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Tyre makers step up capacity expansion despite pressure on margins

Near-full capacity utilisation and resilient replacement and original-equipment demand are driving expansion, even as natural rubber and other input costs squeeze margins

Amazon, Flipkart revise seller fee structures ahead of festive season

Amazon has introduced graded cancellation fees linked to order value and will raise closing fees, while Flipkart has rolled out penalties based on seller cancellations

India's $126-bn mobile production target may take 5 more years to achieve

India's mobile manufacturing push has fallen short of its FY26 targets, with production at $70 billion and exports at $29 billion, delaying the original ambitions by several years

Specialised sectors get a boost with land payment plan inclusion

RIICO has expanded its 10-year flexible land payment model to specialised sectors, aiming to attract investment, boost industrial activity and create jobs

Digital ads add limited incremental reach beyond TV for FMCG brands: Study

Digital-only exposure ranged from under 1 per cent to about 4 per cent of households, while combining television and digital lifted penetration for nearly 75 per cent of brands

Uttar Pradesh eyes ₹10,000 crore investment in energy value chain

UP targets ₹10,000 crore investment as power demand rises; UPPCL, MP Power Management Company sign MoU for 2,000 MW peak power procurement and power banking

IHG Hotels & Resorts inks pact for 200 key voco hotel in Maharashtra

The property will convert to IHG's premium brand by early 2028, the global hospitality company said in a statement

UNDP, HUL partner to strengthen plastic circular economy across 50 cities

Building on 7 years of collaboration, the partnership will focus on four areas -- social inclusion, strengthening urban waste management systems, improving recycling efficiency, and knowledge transfer

GOBARdhan scheme: Consumers may pay twice their average fuel affordability

The govt has set price of CBG for first time. But the question arises: Who pays premium for CBG, a purified, renewable form of biogas made from organic waste?

PMFME scheme likely to get extension after hitting 200,000 unit target

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has submitted a proposal to continue the central scheme for five more years (2026-31), aligning with the 16th Finance Commission period

IDFC First Bank, IIMCIP launch ₹2 crore startup incubation initiative

It aims to help early-stage ventures strengthen their business models, expand market reach, and deliver measurable environmental and social outcomes

What is an oligopoly? Which Indian sectors have few dominant players

The Finance Ministry's concern over concentration in India's aviation sector has brought the term "oligopoly" into focus. Here's what it means and which other sectors have similar market structures

Tata Group-owned IHCL announces all-stock merger with Oriental Hotels

The Boards of Oriental Hotels and IHCL have approved a Scheme of Arrangement to this effect

Indian pharma firms have little reason to fear Trump's tariff threat

Trump's pledge to apply 100% levy on firms making off-patent medications by 2028 (rising to 200% a year later) unless they move production to US faces formidable commercial and political obstacles

GMR Airports plans $2 billion expansion of Delhi, Hyderabad facilities

The plans come as demand is surging in the world's third-largest domestic aviation market, trailing only the US and China

Corporate sales surge 22% in Q1, but wage bills grow at less than half the pace

India Inc's sales surged over 22% in the June quarter, but salary growth stayed below 9%, raising concerns about muted wages amid AI adoption and cost pressures

Delhi's master plan: Giving rental housing more room comes with a price tag

With the economics of affordable rental housing remaining challenging due to razor-thin margins, development incentives are critical to attracting private capital at scale

Four domestic players line up for Centre's new mobile manufacturing scheme

The ₹62,500 crore scheme replaces the mobile PLI and seeks to boost exports and localisation, while offering separate incentives to support Indian brands

Rising FDRE, RTC volumes to drive electricity futures market growth

Rising round-the-clock renewable power and a larger merchant market could give India's electricity futures market the volumes it needs to deepen and mature

GSTAT filings cross 75,000, but only 83 cases disposed of so far

Of the 75,155 cases filed before GSTAT, 5,819 have been registered and 83 disposed of, while the tribunal had earlier expected filings of up to 250,000