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11.02 / 00:49

markets UPS ICE wellness performer reports Erratic winter puts clothing retailers on thin ice for a second straight year

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Sales of winter wear were underwhelming for the second year in a row as an unusually delayed and milder winter disrupted demand for heavy winter wear, particularly in north and west India, executives at two of India’s top clothing retailers said. Initial optimism for a bumper season this year compounded the disappointment for retailers.

11.02 / 00:49

markets COST Provident Mobile Research performer testing Crash course: How India is strengthening the four pillars of the car testing world

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi is supercharging the four testing agencies behind India's vehicle standards, crash tests and technology research, at a time new power trains and connectivity tech crowd the automotive assembly line.

11.02 / 00:49

markets UPS Provident Analysis Trade Experts show Small investors cut direct stakes in 52% of India Inc in Q3, but mutual funds cushion the blow

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retail investors turned significantly more cautious in the December 2025 quarter, marking the sharpest pullback in direct equity participation in over a year. Even as domestic mutual funds continued to provide a cushion, individuals steadily reduced their exposure across a widening set of listed companies, while foreign investors remained net sellers across large parts of the market.

10.02 / 15:07

markets UPS Manufacturing Platform innovations Pharmaceuticals France's Servier eyes €500 mn global sales from India drug tie-ups

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. French drug innovator Servier is partnering with domestic players to develop, manufacture and export formulations for the global market, highlighting India’s growing role in global R&D.

10.02 / 12:13

markets FIVE Research pandemic show electronic Computer sales hit a new record in 2025 as users look to replace covid-era laptops

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Computer makers sold a record 15.9 million personal computers including 11.4 million laptops in India in 2025, according to data from Counterpoint and two other market research firms.

10.02 / 12:13

markets UPS Citi Parke wellness country Destinations Residential real estate: Decoding why 500075 in Hyderabad is India’s bestselling pincode

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hyderabad: Giant mounds of broken black stones and rocks, typical of the Deccan Plateau region, lie by the side of the eight-lane Nehru Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad. The tips of tall towers that are being built and yellow construction cranes are visible from afar.

10.02 / 10:27

markets Provident Target Sustainability country reports recommendations CAFE-III: Small-car relaxations are still on the table

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The proposal of relaxing emission targets for small cars under the next phase of corporate average fuel efficiency, or CAFE-III, norms is still being discussed, power ministry secretary Pankaj Agarwal told Mint on Tuesday. “The relaxation for small cars has not been dropped.

10.02 / 08:51

markets IPO Waves Manufacturing Strategy trends Budget incentives may reshape India's IPO strategies

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget 2026, with its record ₹12.2 trillion capex outlay and incentives such as tax credits and production-linked incentives (PLI) for sectors including railways, green energy, semiconductors, biopharma, and textiles, is likely to reshape IPO strategies of several private firms. Companies looking to go public in FY27 are likely to pivot from debt repayment and high offer-for-sale (OFS) components towards increased greenfield capex in their fundraises, boosting fresh equity for factories, machinery and capacity expansion, multiple dealmakers told Mint.

10.02 / 08:29

MET BLOCK Digital Platform Gap show recommendations Trai weighs tougher spam rules as operators flag nearly 400 million calls daily

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With telecom operators now blocking or flagging nearly 400 million suspected spam calls and messages every day, India’s telecom regulator is looking to widen its current enforcement framework alongside a willingness to tighten the rules if gaps persist, while moving toward a full rollout of a digital consent system for commercial communications. In an interview with Mint, Anil Kumar Lahoti, chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), said the regulator is reviewing the existing framework governing telemarketers to identify areas where responsibilities are not being met and is open to strengthening the rules if required.

10.02 / 08:01

markets UPS security Southern Trade show Weak profitability, market share loss hurt Ramco's efforts to woo investors

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ramco Cements Ltd is striving to impress investors through the monetization of non-core assets, debt reduction, and its recently launched construction chemicals business. Amid this, weak December quarter (Q3FY26) results didn’t help, even as cement volumes grew year-on-year for the first time after three straight quarters, up about 4% to 4.43 million tonnes (mt).

10.02 / 07:29

markets Platform Strategy Netflix Experts Warner Bros Videos As Hollywood consolidates, India’s English OTT market faces a reset

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With Netflix recently striking a deal to stream all films produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment globally after their theatrical release—and potentially moving to acquire the massive Warner Bros library—the niche, urban, English-language OTT space in India is bracing for a significant shake-up. As global catalogues consolidate under fewer platforms, industry experts believe these international shifts will fundamentally alter consumer choices in India, forcing rivals like Prime Video and JioHotstar to rethink their strategies for targeting up-market, premium users.

10.02 / 07:29

markets UPS Manufacturing security economy Trade orienteering CEA Nageswaran: The meaning and significance of the Indo-US trade agreement for India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The joint statement issued by India and the United States of America on the conclusion of their trade negotiations, which led to a framework for an interim trade agreement, has been read in India in sharply different ways. Many have hailed the strategic thinking and vision behind clinching this agreement soon after the conclusion of the India-EU free trade agreement.

10.02 / 07:29

COST Waves Align wellness Trade electronic International India’s flurry of trade deals will need climate-resilient ports to justify today’s wave of export optimism

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s flurry of trade deal-making with the UK, EU, US and others has revealed a push for strong export growth. Tariff barriers are coming down, standards are being aligned and new sectors from electronics to renewables are being positioned for global integration.

10.02 / 06:47

COST Provident Waters security Sustainability community social Mint Explainer | Why reviving village commons matters to India’s rural growth story

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amid hundreds of pages in the Economic Survey 2025–26 devoted to India’s growth trajectory, fiscal arithmetic and industrial ambitions, a small section flags a quieter but persistent economic drag on rural livelihoods: the steady erosion of village commons. These commons—grazing lands, ponds and other community-managed resource—support the daily needs of millions of rural households and play a critical role in agriculture, water security and climate resilience.

10.02 / 05:25

markets Provident security Trade Harmonic show Budget proposal: Will market-making give India’s corporate bond the fillip it has long needed?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One significant announcement in the budget relates to the introduction of market makers in India’s corporate bond market. This idea has been around for some time, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) having released a paper on it.

10.02 / 05:25

Citi Metro Simulation consequences reports rights Headlines India’s new tax law simplifies compliance but complicates salaried tax choices

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tax simplification should make us happy. After all, who wants a complicated tax law? That is precisely what the government set out to do by introducing the Income-tax Act, 2025—effectively a rewrite of the six-decade-old Income-tax Act, 1961 using clearer language and better-organized sections.

10.02 / 04:09

Citi Entertainment Mobile economy show concert travelers Orange is the new black: Why India is betting big on the ‘orange economy’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The economic survey and the budget underscored the importance of India’s “orange economy", explicitly acknowledging its potential as an engine of growth. Budget 2026 proposed an outlay of ₹250 crore for talent development in the animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC), which can be classified as “orange economy" sectors.

10.02 / 03:11

UPS Digital Citizens Aware wellness stage Should RBI compensate victims of digital fraud—or leave such policy matters to the government?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It is not often that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor’s statement on monetary policy includes an announcement that directly touches the lives of Indians at large. Repo rate changes and liquidity measures—the stuff that such statements are usually made of—are one stage removed, as their impact plays out through the banking system.

10.02 / 01:53

markets Target wellness trends Trade stage recommendations Stocks to buy: Raja Venkatraman's recommends three stocks for 10 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market update: A sharp rise in bullish sentiment followed clarity on the US-India trade deal. The gap-up opening, which we anticipated, pushed out above 25,800, a signal of bullishness in store.

10.02 / 01:53

markets UPS Target FIVE Manufacturing Strategy Cycling Five blue-chip auto stocks to add to your watchlist

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Auto stocks sit at the intersection of economic cycles, consumer demand, and capital discipline. When the cycle turns favourable, companies with scale, brand strength, and execution consistency tend to pull ahead, compounding value without drawing attention.

10.02 / 01:53

Waves trends Trade Mint Quick Edit | Foreign buyers of Indian equity are back at last: Will this trend endure?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Foreign investment in Indian equities got off to a good start in February. By Friday, more than ₹8,100 crore worth of Indian shares had been bought by foreign portfolio investors.

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