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India on track to peak coal power emissions before 2030: CREA report

According to the study, India's clean electricity growth has accelerated sharply, with a record 29 gigawatt (GW) of non-fossil capacity added in 2024 and 25 GW more in the first half of 2025

India now 4th largest renewable energy producer at 257 GW: Pralhad Joshi

He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India achieved the Nationally Determined Contribution target of 50 per cent capacity from non-fossil sources, 5 years ahead of deadline

Pharma, healthcare sector deals hit $3.5 billion in Sep quarter: Report

Excluding public market activity, private deals accounted for $3 billion across 68 transactions, marking a sharp rebound in investor appetite

Co-investment in Indian realty surges over 6-fold in Sep quarter: Report

Domestic players directly pumped $892.22 million during July-September 2025, a more than two-fold jump from $414.55 million in the year-ago period

Singapore's Lighthouse Canton to invest over $1.5 billion in India

The company has already deployed over $350 million in Indian alternative assets and manages a 1.2 million square-foot portfolio of life sciences-related real estate

India's clean energy push may speed up coal plant shutdowns by 2030

Coal still meets about two-thirds of India's electricity demand, and the government has announced plans to add nearly 90 gigawatts of additional capacity through 2032

Smartphone exports hit a new record of $1.8 billion in September

In fact, September this year saw a jump not just over the same month last year but across last three years when India averaged approximately $900 million each year in the month since 2022-23 (FY23)

AI-first startups challenge India's $264 billion IT services giants

AI-native startups are reshaping India's IT services landscape as automation drives efficiency and innovation, with the sector projected to touch $400 billion by 2030

Too early to decouple revenue, headcount, says Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh

The inextricable link between revenue and employee strength is a metric that has been used for the last three decades as a barometer of the health of the $284 billion industry

India to boost local fleet to achieve shipbuilding self-reliance: Sonowal

Sonowal said that in the past 11 years, India's port capacity has doubled from 1,350 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 2,700 MTPA

GCC, energy among projects worth ₹5 trillion lined up for launch in UP

To leverage India's growing GCC ecosystem, the UP state is wooing major global players such as Microsoft and Adobe to set up their units in the Noida-Greater Noida region

Rapido's disruptive ride: Taking on bigger rivals with a bold playbook

Rapido, new kid on the cab aggregator block, is shaking up the market -Rapido

Tamil Nadu leads with ₹4,271 crore under electronics component scheme

State secures five of seven projects cleared under the Centre's Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme and aims for 30 per cent of total investments

Govt approves 7 projects worth ₹5,532 cr under ECMS, to create 5,000 jobs

Notably, Tamil Nadu accounts for five of the seven projects, while Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh account for one each

Heritage Foods buys 51% stake in protein ice cream brand Get-A-Way

The dairy company's Rs 9-crore investment marks its entry into the healthy dessert segment, with an option to raise stake to 71% by March 2026

Domestic demand, GST cut to drive 8-10% growth for fleet firms: Crisil

Fleet operators' revenues to rise 8-10% in FY26 on strong domestic demand, infrastructure push, and GST cut, even as higher truck costs lift expenses

India's green building market to reach $85 bn by FY32: Equirus Capital

Sustainable real estate gains momentum as certified green buildings attract higher demand, stronger returns, and premium valuations across major Indian cities

The great board game comeback: How India is rolling the dice again

A wave of creator-led titles, cafe meetups and social gaming clubs is redefining how urban India plays, connects and finds joy beyond screens in a new age of board game culture

Zarin Daruwala appointed group CEO of PL Capital, effective October 13

Daruwala, who brings more than 35 years of experience in banking and financial services, will steer the broking firm's next phase of expansion across institutional equities

Rajasthan govt planning two policies to boost tourism, employment

Another would be New Comprehensive Tourism Policy, which will give impetus to tourism infrastructure, employment generation and experience-based tourism