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30.01 / 06:15

UPS Bill show country reports strain Canada back in play: Indian Oil to double down on assets as ties improve

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Panaji: Indian Oil Corp. plans to step up exploration and production activity in Canada and explore sourcing crude oil and liquefied natural gas from the country, as India and Canada move to rebuild strained diplomatic ties, chairman and managing director Arvinder Singh Sahney said in an interview.

30.01 / 05:37

markets Target Aviat Airlines Boeing President country IndiGo, Air India, Akasa to add 240 aircraft in two years

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hyderabad: India's top airlines IndiGo, Air India and Akasa Air may together add 240 aircraft in the next two years, expanding their fleet size by a combined 30%. Currently, the three carriers have a combined strength of 804, a number which may swell to 1,044 by the end of 2027.

30.01 / 04:39

UPS Entertainment Food track country Updates Headlines In charts: How weights will change under the new CPI series

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is getting a new framework to measure retail inflation. Starting January 2026 inflation print, the country will shift to an updated Consumer Price Index (CPI) that better reflects how Indians spend their money today.

30.01 / 00:35

markets UPS Aviat Align Trade Harmonic country Will India's aircraft workshops gain from the EU trade treaty?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India hopes to leverage its tariff concessions to the European Union (EU) to press for mutual recognition of aircraft maintenance certification, an official familiar with the plan said. The aviation ministry will nudge the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to accept certifications issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), especially for Indian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), the official cited above said on the condition of anonymity.

29.01 / 22:41

markets Citi security Trade NOC country reports Adnoc Gas, TotalEnergies, Gunvor in fray for BPCL's ₹35,000-crore LNG contract

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PANAJI : At least 10 global energy majors—including Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) Gas, France’s TotalEnergies and Geneva-headquartered trading firm Gunvor—have shown interest in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp.

29.01 / 11:05

Gap show country shock Relationships Profiles Destinations In chart: Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights India’s power gap

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has shown strong resilience and absorptive capacity in the face of repeated global shocks, noted the Economic Survey 2025-26, presented in Parliament on Thursday.

29.01 / 07:45

Provident security Strategy Align President country Uncle Sam’s view of the Indo-Pacific: Why India must invest heavily in naval power projection

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. America’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) was released earlier this month. It came in the backdrop of the US National Security Strategy (NSS) and two key developments: America’s capture of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in January and US President Donald Trump’ demand that Denmark surrender the autonomous island of Greenland to the US, for which this Arctic isle is said to hold national-security significance.

29.01 / 04:05

COST UPS Manufacturing Sustainability country patient CEA Nageswaran: How India can sustain its pace of economic growth amid dramatic structural breaks and regime shifts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Economic Survey for 2025-26, being released on 29 January, comes at an extraordinary time for the world. Global politics is in flux.

29.01 / 01:37

markets FIVE Hyundai Trade country reports Department From Mexico City to Pretoria, India's car exports are running into turbulence

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Just a month after Mexico doubled tariffs on car imports, South Africa is considering the option, in a one-two punch that threatens Indian automobile exports of over $2 billion. The latest move, if it takes effect, will hurt India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, and Hyundai Motor India Ltd—For Maruti, South Africa is the largest export market, while for Hyundai, it is among the top five.

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 / 10:35

markets COST Digital Manufacturing Trade country rights Mint Explainer | What India gains and what it loses in free trade pact with EU

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The long-awaited free trade agreement between India and the European Union was announced on Tuesday. While the EU has already released a chapter-by-chapter summary, India’s official text is still awaited.

28.01 / 10:35

economy Election community wellness Trade President country Venezuelans suddenly have hope for the Economy. Less so for democracy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. CARACAS, Venezuela—Weeks after a U.S. military raid ended the 13-year rule of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelans are living through a whiplash transition that feels less like a democratic dawn and more like an economic takeover.

28.01 / 03:35

Provident Target Digital economy track country Mint readers’ poll: Budget 2025 tax changes find favour, but there's hunger for more

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Big relaxations announced by the Centre last year in both direct and indirect taxes appear to have found favour with the population, but expectations for more still run high ahead of the Budget, a Mint readers’ poll suggests. Most respondents to the poll are still seeking a populist approach in the Budget, and are hoping for further tax relief and some exemptions under the new tax regime.

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 UPS Digital security Trade President country Europe got tough with Trump, but it needs the US as much as ever

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. European capitals closed ranks to push back against President Trump’s bid to control Greenland, but the Continent’s dependence on the U.S. for security, exports and technology means decoupling from its ally isn’t an option.

28.01 / 01:07

Manufacturing Align Trade country cover Courts International SC's Tiger ruling sparks demand for insurance, legal protection for investments

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : The Supreme Court (SC) judgment on Tiger Global, upholding capital gains tax on its Flipkart share sale, has opened the door for a review of similar past investments by other entities.

27.01 / 14:51

markets UPS Manufacturing Trade Experts country Destinations India-EU FTA: Carbon tax relief may open EU market for Indian steel

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) promises preferential treatment for Indian industries under the bloc’s carbon tax mechanism, potentially opening up export opportunities for domestic steelmakers, which remain largely focused on the local market.

27.01 / 11:11

markets UPS Trade President War country travelers Stung by Trump, America’s top trading partners cozy up to China

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. U.S. trading partners, feeling burned by an unpredictable and transactional White House, are reassessing China in a drive to lessen their longstanding reliance on America.

27.01 / 11:11

markets UPS CEO Remark Trade President country Rahul Jacob: Great power rivalry between the US and China is putting the developing world at risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. More than three decades ago, the legendary Warren Buffett returned a call to a fact-checker, explaining what he meant when he used the term “elephant-bumping affairs." Buffett was gently deriding talkathons such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) and CEO summits hosted by business magazines. I was then working for Fortune magazine in New York and was the fact-checker Buffett called.

27.01 / 05:17

markets UPS Strategy Cycling stage country reports Foundation PE looks to ramp up India bets as secondary market gains momentum

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: Foundation Private Equity expects to step up investments in India after deploying about 60% of its maiden $120 million fund in the country, according to top executives at the firm, citing a growing need for liquidity among private equity and venture capital firms.

27.01 / 02:41

Yellow Trade President Experts War country International Gold’s dazzling new peak of $5,000-plus demands clarity on the financial world’s insecurity

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The price of gold has scaled yet another historic peak, leaping above the mark of $5,000 per ounce to reach $5,100 on Monday. About a year ago, it was at $2,770, but experts now expect the yellow metal to go past $6,000 by the end of 2026.

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