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about 20% of all engineers, or about 300,000 of them, graduating in India have core IT skills to get employment each year. With recruitment in IT firms slowing, the rise of data-driven engineering jobs across data centres could plug some of this gap.Analysts largely concur with this assessment.“India’s data centres are significantly adding value-added cloud services, which is the core area for them to generate additional revenue.

Stock market recap: Indian equity markets saw a cautious recovery on Monday, after a bruising sell-off last week. Nifty 50 managed to close marginally higher, settling at 23,178.65, up by 27.55 points (0.12%), while Sensex edged 35 points (0.05%) higher to finish at 74,598.92.

auto parts imports from India to about 25%, from roughly 2%.Mint reported in December that stress among European auto part makers has created opportunities for Indian component manufacturers such as Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) and Samvardhana Motherson.“Per companies’ management commentary, step-up in closure of EU foundries on labour shortage, rising energy cost, worsening financial stress is creating opportunity for Indian suppliers offering huge benefits on the inherent low manufacturing cost,” Emkay said in its 9 March note based on takeaways from management interactions.“The trend is intensifying, as EU OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are aggressively seeking alternative sourcing options. In North America, Indian players offer 20-30% benefit despite tariff headwinds; this helps gain share with existing clients, catering to new clients,” they added.Chennai-based MM Forgings makes steel forgings for commercial and passenger vehicles, while Noida-based Uniparts India manufactures driveshafts and precision machine parts.

Mint. “That creates an alternative to the China supply chain."For a company best known for consumer products, the shift marks a strategic expansion into the enterprise segment and reflects a broader shift in India’s manufacturing landscape.Many core components used in appliances, particularly motors, compressors and electronic controllers, have historically been imported largely from China.

Jindal SAW Ltd: Buy above ₹199 | Stop ₹187 | Target ₹223 (multiday)State Bank of India: Buy above ₹1,070 | Stop ₹1,020 | Target ₹1,165 (multiday)Astral Ltd: Buy above 1,625 | Stop ₹1,510 | Target ₹1,785 (multiday)On 16 March 2026, Indian equity markets staged a sharp rebound after three consecutive sessions of losses, with the Nifty 50 closing firmly above the 23,400 mark. The day began on a cautious note, with indices swinging between gains and losses amid heightened volatility.

AI tokens) going to be part of our commercial model. We're going to factor in the price of the tokens into our model itself, on top of it,” said Balazs Fejes, chief executive officer (CEO) of EPAM, during the company’s analyst day.AI tokens are small units of texts that an AI tool can read.

India’s recent run of subdued inflation may be staring at an end. Data released on Monday showed wholesale inflation hitting an 11-month high of 2.1% from a year earlier in February. Consumer inflation, measured by a reset gauge, was 3.2% last month.

IPO-bound Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), the mining consultancy arm of Coal India Ltd, is betting on the state-run miner’s ambitious production expansion to drive its own growth in the coming years, even as it looks to diversify into critical minerals and overseas projects.The organization’s relationship with Coal India should not be seen as a dependency but rather a “symbiotic” partnership that has evolved over the last five decades, said Chaudhari Shivraj Singh, chairman and managing director at CMPDI, told Mint.“CMPDI has been with Coal India for nearly 50 years and has played a big role in bringing the company to its current scale. All exploration, mine planning and prioritisation of mining activities have been carried out by CMPDI,” Singh said.Coal India continues to dominate India’s coal output, accounting for about 67% of the country’s production last year, while the remaining 33% came from government, public sector and private companies.

₹16 crore. So, what difference has the FPO made to the life of a small farmer like Karma? A lot, she said.Karma’s cultivation costs have halved as the FPO helped farmers switch from expensive chemical inputs to bio-nutrients and organic pest repellents. The farmer-run company now supplies staples like wheat, maize and pulses to a host of corporate buyers like ITC, AWL Agri Ltd (formerly Adani Wilmar) and Safe Harvest, among others.

The Supreme Court on 14 March notified a nine-judge Constitution Bench to revisit a longstanding question in Indian labour law: What legally counts as an “industry?”The interpretation of this single word matters because it determines which organizations fall under labour laws and which workers can access labour dispute mechanisms in India.A nine-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant will begin hearing the matter on 17 March and conclude arguments on 18 March. The bench includes Justices B.V.

tyre companies that normally sell more than half of their volumes in the replacement market.Within OEMs, Uno derived about 48% of its revenue from the passenger car segment in the first three quarters of FY26 (9MFY26), with Maruti Suzuki India being a prominent customer besides Hyundai Motor India.An The Economic Times report suggested Indian automakers are delaying shipments to West Asia and North Africa as escalating regional tensions have made sea routes through the Strait of Hormuz risky. Moreover, freight and insurance costs have soared.

The flare-up in West Asia is rippling through Dalal Street, denting the portfolios of several marquee investors and triggering a correction in Indian equities. A Mint analysis of shareholding data from Primeinfobase shows the value of holdings of many prominent investors declined sharply between 31 December 2025 and 13 March 2026, as tensions involving the US, Israel and Iran unsettled global markets and pushed crude oil prices higher.The correction has been visible across the broader market as well.

Mint.In India’s fast-growing but tightly regulated beer market—dominated by three global brewers controlling about 80% of sales—smaller players face mounting cost pressures and limited pricing flexibility. Premiumization is emerging as a key strategy for these brewers to protect margins and expand.Bhatia said the company expects healthy growth in line with or higher than the market average from its FY25 turnover of ₹400 crore, adding that the business has been profitable since its third year of operations.The brewer currently operates at an Ebitda margin of around 20%, compared with 10-15% for listed beer companies, which are significantly larger in scale.The company’s growth comes even as beer makers grapple with rising packaging and logistics costs.Bhatia said packaging accounts for nearly half the cost of production, particularly in cans and glass bottles, while the liquid itself contributes roughly 10-15% of the total cost.These pressures are making the low-priced segment increasingly difficult for smaller brewers, he said.Bhatia said the pricing playbook followed by Budweiser Magnum, owned by AB InBev, has reshaped how smaller brewers think about margins.

Foreign investors appear to be finding comfort in India’s power sector amid heightened geopolitical tensions and energy market disruptions, drawn by rising demand for electricity and growing data centre capacity.They bought power stocks worth $497 million in February, according to data from the National Securities Depository Ltd. That marked the strongest inflow by foreign investors since they pumped in $517 million in April 2024.Several power stocks delivered solid gains in February, when the benchmark Nifty 50 index slipped 0.6%.

SaaS players that are rapidly adding AI-powered products. Startups must build technology that can’t easily be replaced by large language models while also generating revenue and scaling.“There’s the SaaS and software companies that are building on top of AI models and launching agentic solutions to their customers.

As the India Meteorological Department warns of above- normal temperatures across much of India in the coming weeks, the country is once again preparing for a hotter summer. But for many Indians, rising heat is more than a seasonal forecast; it shapes everyday life.Climate change is no longer an abstract environmental challenge.

music labels under contractual arrangements. Disputes arise when legacy agreements are vague or silent on new exploitation methods, leading to debates over residual rights, especially in public performance, digital sharing, or re-recordings.The case highlights the continuing tension between authorship rights and the commercial realities of assignment-heavy industry practices.“The interim order in the Ilaiyaraaja vs.

emerging market (EM) public equities for a simple reason. Over the past two decades, the MSCI EM index has significantly underperformed US equities despite far stronger economic growth.Nominal GDP in EM economies has expanded roughly fivefold over the past 20 years, compared with about 2.5 times in the US. Corporate profits have also grown faster in EM, rising about 3.3 times over the period.

ChrysCapital’s $700-million continuation fund alongside HarbourVest and LGT Capital Partners in 2024.Broadly, India has emerged as an increasingly attractive destination for LPs and its regional weight has increased amid China’s slowdown, according to a report by McKinsey that was released earlier this month.The report added that India accounts for more than a third of all Asia–Pacific investment exposure among surveyed LPs. Data notes that private equity and venture capital deals expanded 1.6-fold to $207 billion between 2016-20 and 2021-25 while exits for the same period more than doubled to around $120 billion, the consultancy firm said.Pantheon has also benefited from improving liquidity through India’s public markets.“Over the last year, we certainly got some liquidity from the IPO markets, and this has been very encouraging for us as global investors to be able to continue deploying capital,” Sood said.However, he struck a cautious note as geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainties continue to pose risks to deal activity across both public and private markets.“While we have a significant presence in Asia-Pacific, the risks are elevated in the short-term due to a confluence of factors.

F&O segment has evolved into a critical pillar of India’s capital market infrastructure.But success, as often happens in financial markets, brings new challenges.The debate today is no longer about whether derivatives are necessary. The concern instead revolves around the scale and nature of retail participation, particularly in short-dated options.Data over the last few years has shown a clear pattern: a large proportion of retail traders in options incur net losses.

₹199- ₹2,300, depending on the nature of the flight. With Pakistan airspace already shut for Indian airlines, the disruption in flight routes through West Asia has increased travel time and cost.The financial damage of such disruptions would mount quickly for Indian airlines.