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“This concentration suggests that these states have favourable conditions for biotech innovation, such as robust infrastructure, access to funding and a skilled talent pool,” said the India Bioeconomy report published by the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises. The bio-industrial segment, followed by biopharma, remained the top contributor to India's bioeconomy, which reached $165.7 billion in 2024. Over the last decade, the sector has seen 16-fold growth.

Apollo Hospitals shares will be in focus on Monday after its subsidiary, Apollo Healthco (AHL), announced plans to acquire an additional 11.2% stake in Keimed Pvt Ltd for Rs 625.43 crore from promoter Shobana Kamineni. In a regulatory filing, Apollo Hospitals stated that its board had approved AHL’s acquisition of 11.2% of Keimed’s issued and paid-up share capital in two tranches. The purchase will be made from Shobana Kamineni, a related party, for Rs 625.43 crore.

Adani Green, Adani Enterprises, NCC, Dr. Reddy’s, Max Healthcare, and Apollo Hospitals will be in focus due to key developments. Godrej Properties: Godrej Properties has acquired 10 acres of land in Bengaluru, with an estimated revenue potential of Rs 2,500 crore. The proposed development will have a saleable area of about 1.5 million square feet and will offer homes in various configurations, catering to different segments of homebuyers.

borderless world' was first propagated by Kenichi Ohmae, author of The Mind of the Strategist, in the 1990s. He predicted an era in which national boundaries would become less significant, and the free flow of goods, services, capital and information would define global trade and commerce. His theory embodied the zeitgeist of late 20th-century trade. The dawn of the 21st century appeared to vindicate his foresight, with trade liberalisation, tech breakthroughs, and MNCs propelling the globe toward economic interdependence. But the question now is whether idealism survives the political opportunism. The Trump administration's tariffs and economic nationalism raise the question of whether the era of a borderless world is coming to an end. With political slogans such as 'America First', and MAGA, Trump seeks to recalibrate trade dynamics by imposing punitive tariffs on imports from countries like Canada, Mexico, India and China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is experiencing the first, heady tranche of its demographic dividend, amply visible in the performance and growing influence of a shining sliver, a small fraction, of young India. But to call victory and assume that the rest of young India is poised to automatically follow suit in time is hasty.

Trump administration, triggering macro-economic uncertainties and fears of a potential recession. “Demand uncertainties from the second half of calendar year 2024 (2HCY24) have trickled into calendar year 2025 estimated (CY2025E) budgets, implying continued weakness in financial year 2026 estimated (FY2026E),” Kotak Institutional Equities said in a report on the IT sector. The IT services industry clocked the healthiest earnings rebound in six quarters in the October-to-December period backed by a modest uplift in business led by the key banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) vertical. This had raised hopes of a likely boost in revenue growth from the low to high single digits in 2025 at top-tier firms such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and HCLTech.

startups projected to double from 1.2 lakh in 2023 to 2.4 lakh by 2030, as per a report by executive search firm Longhouse, The Times of India said. This growth is expected to drive a surge in high-value enterprises, with the number of unicorns, or startups valued at over $1 billion, likely to increase from 120 currently to 280 by the end of the decade. The expansion is also expected to significantly impact employment, with startups contributing to both direct and indirect job creation across key sectors. Startup-led employment to touch 50 million

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) shares are expected to be in focus on Friday, March 21, after the conglomerate announced that its subsidiary Reliance Strategic Business Ventures (RSBVL) acquired a 100% stake in Nauyaan Tradings Private Limited (NTPL) for a mere consideration of Rs 1 lakh. “Please note that Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has informed the Company that it has, today, acquired 100% equity stake in Nauyaan Tradings Private Limited (NTPL) for an aggregate consideration of Rs. 1,00,000/- from Welspun Tradings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Welspun Corp Limited (WCL),” the company said in a regulatory filing.

Manappuram Finance shares will be in focus on Friday after Bain Capital announced it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire joint control in the company through its affiliates, BC Asia Investments XXV Limited and BC Asia Investments XIV Limited, in partnership with existing promoters. As part of the deal, Bain Capital will invest Rs 4,385 crore to acquire an 18% stake on a fully diluted basis via preferential allotment of equity and warrants at Rs 236 per share—a 30% premium over the six-month average trading price.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. InterGlobe Hotels Pvt Ltd is focusing on India’s tier I cities for its Ibis brand as it looks to shed the budget tag and positions itself in the mid-market segment, citing strong demand for quality hotels. The joint venture between InterGlobe Enterprises and Accor Asia Pacific, which has 29 Ibis properties in India, is evaluating opportunities in top locations in city centres for the next phase of growth, according to JB Singh, president and chief executive officer at InterGlobe Hotels.

Hindalco's downstream operations are likely to bring in as much as 30-40% of the company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in three-four years, its chief executive told ET. These operations — copper, downstream aluminium and speciality alumina — currently account for about 10% of the company's Ebitda, Satish Pai said. Once this mix changes, Hindalco's downstream businesses are likely to have an enterprise value of 8-9 times their Ebitda, while the upstream business may continue to be valued at six times. «In India, the downstream players are valued much higher. So that is where the whole game is,» Pai said. Capital-intensive sectors such as metals are generally valued using the EV/Ebitda valuation. Hindalco, a $26 billion company and the world's largest producer of aluminium by revenue, on Thursday unveiled a new brand identity, terming itself an engineered solutions provider instead of a materials supplier. «Hindalco's new identity reflects our role as a catalyst for change, a problem solver, and a co-creator of new solutions that power progress across industries,» chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said at the launch.

Tata Communications Thursday announced the launch of Tata Communications Vayu, the next-gen Cloud fabric for enterprise IT. It aims to tackle rising cloud costs, multi-cloud complexities, and Al infrastructure demands empowering businesses to navigate the Intelligent Enterprise era, the company said in a release. The Cloud fabric is built for ease and control, integrating laaS, PaaS, Al Platform, Security, Cloud Connectivity, and professional services into a single, intelligent ecosystem. It eliminates management complexity, reduces operational costs and ensures enterprises can scale effortlessly without vendor lock-in. The fabric delivers up to 30 per cent cost-saving with a transparent pricing model, built-in Finops automation, and multi-Cloud flexibility, while optimising workload performance.

Benchmark NSE Nifty index rose 147.86 points to 23055.45 amid buying in frontline bluechip stocks.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Las Vegas: On Tuesday, Shantanu Narayen, the chief executive of California-based tech firm Adobe, led the company’s two-hour-long pitch to convince businesses and analysts that in the race among Big Tech firms to sell their innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), it warrants a seat at the top. While a new full-stack agentic AI platform would see Adobe rival the likes of Salesforce, its key executives are clear about one thing: selling AI to businesses still won’t be an easy task.

Sebi on Wednesday said it has reduced the minimum investment amount for Zero Coupon Zero Principal (ZCZP) instruments on the Social Stock Exchange from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1,000. ZCZP are instruments for donating money to non-profit organizations (NPOs) listed on the SSE. The move aims to enhance retail participation in social impact investments.

These high-performing stocks that rallied more than 10% during the session included, Samtex Fashions(14.97%), Tokyo Plast Int(14.44%), Visco Trade Associates(14.20%), Nelcast(14.07%), ideaForge Technology(13.82%), Futuristic Sol(13.82%), Swaraj Engines(13.80%), Loyal Equipments Ltd(13.51%), Bajaj Steel(13.10%) and Birla Cable(12.97%).

stocks rallied as much as 15% in Mumbai trading on Wednesday even as equity benchmarks, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty, traded in the green amid brisk buying in frontline bluechip counters. Stocks that surged in excess of 15% included, Devki Leasing(20.00%), Brooks Labs(20.00%), Ksolves India(19.99%), United Credit(19.99%), GRSE(19.99%), Ador Multiprod(19.98%), Vibhor Steel Tubes(19.96%), Sindhu Trade(19.94%), Asian Oilfield(19.40%) and Panchsheel Org(17.72%).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Even before we could get to see the results of the seventh economic census (conducted in 2019-20), plans are afoot to conduct the eighth one in the coming months. India’s economic census is supposed to be a comprehensive database of all firms in the country, including micro-enterprises.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL) has negotiated a ₹205-crore settlement with Ares SSG Capital Management to be paid over three years , after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) set aside bankruptcy proceedings against the operator of coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day on 27 February. A part of this settlement hinges on the coffee chain achieving certain parameters linked to higher earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) over the next three years, two people familiar with the development said.

Ansal Group promoter Sushil Ansal's wife Kusum Ansal has sold her bungalow at Feroze Shah Road in Lutyens' Delhi for ₹241 crore. The sale comes at a time when the real estate developer is facing multiple legal challenges relating to its business. The deal, struck at ₹200,000 per sq ft, makes it one of the costliest real estate transactions in the country, surpassing even some of the major transactions done in Mumbai. The property was listed on the website of India Sotheby's International Realty. The firm declined to comment on commercials of the transaction but confirmed that Sotheby's had the exclusive mandate of this asset.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Las Vegas, USA: Adobe Inc has become the latest company to join the bandwagon to offer artificial intelligence services with its agentic AI platform as the technology firm diversifies beyond its core offering.