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Warehouse developers scramble for land in India as firms look beyond China

Prime targets are firms looking to expand manufacturing facilities beyond China as tension with the United States and other countries takes off some of its shine

Bright spots: India and Indonesia, shining stars in earnings constellation

Nomura's analysis reveals that India's beat-to-miss ratio stands at 13 per cent, second only to Indonesia, which is at 38 per cent

Hire apprentices: Govt sends notices to nearly 180,000 companies

Firms will have to fulfil their obligation under the Apprenticeship Act by recruiting requisite apprentices

A battle of delivery speeds: Blinkit, Zepto ignite quick commerce firestorm

Zepto's daily and monthly active user growth annually is faster than rivals, but Blinkit has more customers than Zepto

Global toy majors shifting focus from China to India, exports jumped 239%

Popular brands like Hasbro, Mattel, and Spin Master depend more on India for sourcing

Banks asked to check mis-selling, safeguard customers' interest: DFS Secy

'Banks have been asked to give utmost importance to the interest of account holders,' he said

Multiple bullet train corridors may feature in BJP's LS poll manifesto

Delhi-Varanasi corridor has been demanded by the govt of Uttar Pradesh and the ministry of civil aviation for enhanced connectivity to the state's cities and upcoming airports

Fintechs lead small-ticket loans' volume with 77% market share: Study

On the value front, fintechs cornered 29 per cent of small ticket loans disbursed in FY18, which rose to 51 per cent in FY24 (till September 2023)

Luxury members-only club Soho House coming to Delhi and South Mumbai

Company introduces Cities Without Houses membership format in six Indian cities

2K doctors from India to plug UK's national health service shortage

Doctors in India view this move as temporary, citing the high number of doctors produced in the country each year

Statsguru: Discoms show progress in some parameters, but challenges remain

Despite rising electricity demand in the last five years, increases in the emissions from the power sector have slowed down

NCRTC managing director Vinay Kumar Singh resigns citing personal reasons

Singh has been spearheading the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project in India, and his resignation comes at the cusp of the successful completion of India's first Namo Bharat service

Regional airline FLY91 expects to have 350 staff in its first year of ops

The carrier's MD and CEO Manoj Chacko said there is no need to raise funds now, as it will also be getting Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN

Centre seeks more time to frame policy on online sale of medicines

The high court granted the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare four months as a last and final opportunity to frame the policy

Coal PSUs must plan pithead-based thermal projects, says Coal Secy Meena

The move will also reduce logistics cost and cost of power generation, he said, listing the benefits of a pithead-based unit

'Over 100,000 patents granted in 2023, to strengthen IP rights ecosystem'

It also said that there has been a notable surge in Geographical Indication (GI) registrations, demonstrating a threefold increase compared to the previous year

Delhi govt develops portal for licensing cab aggregators, e-commerce cos

The Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme - 2023 was notified by the government last year

Real estate sector may touch market size of $1.3 trillion by 2034: Report

Reflecting the aspirational growth of Indian homebuyers, over 87.4 per cent of housing demand by 2030 is expected to be of houses costing more than Rs 45 lakh

Delhi govt notifies solar policy, will provide 400 units per month subsidy

Under the policy, the consumers who do not get subsidy for using more than 400 units per month can now install rooftop solar panels and get zero bills

DGCA sticks to June 1 deadline for revised flight duty norms for pilots

The revised norms provide for increased weekly rest time to 48 hours for pilots and limit the number of landings to two during night operations