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India's electricity demand to grow just 4% in 2025 amid cooler summer: IEA

Citing estimates from the Ministry of Power for 2025, the Paris-based agency said peak load could reach 270 GW (8 per cent increase y-o-y) and shift to September instead of summer this year

Sebi fines nearly ₹4 cr on 11 entities for share price manipulation

The fines need to be paid within 45 days, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in its order

Green steel demand to reach 4.49 MT by 2030: EY-Parthenon report

The demand is set to reach 24.89 MT by FY35, and is expected to more than double to 73.44 MT by FY40, largely due to the green transition in infrastructure and automotive manufacturing

Hitachi Energy India Q1 results: Profit jumps to ₹132 cr on revenue rise

Revenue rose to ₹1,529.84 crore in the quarter from ₹1,327.33 crore a year ago, a company statement said

P&G Hygiene Q1 results: Profit up two-fold to ₹192 cr, revenue at ₹937 cr

Shares of Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd settled at ₹13,885 apiece on BSE, up 6.12 per cent from the previous close

AHFC loans to increase to ₹2.5 trillion by FY28-end: Icra report

It said non-bank lenders' mortgage portfolio is set to touch ₹20 trillion by March 2028, from ₹13 trillion in March 2025

CAG pulls up steel maker SAIL for over-consumption of imported coal

CAG also flagged that Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) had not fixed any benchmark for inventory carrying cost per tonne of raw material, semi-finished material and finished goods

Prakash Raj appears before ED in Hyderabad in online betting probe

Raj, who was questioned for about four hours, said he did the assignment with the apps in 2016, but did not take any money for it on moral grounds. He also said he had discontinued promoting the apps

SC questions Justice Varma's conduct in cash row, reserves order on plea

Posing sharp questions to the judge, the top court asked Justice Varma why he appeared before the in-house inquiry committee and did not challenge it then and there

Around 489 road projects delayed due to land and clearance issues: Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the government is making all efforts to resolve the pending issues

Rooftop solar plant to be installed in 10 mn households by 2026-27: Govt

The minister said the government has also been implementing Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme

India Post working to integrate its services on ONDC, GeM platform

The information was shared with Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar during his review meeting of the Department of Posts

Hyundai India Q1 results: PAT falls 8% to ₹1,369 cr on weaker sales

Hyundai Motor India on Wednesday reported 8 per cent year on year decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,369 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, hit by lower sales.

India's smartphone market dials 8% volume growth in Q2 2025: Report

Retail inflation dropped to a six-year low, easing pressure on household budgets, while the central bank's repo rate cuts made financing more accessible

Axiscades secures ₹600 crore defence orders for indigenous platforms

The orders will be executed through Axiscades' subsidiaries operating in the defence space, over the next 3 to 5 years, the company said

ED flags ₹131 crore sand mining scam to Bihar govt, seeks fresh FIR

The case began with the Banka police filing as many as seven criminal FIRs between 2017 and 2018 against a company named Mahadev Enclave

Zydus Wellness Q1 results: Net profit declines 13.4% to ₹127.9 crore

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 147.7 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal

Cong seeks govt's help for release of Catholic nuns jailed in Chhattisgarh

Venugopal said the nuns were manhandled and "falsely accused" of religious conversion and human trafficking by Bajrang Dal members

PM Modi to release ₹20,500 cr PM-Kisan aid to 97 mn farmers on Aug 2

The announcement comes as the government's flagship direct benefit transfer scheme completes over five years since its launch in 2019

Army called in as heavy rain floods parts of Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri

Due to heavy rains, Dindori, Vidisha, Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Alirajpur, Rajgarh and Betul districts were also witnessing a similar situation and rapid relief and rescue operations