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CDSCO moves to fast-track foreign drug import approvals, cut delays
Regulator plans to cut delays by allowing direct submission of Form 40 applications to DCGI, aiming to improve efficiency in drug import approvals
 "CDSCO moves to fast-track foreign drug import approvals, cut delays")
India's e-retail market hits $66 billion as growth reaccelerates
Bain-Flipkart report highlights strong consumption, rising Gen Z demand and rapid quick-commerce growth, with market poised for sustained expansion
 "India's e-retail market hits $66 billion as growth reaccelerates")
India constructing 235 GW power generation capacity across resources: CEA
CEA report shows massive pipeline of power projects, with renewables dominating additions and fossil fuel share set to decline to 30 per cent by 2035-36
 "India constructing 235 GW power generation capacity across resources: CEA")
Delhi HC sets deadline for copyright office to register AI artwork
Court directs Registrar to rule on AI-generated artwork copyright application, raising key questions on authorship and legal recognition under Indian law
 "Delhi HC sets deadline for copyright office to register AI artwork")
Semaglutide generics hit Mounjaro sales, market share after patent expiry
Generic semaglutide surge dents Mounjaro sales, reshaping India's fast-growing GLP-1 diabetes and obesity drug market
 "Semaglutide generics hit Mounjaro sales, market share after patent expiry")
AI can help general trade, boost annual revenues up to 20%: BCG research
Study highlights how AI-driven sales planning, execution and backend automation can transform general trade channels and unlock significant revenue growth
 "AI can help general trade, boost annual revenues up to 20%: BCG research")
Anthropic joins hands with AWS, Apple, Microsoft for Project Glasswing
Initiative aims to deploy Claude Mythos AI for defensive cybersecurity, with partners working to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen global digital infrastructure
 "Anthropic joins hands with AWS, Apple, Microsoft for Project Glasswing")
Hardeep Puri heads to Qatar as LNG supplies disrupt amid US-Iran war
Oil minister visits Qatar after US-Iran ceasefire, as LNG disruptions from QatarEnergy raise concerns over India's energy supplies and gas allocation priorities
 "Hardeep Puri heads to Qatar as LNG supplies disrupt amid US-Iran war")
Early signs of stress from West Asia crisis visible across sectors: FICCI
The report also suggests that the government may initiate consultations within the GST Council to explore a roadmap for the inclusion of petroleum products under GST
 "Early signs of stress from West Asia crisis visible across sectors: FICCI")
NCLT issues notice on Sebi plea in Jindal Poly Films class action
Tribunal seeks responses from company, flags exit of original petitioners after share sale and considers intervention pleas in ongoing class action
 "NCLT issues notice on Sebi plea in Jindal Poly Films class action")
Govt ramps up feedstock supplies to pharma sector amid West Asia crisis
The government has also removed customs duty on 40 petrochemical products through an April 1 notification to ease input costs
 "Govt ramps up feedstock supplies to pharma sector amid West Asia crisis")
Calderys targets East, Southeast Asia exports from Odisha facility
The Rs 800 crore plant in Khurda district is set to become the world's largest single-site refractory unit, catering to domestic industries and export markets across Asia
 "Calderys targets East, Southeast Asia exports from Odisha facility")
CBI set to take over ₹590 cr Haryana govt funds fraud at IDFC First Bank
The SV & ACB has arrested a number of people in the case, of which two are ex-IDFC First Bank employees and the rest are private persons who own a partnership firm
 "CBI set to take over ₹590 cr Haryana govt funds fraud at IDFC First Bank")
Rajasthan to roll out housing schemes across cities for all income groups
In December 2025, RHB announced it will launch new housing schemes in Bhiwadi and Hanumangarh. It will construct a community centre in Pratap Nagar in Jaipur's Sector 22 this year
 "Rajasthan to roll out housing schemes across cities for all income groups")
DRE schemes to cut states' ₹2.4 trillion subsidy burden, says MNRE
Distributed renewable energy schemes under PM Kusum and PM Surya Ghar to lower subsidy burden and boost solar adoption across agriculture and households
 "DRE schemes to cut states' ₹2.4 trillion subsidy burden, says MNRE")
UP govt to link industrial clusters with logistics networks, export hubs
The move aims to reduce logistics costs and improve the export competitiveness of the state's producers and manufacturers
 "UP govt to link industrial clusters with logistics networks, export hubs")
Signature Global reports 5% drop in Q4 sales bookings on weak demand
Realty firm reports decline in Gurugram demand as FY26 bookings fall 20% to Rs 8,220 crore, missing guidance, even as average realisation improves on premiumisation
 "Signature Global reports 5% drop in Q4 sales bookings on weak demand")
India's new steel policy targets 25% emissions cut, 400 MT output by 2035
The new emissions reduction target has not been previously reported
 "India's new steel policy targets 25% emissions cut, 400 MT output by 2035")
India's real estate records PE deals worth $4.3 billion in FY26: Anarock
Private equity investments rebound after two subdued years, with equity-led deals and rising domestic participation signalling improved depth in real estate capital markets
 "India's real estate records PE deals worth $4.3 billion in FY26: Anarock")
India's energy, critical minerals shift pose new challenges: Tata Steel CEO
'The challenge is obvious while we are diversifying our sources of energy and critical minerals, and we must; this diversification is also a layered vulnerability,' Narendran said
 "India's energy, critical minerals shift pose new challenges: Tata Steel CEO")