Page 11 - Industry News

Apparel brands advanced year-end festival sales to clear winter stocks

As inventory piles up, brands are expected to launch spring-summer collections around Republic Day

Payment delays, stricter policy cloud alcoholic beverage outlook

Payment delays in Telangana and Maharashtra's new MML policy are straining liquor makers' cash flows, disrupting IMFL sales, and forcing companies to rethink pricing and portfolios

US-Venezuela conflict unlikely to affect India trade: GTRI report

India's exports to Venezuela were modest at $ 95.3 million, led by pharmaceuticals worth $ 41.4 million

Unsold homes rise 4% in 2025 across top 7 cities as supply outpaces demand

Housing sales in the top 7 cities fell 14 per cent annually to 3,95,625 units last year, while new supply rose 2 per cent to 4,19,170 units

Mandatory CSR spending by firms can lead to low investor confidence: Study

The study affirmed that there is a positive correlation between CSR expenditure on alleviating poverty and the implied cost of equity (CoE) for the Indian companies

India's coal import rises in Nov, set to fall as domestic supply grows

Of the total imports in November 2025, non-coking coal import stood at 14.28 MT, higher than 12.32 MT imported in November last fiscal year

DoP invites proposals under two schemes to cut medtech import reliance

With India importing about 70 per cent of its medical devices, the Department of Pharmaceuticals has invited proposals under two sub-schemes to reduce import dependence and support clinical studies

Vedanta Q3 production: Aluminium, zinc, iron ore rise; oil, steel dip

In the oil and gas segment, Vedanta's average daily gross operated production dropped 15 per cent during the quarter to 84,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd)

CPSEs' research expenditure increases 25.6% to ₹9,691 crore in FY25

Defence production led R&D expenditure by central public sector enterprises in FY25, followed by petroleum and heavy engineering, as overall spending rose sharply year-on-year

Zomato CEO defends gig model, highlights 10.9% pay raise, job flexibility

Goyal explained that Zomato gig workers earn a steady income, get welfare support, have flexible schedules, and are not pressured by 10-minute delivery promises, countering claims of exploitation

India's tech job openings fall 24% in January, hit six-year low: Xpheno

Active technology job demand stood at 103,000 in January, the second-lowest in six years, as the sector continued to struggle with weak recovery and subdued hiring

Andhra Pradesh corners 25.3% of FY26 investments: Bank of Baroda report

The private sector dominated the investment pipeline with a share of 89.7 per cent or ₹23.87 trillion, while government sector investments stood at ₹2.75 trillion

Gig economy needs less regulation: Eternal Founder Deepinder Goyal

Zomato-Blinkit founder Deepinder Goyal pitches less regulation for India's gig economy, defending 10-minute deliveries amid protests by platform worker unions

JNPA container traffic rose 13% to hit record 7.94 mn TEUs in 2025

Overall cargo in 2025 reached 99.17 million tonnes, up 9.86 per cent Y-o-Y

Explicit image row: Meity asks X to review Grok, submit report in 72 hours

X may lose safe harbour if IT ministry not satisfied with the response, say officials

Centre okays 22 more investment proposals worth ₹42K crore under ECMS

The government has approved 22 additional applications under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, taking total approvals to 46 companies with cumulative investment of Rs 54,567 crore

Deadline for textile PLI scheme applications extended to March 31

In October, the government had extended the last date for filing fresh applications under PLI scheme for the textiles sector till December 31, which has now been further extended till March this year

Captive, commercial mines drive coal output growth and dispatches in FY26

Coal production and dispatches from captive and commercial mines rose in December and Q3 FY26, reflecting their rising contribution to India's domestic coal supply

Ultra-rich splurge ₹7,186 cr on 51 homes in 2025; Mumbai dominates

Mumbai accounted for 35 of the 51 ultra-luxury home deals in 2025, cornering over ₹5,100 crore in value, as India's wealthy continued to back big-ticket residential assets

Labour Ministry publishes draft rules; gig workers' unions seek clarity

Draft rules under the new Labour Codes set minimum work-day criteria for gig workers to access social security benefits, prompting unions to seek clarity on eligibility and safeguards