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05.02 / 00:39

markets UPS Citi Manufacturing Platform hospital reports How startups are turning India’s home interiors into a DIY marketplace

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: As Indian homeowners become more involved in choosing how their homes look and what goes into them, investors are beginning to back startups that focus not on designing entire interiors, but on helping consumers directly discover and buy materials, bypassing traditional interior designers and full-stack execution firms. Early-stage investors see the materials-led interiors segment as a large, under-utilized opportunity, estimated at about $14 billion, with rising consumer spend and no clear market leader.

05.02 / 00:39

markets UPS FIVE Manufacturing Mobile electronic guidelines Chip(per) ambitions: Electronics majors weigh semiconductor leap on policy push

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: India’s top listed electronics manufacturers Syrma SGS and Dixon Technologies are reassessing plans to enter semiconductor and chip component manufacturing after the Union budget for 2026-27 announced India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, a new incentives programme aimed at building deeper chip capabilities. The second mission, expected to follow the ₹76,000 crore chip incentive scheme launched five years ago, will focus on developing a more comprehensive semiconductor components ecosystem.

04.02 / 08:55

COST UPS Target Manufacturing Trade guidelines Power Grid’s sharp project execution ramp-up, guidance upgrade recharges stock

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd shares gained 13% over the last four trading sessions, as investors cheered a sharp ramp-up in project execution during the December quarter (Q3FY26) and an upward revision in capital expenditure (capex) and capitalization targets.

04.02 / 04:57

UPS Provident FIVE Manufacturing Strategy Sustainability Trade How the budget’s reforms will help India gain an export edge and make the most of its trade deals

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s budget for 2026-27 has been presented at a time when the global landscape is being reshaped by geopolitical fragmentation, supply chain reconfiguration, rising protectionism and unprecedented trade-policy uncertainty. Given the global backdrop, the budget reflects a clear strategy of sustaining India’s development agenda while addressing emerging vulnerabilities and transforming external pressures into opportunities to strengthen the foundations of the economy’s long-term competitiveness.

04.02 / 01:21

markets Provident Manufacturing wellness Trade electronic reports ChrysCapital acquires minority stake in Bengaluru-based Nash Industries

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : ChrysCapital has acquired a significant minority stake in Bengaluru-based precision manufacturing solutions provider Nash Industries, top executives told Mint. “Nash exemplifies the emergence of globally competitive manufacturing from India.

04.02 / 00:21

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Hyundai GST cuts lifted Indian automakers out of slump. Now they face a commodity storm

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : For Indian automakers, a surge in sales after the September tax cut has been eclipsed by a new concern: soaring raw material costs. Many are contemplating price increases at the risk of suppressing demand.

03.02 / 17:53

markets UPS Provident Manufacturing Trade President country Trade deal guards sensitive sectors, fine print being ironed out: Goyal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade agreement protects all sensitive sectors for New Delhi, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said, signalling the government’s commitment to the welfare of farmers, fishermen and the dairy sector. Once the agreement takes effect, US tariffs on Indian goods will fall from a steep 50% to 18%, reviving the competitiveness of Indian exports.

03.02 / 17:15

markets UPS Target Manufacturing Trade band Department Nominal GDP may get a boost from India-US trade deal: Secretary Thakur

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s nominal GDP growth for FY27, pegged at 10% in the Union Budget, could turn out higher if the proposed India-US trade deal goes through, which is expected to boost domestic manufacturing, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) secretary Anuradha Thakur said. Nominal gross domestic product (GDP) measures economic output at current market prices, without adjusting for inflation, and is crucial for tax revenues because taxes are collected on current prices and incomes, not inflation-adjusted values.

03.02 / 17:15

markets COST Manufacturing security Sustainability Trade Interviews ‘Slower FY27 customs revenue growth reflects India’s push for competitiveness, trade liberalisation’

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The moderation in customs duty revenue growth projected for fiscal year 2027 (FY27) in the Union budget is due to lowering customs duty on raw materials and inputs to make Indian businesses more competitive, the chairperson of India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Vivek Chaturvedi, told Mint in an interview. Also contributing is trade liberalisation being pursued under free trade agreements (FTAs), which will secure greater external market access for Indian businesses, according to Chaturvedi.

03.02 / 14:37

markets Manufacturing Sustainability Trade medicines Investigations Pharmaceuticals India plans curbs on cheap API imports from China to shield TB drug makers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India plans to impose anti-dumping duties on ethambutol hydrochloride—a critical input used in tuberculosis (TB) medicines—to curb cheap imports from China and Thailand, according to a government order reviewed by Mint.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS Manufacturing Trade President country US tariff cut sparks hopes of job revival in India’s textile hubs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru | Mumbai: Relief will start trickling into India’s export hubs, where months of weak orders and job losses had followed the steep tariff hike by the US, the country's largest export market. Washington's move to cut tariffs on Indian goods is set to ease the pressure on labour-intensive exporters, such as textiles and gems and jewellery.

03.02 / 10:53

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Research Trade country India-US trade deal boosts prospects of Indian cable & internet gear makers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade deal announcement has lifted investor sentiment around Indian cable and internet gear makers such as Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL), HFCL Ltd, RR Kabel Ltd, Polycab India Ltd and Havells India Ltd, amid expectations of improved US export prospects and margin recovery after earlier tariff-related pressures, analysts said.

03.02 / 04:41

markets Target Manufacturing security Coherent trends country Rathin Roy: Why the budget lacks the coherence needed to tackle India’s real economic challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This budget has been commendably prudent and tries to alleviate the harassment that marks India’s exploitative and litigious tax system. It does little else.

03.02 / 01:05

UPS Waters Manufacturing electronic Department International Small budget for a big bottleneck: India’s only rare earth producer gets modest capex hike

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: Even as India pushes to localize rare earth supply chains, the Centre has budgeted ₹140 crore in capital expenditure for the country’s only domestic manufacturer of rare earth magnets and rare earth oxides—IREL (India) Ltd—in the next fiscal year, a modest 1.4% increase from FY26. The muted allocation for the state-run producer, outlined in Union budget documents, has sparked questions about whether India is under-investing in its only operational domestic supplier at a moment when shortages are hitting industries from automobiles to electronics.

03.02 / 00:17

markets Manufacturing wellness Diversity reports medicines Pharmaceuticals In the works—a tougher drug law to check opioid abuse

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a bid to stem the alarming opioid crisis, India's apex drug regulator plans an overhaul of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to sharply raise punishments and fines that would deter illegal diversion of habit-forming pharmaceutical opioids, according to two government officials in the know and documents reviewed by Mint.

02.02 / 16:57

Provident Target Manufacturing Align Department Courts Updates Budget 2026 seeks to make tax regime less adversarial, more predictable: official

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The fiscal year 2027 (FY27) Union budget signals a broader reset in India’s tax policy, combining efforts to reduce disputes and ease compliance for domestic taxpayers with targeted measures to offer greater certainty to global investors in strategic sectors.

02.02 / 12:23

markets COST Manufacturing Strategy economy Coherent Features Ficci director general: The budget isn’t a list of announcements but a coherent plan to strengthen India’s economy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The budget reaffirms a defining feature of India’s economic strategy over the past decade: growth anchored in reform, investment and macroeconomic credibility. Rather than announcing isolated measures, it presents a coherent growth compact built on multiple pillars to strengthen its foundations while adapting to a complex global environment.

02.02 / 08:35

markets Citi Provident Digital Manufacturing CEO Sustainability What experts say on Budget: Steady state, long view

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Practical guide to growth: Hitesh Sethia The Union Budget 2026-27 strikes a pragmatic approach between fiscal prudence and growth. It reinforces the role of infrastructure as the primary engine for sustainable economic growth.

02.02 / 06:03

markets Manufacturing Mobile Experts inclusion Updates Maruti Suzuki closes in on EV PLI scheme, giving scale boost to India’s clean mobility push

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has been directly added to the list of companies eligible for incentives under the government’s ₹25,000 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electric vehicles—a move that could boost EV adoption and support India’s clean mobility push. According to officials and experts, the inclusion is significant given Maruti’s roughly 40% share of India’s passenger vehicle market.

02.02 / 02:29

Manufacturing Trade Mint Quick Edit | Trade relief: The budget signals the end of an inspector raj at Indian ports

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amid an unravelling of global trade, the Union budget has proposed some welcome steps to ease the pain. As one-off relief for eligible export-oriented manufacturers in special economic zones, for example, it proposes a pathway to let them sell some of their output within India at a concessional duty rate.

02.02 / 02:29

Target MET Manufacturing Enterprise Healthcare trends Budget 2026 decoded: Where the money goes, where the risks remain

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Despite tighter fiscal headroom, the government has largely stayed the course on public spending, leaning on targeted interventions rather than across-the-board expansion. The Budget prioritises capital expenditure, manufacturing, healthcare and MSMEs, while pushing a larger share of investment responsibility to states and betting on reforms and asset sales to support growth.

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