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Housing sales dip 28% in top 7 Indian cities, prices increase: Report
Global headwinds, rising prices among reasons 'taking a toll' on India's residential market activity
 "Housing sales dip 28% in top 7 Indian cities, prices increase: Report")
Office space leasing up 15% in Jan-Mar across 7 major cities: Colliers
The gross office leasing stood at 138 lakh sq ft in the year-ago period. Real estate consultant Colliers India on Thursday released the data for the India office market
 "Office space leasing up 15% in Jan-Mar across 7 major cities: Colliers")
Proposed circle rate hike to make property costlier in Noida, Jewar
Experts believe potential rise may enhance investor confidence in long run
 "Proposed circle rate hike to make property costlier in Noida, Jewar")
Coal ministry offers 25 commercial mines in 12th round of auction
After the launch, a senior official of the ministry informed that a pre-bid meeting for the 12th round will take place on April 11 and the auction is scheduled for June 9
 "Coal ministry offers 25 commercial mines in 12th round of auction")
Proposed circle rate hike to make property costlier in Noida, Jewar
Experts believe potential rise may enhance investor confidence in long run
Telcos support Parl panel recommendation of merging IT & Telecom ministries
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology made the suggestion to merge the three allied ministries in its report tabled in the Lok Sabha last week
 "Telcos support Parl panel recommendation of merging IT & Telecom ministries")
Dilip Buildcon's consortium gets work order worth Rs 2,631 cr from BSNL
The Bhopal-based construction firm will take three years for construction, while the tenure of the maintenance contract is 10 years
 "Dilip Buildcon's consortium gets work order worth Rs 2,631 cr from BSNL")
JioHotstar crosses 100 million subscribers, says accessibility key
The OTT platform has a wide range of content libraries - from Hollywood entertainment, original and reality shows, to content across various Indian languages
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India's e-retail market set to reach $190 billion GMV by 2030: Bain report
The report highlighted India's position as the world's second-largest e-retail shopper base, with over 270 million online shoppers in 2024
 "India's e-retail market set to reach $190 billion GMV by 2030: Bain report")
Lubrizol pumps nearly Rs 3,000 crore into India, eyes 2 times growth
Lubrizol, which has had a presence in India for nearly 60 years, is now establishing an innovation centre in Maharashtra
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HCLTech selected as design partner under Samsung's SAFE programme
Through the SAFE-DSP programme, HCLTech will offer comprehensive application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design services to semiconductor customers
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Installed nuclear energy capacity to reach 13 GW by 2029-30: Jitendra Singh
This was informed by Minister of State of Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh in the House during the Question Hour
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India's retail market to hit $1.6 trillion by 2030, led by smaller players
India's retail sector is highly fragmented due to regional consumer preferences, high price sensitivity, and complex supply chains
 "India's retail market to hit $1.6 trillion by 2030, led by smaller players")
Indian alloy steel makers plan anti-dumping plea against Chinese steel
India, the world's second-biggest producer of crude steel, has the capacity to make around 18-20 million metric tonnes per annum of alloy steel
 "Indian alloy steel makers plan anti-dumping plea against Chinese steel")
India's quick commerce made two-thirds of all 2024 e-grocery orders: Report
The industry, which is dominated by the likes of Zomato-owned Blinkit, also accounted for a tenth of overall e-retail dollars spent in 2024
 "India's quick commerce made two-thirds of all 2024 e-grocery orders: Report")
AI advances and layoffs: Is the white-collar job market shrinking?
Unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers in recent years
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Digital streaming: Indians used one exabyte of data in watching cricket
The total data consumption across the world for the 2024 Olympics is estimated at an average of 0.9 EB per day
 "Digital streaming: Indians used one exabyte of data in watching cricket")
NPPA to allow 1.74% hike in MRP of scheduled drugs in line with WPI rise
With this, manufacturers will be allowed to increase the maximum retail price (MRP) of scheduled formulations on the basis of WPI without needing any prior approval from the government in this regard
 "NPPA to allow 1.74% hike in MRP of scheduled drugs in line with WPI rise")
Delhi HC tells Natco Pharma to pause launch of generic version of Risdiplam
Roche had appealed against a single judge order of March 24 that had refused to stop Natco Pharma from manufacturing a generic version of Risdiplam
 "Delhi HC tells Natco Pharma to pause launch of generic version of Risdiplam")
Tariff exemption to India will push Indo-US bilateral trade, say exporters
According to reports, US President Donald Trump has said that automobile tariffs will be coming soon even as he indicated that some countries may get an exemption from reciprocal tariffs
 "Tariff exemption to India will push Indo-US bilateral trade, say exporters")