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Indians get hooked on 10-minute grocery apps, squeezing small retailers

Swiggy warehouses are mushrooming across India to deliver everything from milk and bananas to condoms and roses within minutes - a business model that is reshaping how Indians shop

Equity mutual funds surge to historic Rs 34,697 crore inflows in May

Jump in inflows underpinned by rise in SIP collection, HDFC MF NFO

Info overload, over-advertising causing frequent basket abandonment: Study

85% respondents say personal data protection is important when using conversational AI tools

Ambient heat rises as cooling equipment becomes a necessity, warn experts

India has a star ratings and is a signatory to the Kigali Amendment. But the spike in use of cooling equipment will inevitably cause more warming

UP govt steps up land acquisition for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor

AKIC is aimed at ushering in expansion of infrastructure and industry in the seven states falling along its route for catalysing industrial growth and job creation

ARCs to see 500-700 bps higher recoveries from residential realty: CRISIL

Healthy economic growth and buoyant residential demand across housing segments in the top six cities will lead to 10-12 per cent growth in residential realty demand this financial year

Ultra-luxury housing in India sees shift to ultra-customised marketing

Prestige Group, a leading real estate developer, is targeting ultra-luxury buyers using the "by appointment" method

Southeast Asia emerges as top choice for Indian tourists, finds Oyo report

Southeast Asia has emerged as the top choice of Indian tourists for shorter stays of 5-7 days, making the most of long weekends and holidays after visa relaxation

Ather Energy promoters Tarun Mehta, Swapnil Jain set to drive stake 6-7% up

Fresh equity infusions before the company takes the IPO route

High property prices to boost debt recovery from realty projects: Report

The bad loan recovery rate is estimated to touch 16-18 per cent at the end of FY25 from 11 per cent as on March 31, 2024, domestic rating agency Crisil said in a report

Traders demand resumption of border trade with China through Lipulekh pass

The trade route was closed rather suddenly after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, forcing Indian traders to return from the Taklakot mart in Tibet leaving behind their woollen products

Modi 3.0: Telcos seek roadmap for India's global digital dominance

Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) said the industry is eager to collaborate with the government and contribute its expertise to drive the country's digital transformation further

India Inc calls for bolder, progressive reforms as PM Modi begins 3rd term

Business leaders are also holding high hopes from the upcoming Union budget

India's MF assets at Rs 58.6 trillion in May, up nearly Rs 10 trn in a year

While the fund industry took five decades to build the first Rs 10 trillion of assets since its inception in 1964, it has added the last Rs 9 trillion of assets in less than six months

Microfinance loans up 24.5% to Rs 4.3 trn in FY24, NBFC-MFIs see moderation

The total loan accounts rose to 149 million at the end of March 2024 from 130 million a year ago

Ramoji Rao: The man who lived as interface between business and politics

He reached the height of his power and fame before he turned 50 and even months before he died, was brimming with ideas

Busting dark patterns, mediation on agenda of consumer affairs ministry

DoCA will create a platform to put consumers in touch with officials to help resolve their grievances before they reach litigation stage

Global ambition takes wing, but challenges ahead for new aviation minister

The new minister must navigate conflicting demands while considering potential geopolitical ramifications

Modi 3.0: DPDP, sat spectrum norms, electronics PLI boost on cards

MeitY targets framing guidelines for Artificial intelligence, DoT zeroes on spectrum auction, war on spam

Indian GCCs turn digital twins of their HQs, lead in emerging tech like AI

For the US-based enterprise software company Planview, its India centre is not just a digital twin but a digital next generation