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06.02 / 00:41

markets ETF Aware Trade Experts stage Mutual funds want commodity ETFs other than gold and silver. But is this feasible?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mutual funds and commodity exchanges are exploring whether exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be expanded beyond gold and silver. Current regulations limit ETFs to these two precious metals, but discussions are now underway between the two sides regarding other commodities, especially copper, according to three people aware of the matter.

06.02 / 00:41

UPS Aware Manufacturing Trade President country India to ramp up coking coal imports from US under bilateral trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is likely to increase imports of coking coal—used mainly in steel and cement production—from the US in a bid to enhance energy partnership, as part of a trade deal between the two countries, said two people aware of the development. India is the largest buyer of US coal globally.

05.02 / 00:07

Target Aware Mobile performer Courts Updates Vodafone Idea’s ₹35,000-crore loan bid faces fresh lender scrutiny

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI/MUMBAI : Lenders to embattled telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd are examining the company’s spectrum dues, subscriber losses and weak user revenue before deciding on its request for a fresh loan of ₹35,000 crore, a person involved in the discussions said. An external techno-economic viability (TEV) study done in 2024 to examine Vodafone Idea's creditworthiness will be updated with new projections, and a fresh TEV will not be done, the person said on condition of anonymity.

04.02 / 16:31

markets Aware wellness Celebrity social exclusive Emcure taps into celebrities for its weight loss drug, as marketing playbooks change

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Emcure Pharmaceuticals is tapping influencers and celebrities on social media, in addition to raising awareness among doctors, for its semaglutide brand, Poviztra, as it seeks to capitalise on its head start in the lucrative weight-loss market. The company launched Poviztra in an exclusive partnership with innovator Novo Nordisk in December.

30.01 / 00:35

markets UPS FIVE Aware community show India’s spacetech funding heats up as early startups near launches

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU: Dealmaking in spacetech startups accelerated in 2025 as investors responded to signs that early entrants are hitting key milestones, beginning to loosen capital for a sector long viewed as high-risk and slow to mature. Data from Venture Intelligence shows that venture capital poured in $276 million across 33 deals in 2025, compared with a total of $262 million across 28 deals in 2023 and 2024 cumulatively.

29.01 / 01:37

Booking Aware security love Updates Why naming a nominee may be the most important step in your life insurance

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Why does a family’s breadwinner insure their life? The answer is simple: to reassure loved ones that if an unfortunate event takes away the primary source of income, financial support will still be available. However, without a nominee recorded in the insurer’s books, claim proceeds cannot be disbursed speedily, defeating the very purpose of life insurance.

29.01 / 01:37

Target Aware Mobile Research country reports travelers Niti Aayog plans to advocate 90% EV share in private vehicles by 2047

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: The federal policy think tank Niti Aayog may advocate raising the share of electric vehicles in India’s privately owned cars and two-wheelers to 90% by 2047 from nearly 6% now as part of the nation’s energy transition, according to three people aware of the development.

28.01 / 06:09

UPS Aware security reports Investigations International Centre to notify new maritime regulator by March as India eyes global shipping scale-up

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre is set to notify a new regulatory framework by early March to establish the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA), creating a unified regulator for India’s maritime sector, two government officials aware of the development said. The new framework will expand oversight across shipbuilding and repair, coastal shipping, inland waterways, port operations, manpower planning and approvals for investments.

28.01 / 03:35

markets BLOCK Aware Bill President country social India in talks with US, Venezuela over ONGC Videsh’s $600 million stuck dividends

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PANAJI : India has initiated government-to-government (G2G) level talks with the United States and Venezuela to resolve the issue of $600 million in dividends stuck in Venezuela for state-run ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), said two people aware of the development. OVL, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has held a 40% stake in the San Cristobal Project in Venezuela since 2008, with the country’s state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) owning the remaining 60%.

28.01 / 01:07

markets IPO Target Aware security Citigroup reports SBI Mutual Fund likely to file papers for $1.2-1.4 billion IPO by mid-February, list by April

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SBI Funds Management, India’s largest asset manager, is expected to file its draft prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) with the market regulator by mid-February, with a listing likely by April, said three people aware of the discussions. Investment bankers have made presentations and pitched for an IPO of $1.2 billion-1.4 billion, valuing the company at $12 billion-14 billion, they said.

24.01 / 06:37

Aware SEC security Justice show Courts US bribery case: Adani makes first legal submission, asks court to defer ruling

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI , BENGALURU : Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani's counsel on 23 January made their first submission in a US court 14 months after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a bribery and securities fraud case against the Indian billionaire and his nephew.

24.01 / 00:49

Digital Aware Platform Enterprise track information Updates For small businesses struggling with debt, some relief may be on way

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Hope is around the corner for millions of small businesses struggling with debt, with the Union budget likely to propose longer repayment timelines, penalty waivers and a digital platform to ease loan restructuring. The union ministries of finance and MSME are updating the decade-old framework for revival and restructuring (FRR) for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), two people aware of the plan said.

22.01 / 06:13

markets COST UPS Provident Aware Experts From SIPs to safety nets: How parents should plan for soaring education costs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As education costs rise faster than inflation, many parents are starting to plan early for their children’s higher studies. Kolkata-based Akash Samanta, 38, and Meghna Basu, 36, a homemaker, have not specifically planned for their five-year-old son Aihik’s education, but they invest monthly in a public provident fund (PPF) account.

22.01 / 01:45

UPS Target Aware Manufacturing wellness Top two-wheeler makers urge govt to extend key subsidy scheme

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru/New Delhi: The country’s largest two-wheeler makers, including Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, and TVS Motor Co., have sought an extension of the subsidies for the manufacture of electric two-wheelers beyond March this year, arguing that a fourth of the vehicles targeted are yet to claim incentives. A formal representation has been made through the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) to the ministry of heavy industries (MHI) for extending the scheme in the last few weeks, according to three executives aware of the matter.

21.01 / 12:11

Aware Manufacturing Gap Mobile Harmonic inclusion Updates New lift standards for PwDs to force redesigns for India’s property, infrastructure developers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: India is set to notify revised and stricter national standards for elevators used by people with disabilities, designed to make buildings safer for them, more accessible and easier to navigate independently. The move to enforce stricter technical and functional requirements is seen as a fresh push to the Accessible India campaign launched in 2015 to improve mobility and access for divyangjans across buildings, workplaces, public transport and daily infrastructure, two people aware of the matter said.

21.01 / 03:39

COST Waters Aware security Trade reports Two years on, telecom regulator still can’t own its head office

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For a regulator tasked with overseeing one of India’s most critical infrastructure sectors, operating from an office it does not legally own is an unusual predicament. Nearly two years after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) moved into its new headquarters at the World Trade Centre in New Delhi's Nauroji Nagar, the premises are yet to be registered in its name, with the process stuck over a missing no-objection certificate from the ministry of housing and urban affairs, three officials aware of the matter said.

19.01 / 00:45

UPS Target Aware Platform awards Highways Traffic Build-operate-transfer model returns: India to bid out half its highways, worth Rs75,000cr, next fiscal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian government plans to bid out half of the national highway projects planned for fiscal 2027–a spending of Rs75,000 crore on 5,000 km–under a build-operate-transfer (BoT) toll model involving private road developers after a long break since 2014, said three government officials aware of the new plan.

19.01 / 00:31

COST Target Aware Manufacturing security country India’s solar power developers are saddled with unsold capacity. Now they face another risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : A spike in prices of solar modules is expected to raise costs and tariffs for projects under construction, even as multiple solar projects languish for want of power purchase contracts. Solar module prices have surged by roughly a third since late December, thanks to soaring prices of silver and aluminium, a weaker rupee, and a global scramble for components after China tightened wafer quotas and signalled a rollback of a 9% value-added tax refund.

15.01 / 08:03

COST Citi Aware Bill Experts cover rights Income tax rules due soon, FY27 Budget to see minimal tax law changes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for FY27 is unlikely to deliver major changes to income tax law.

15.01 / 01:45

markets UPS Provident FIVE Aware security Sebi steps up checks on portfolio overlap in mutual fund schemes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : India’s market regulator is closely scrutinizing new fund offers (NFOs) for portfolio overlap with existing schemes, even though its draft proposals on overlapping stocks in mutual fund schemes are yet to be notified.

15.01 / 01:45

markets Target Aware Platform Enterprise country reports The Gentari stake sale gets cracking. Will Actis, Macquarie and Sembcorp bid?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Global private equity firms Macquarie, Actis, Sembcorp and strategic investors such as Serentica Renewables and JSW Group are evaluating bidding for a 50% stake in Malaysian energy firm Gentari’s India business, three people aware of the development said. The first round of bidding is expected towards the end of this month.

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