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India a huge opportunity in ecommerce: Walmart executive Kathryn McLay

The retail giant is supporting Flipkart in accelerating quick commerce investment and leveraging global supply-chain expertise to expand digital reach

NGT asks environment ministry to frame guidelines for plywood industry

The green body was hearing a matter regarding several plywood units causing pollution in a village in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana

FDI inflows set to grow further, says DPIIT secretary at CII summit

DPIIT Secretary Amardeep Singh Bhatia says FDI will grow as investor interest remains high, driven by policy support, trade pacts and India's growth momentum

McLeod Russel in discussion with NARCL for composite debt resolution

McLeod Russel submits initial proposal to NARCL as part of a composite debt resolution effort amid continued financial distress and narrowed losses in FY25

CNBC-TV18 launches Prime, global business channel for Indians abroad

CNBC-TV18 Prime to deliver data-driven global news for Indian business leaders with programming tailored for CXOs and decision-makers across international markets

Need to create capacity at secondary, higher secondary levels: Secy

School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar calls for more secondary and higher secondary schools to address dropout rates and align with NEP 2020 enrolment targets

India will be data capital of the world in 5 years: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Scindia says India's low data cost, broadband boom and infrastructure growth will make it the global data hub, as North East emerges as an economic powerhouse

87% of Indian firms shift focus to domestic amid trade worries: HSBC

HSBC survey shows 87% of Indian firms are pivoting to the domestic market to reduce global exposure amid trade policy uncertainty and rising costs

CII Summit 2025: Startup founders urge for domestic capital, tech push

Startup leaders at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025 highlighted India's skilled talent and urged stronger domestic investment and innovation to build global tech champions

Industry, govt must work on indigenous food processing machinery: Official

While agri production and exports remain high, the country still depends on imported machinery for food processing, pointed out Devesh Deval, joint secretary in the food processing ministry

DoT seeks TRAI's views on pricing, modalities for multiple access bands

TRAI has also been asked to look at the possibility of auction for newly identified 6,425-6,725 MHz and 7,025-7,125 MHz bands for recommendations on auction timing, band plan, reserve price, and terms

NCLT allows govt to freeze Gensol Engineering accounts in fraud probe

NCLT says Gensol moved funds meant for specific purposes to related parties, violating corporate governance norms under the Companies Act, 2013

Maharashtra tops FDI equity inflows again; Karnataka bags second spot

Gujarat drops two notches, Maharashtra retains top spot

Ads for banned products up 24% in FY25; offshore betting dominates: ASCI

ASCI flagged a 23.6% jump in ads for prohibited products in FY25, with offshore betting and influencer content contributing to most violations across sectors

Govt to operationalise Rs 1-trillion innovation fund in next 3 months

With ₹20,000 crore already allocated, the ANRM innovation fund will support private-sector R&D in critical technologies like EVs, clean energy, and deep tech

Trai issues consultation paper on microwave spectrum across bands

The regulatory body, in a consultation paper, aims to find demand, scope of service and conditions for allocation across eight spectrum bands

Microsoft-Yotta partner to bring Azure AI to Shakti Cloud for IndiaAI

The partnership aims to drive India's AI goals by deploying Azure AI services on Shakti Cloud, expanding access for enterprises, institutions, and developers

Govt tells e-commerce firms to audit dark patterns, submit yearly reports

DoCA directs e-commerce platforms to conduct annual dark pattern audits and file reports, as govt plans stricter oversight and collaborative enforcement

Power demand to increase by 6-6.5% over next five years, says ICRA

ICRA attributes the growth in demand to greater adoption of electric vehicles and green hydrogen segments, and the expansion of power-hungry data centres

Cabinet okays ₹7,052 cr infra projects in Andhra, MP and Maharashtra

Centre clears highway and rail projects including Badvel-Nellore corridor and multitracking lines in MP and Maharashtra aimed at boosting logistics and connectivity