, search tools, content generators—through authorized telecom providers, either free or at reduced cost. These arrangements give AI companies instant access to countless users while telecom firms gain a new revenue stream and stickier customer relationships.

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