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14.02 / 01:59

UPS Waters Celebrity social Schools Colleges Anu Aga's quiet triumph over tragedy at Thermax

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Anu Aga is a byword in Indian business for her resilience, courage, and stoicism in the face of personal tragedies. Less celebrated is her business acumen and her surgical turnaround of Thermax, an engineering giant that was haemorrhaging value when she took the helm.

14.02 / 01:59

COST UPS Target security Discover track country Railways on a green track—eyes 3GW renewable energy for ₹18k crore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In what will rank among the largest green energy tenders in the country, the Indian Railways plans to invite bids for 3 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy projects worth ₹18,000 crore in the next fiscal, according to two government officials aware of the development. The move is a part of the behemoth's playbook to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 while also significantly slashing its fuel costs.

14.02 / 01:59

Food Research trends show information Updates Headlines RBI likely to hit pause in April amid data resets in India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% at its April meeting, as the newly-adopted inflation measurement series is unlikely to significantly shift the price trajectory, while the central bank also awaits the release of revamped GDP data on 27 February, economists said.

14.02 / 01:59

markets Manufacturing Mobile Sustainability Trade electronic reports Need higher value-addition in electronics export, says Niti Aayog

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The electronics sector has emerged as India's second-largest export segment after petroleum products, but sustaining this momentum will require a shift from assembly-led growth to deeper component manufacturing and a stronger integration into global value chains for higher value goods, Niti Aayog said in the sixth edition of its Trade Watch Quarterly (Q2 FY26) on Friday.

14.02 / 00:15

markets COST UPS CEO Food country reports Over with GST transition pain, FMCG cos now eye a long-term recovery

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector majors faced a challenging quarter with the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts and the country's new labour codes being the key levers controlling the outcomes. GST 2.0 was expected to boost consumption, as consumers waited for price cuts to kick in from September.

13.02 / 16:41

Provident Dash Booking Justice 2020 Department Courts In a jolt to lenders, SC bars spectrum sale under IBC

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Supreme Court on Friday dashed banks' hopes of recovering money lent to bankrupt telecom operators such as Reliance Communications (RCom) and Aircel by ruling that airwaves cannot be sold under an insolvency process. Therefore, the future of the two operators and how UV Asset Reconstruction Co Ltd (UVARCL), the asset reconstruction company that had won the bids for them, will monetize them without selling the precious spectrum is now a gnawing question.

13.02 / 14:59

Provident Manufacturing Platform Action Trade information reports CCPA fines Snapdeal ₹5 lakh for selling non-BIS certified toys

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh on Snapdeal (Ace Vector Ltd) for facilitating the sale of toys that did not conform to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms, holding that marketplace platforms cannot evade accountability by claiming intermediary status when consumer safety is at stake. The order, reviewed by Mint, said the national consumer rights watchdog found non-compliant toys continued to be listed, hosted, and sold on the platform even after the Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020, came into force on 1 January 2021.

13.02 / 13:41

UPS Citi Strategy economy Department recommendations Traffic Mint Explainer | Why Niti Aayog recommends congestion pricing to discourage excess usage of private vehicles

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: A Niti Aayog study on decarbonizing India's transport sector published earlier this week called for congestion pricing to disincentivize private vehicle ownership. Congestion pricing is a strategy to charge vehicle drivers a fee to enter high-traffic urban areas during peak hours.

13.02 / 13:41

markets COST UPS Provident Aware PSU banks eye infra bond issuances, await softer yields

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : State-run lenders, including Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra and Bank of India, are preparing to tap the debt market through infrastructure bonds in early March, but are holding off the issuances as they wait for borrowing costs to ease, three debt merchant bankers aware of the discussions told Mint.

13.02 / 12:01

markets Target CEO Platform security Software Trade NCDEX taps TCS to build equities platform, targets cash launch by 2026

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: India’s largest farm derivatives exchange, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX), has appointed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as its technology vendor, as the bourse prepares to enter the equities market. India’s largest software exporter will build the IT systems required for NCDEX to launch an equity cash segment by the end of 2026 and an equity derivatives segment by March 2027.

13.02 / 10:37

COST Entertainment Sustainability Trade performer electronic reports LG Electronics India investors look past weak quarter, bet on recovery

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shares of LG Electronics India Ltd (LGE India) traded around 3% higher on Friday, recovering losses from the previous session following weak December-quarter (Q3FY26) performance, where both revenue and profit fell short of expectations. Investors appear to be taking a longer-term view, encouraged by management’s relatively upbeat outlook.

13.02 / 07:47

UPS Citi Citizens Waters Election country reports India’s booming economy can’t fix its cities—because no one’s in charge

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is getting richer every year, but its cities don’t seem to be getting any more livable. Not because the country is too poor, or because leaders lack ambition, but because urban citizens are starved of funds and deprived of representation.

13.02 / 05:05

markets COST security Research Trade Experts stage Dalal Street rallies on trade relief, but investors still cautious: Mint survey

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Just as nerves were fraying, a breakthrough in US-India trade negotiations offered domestic markets much-needed succour. Against this backdrop, Mint’s sixth quarterly market survey, conducted between 5 and 11 February, captured the precise moment when investor sentiment began to pivot.

13.02 / 01:17

COST Target Manufacturing stage recommendations International Stricter emission rules may be delayed for 25–75 hp tractors after industry push

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is in the advanced stages of finalising the next phase of emission norms for tractors and may delay the rollout of the stricter rules for models in the 25–75 horsepower (hp) range, following lobbying by manufacturers who have argued that tighter standards could raise compliance costs and make these machines more expensive for small farmers, two industry executives aware of the matter said. Faridabad-based Escorts Kubota chief financial officer Bharat Madan told Mint that the industry has held meetings with the Union ministry of agriculture, and final recommendations have been submitted to the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH).

13.02 / 01:17

COST Provident security Analysis Bill social reports India’s top firms suffer a ₹12,000 crore labour code blow in Q3

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) last month disclosed a ₹2,100 crore-plus profit hit from the new labour codes, that was only the beginning. Of India’s top 30 companies, 25 that have reported the impact of the amended labour regime suffered a nearly ₹12,000-crore blow to their December quarter profits, a Mint analysis showed.

13.02 / 01:17

Digital Platform wellness country social reports Courts Mint Explainer | India’s AI rules and the elusive quest for online safety

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India notified its artificial intelligence (AI) rules this week, cutting the deadline for taking down sexual content to within two hours of reporting. For other content, the time given is three hours.

13.02 / 01:17

UPS Entertainment Food show reports Mint Explainer: New basket, same inflation story? The math behind India’s CPI reset

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India’s inflation basket has witnessed a sharp reset after over a decade, and it proved to be an anticlimax of sorts. Going into the inflation data released on Thursday, the hypothesis was: Our inflation measurement was highly outdated, and the monthly numbers we got—and, by extension, our monetary policy decisions—may not have been grounded in reality for some years.

13.02 / 01:17

markets Provident Booking Williams Sustainability Trade recommendations Stock recommendations for 13 February from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: The Indian equity benchmarks snapped their four-day winning streak on Thursday, as a sharp sell-off in the IT sector weighed heavily on sentiment. Nifty 50 declined 146.65 points, or 0.57%, to settle at 25,807.20, while Sensex shed 558.72 points, or 0.66%, to close at 83,674.92.

13.02 / 01:17

markets UPS Gap Healthcare trends Trade recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's recommends three stocks for 13 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: Indian equity markets closed lower on Thursday, snapping a four-day winning streak as persistent weakness in IT stocks weighed on sentiment. The Sensex ended 558.72 points lower at 83,674.92, while the Nifty slipped 146.65 points to settle at 25,807.20, briefly breaching the 25,750 mark during the session.

12.02 / 11:51

Citi Enterprise Parke Metro Food Traffic Interviews Airport shopping spree: High-spending passengers are making Adani's airports richer than ever

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: With affluent flyers buying food, chocolates, perfumes and duty-free liquor, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd made more incremental income from its non-aeronautical business than from its mainstay of managing air traffic during the first nine months of FY26. Aero income of the Adani Group company, which is the biggest private airport operator, grew by over a fifth year-on-year to ₹3,495 crore during the first nine months of FY26.

12.02 / 11:51

markets Platform economy Gemini students Inside testing Mint Explainer | Why Google’s free JEE mocks matter for coaching firms' profits

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Google’s chatbot Gemini began piloting artificial intelligence (AI)-led joint entrance examination mock tests on 28 January, marking its first clear step into India’s vast test-prep market. Students preparing for the highly competitive JEE exams for entry into top engineering institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) can now access practice tests directly on the Gemini platform for free as part of that pilot.

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