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Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani highlighted the need to balance affordable clean energy, infrastructure development and transparent governance following his meeting with Bloomberg co-founder Michael Bloomberg. They also discussed Dharavi’s redevelopment, emphasising climate-resilient housing, sanitation and protection of residents’ livelihoods

SEBI has extended a temporary relaxation allowing companies launching IPOs to revise fresh issue sizes by up to 50 per cent without filing new draft offer documents. The measure remains available for IPOs opening on or before March 31, 2027

India’s SIP stoppage ratio fell to 78.5 per cent in September from 81.1 per cent in August, while monthly contributions reached a record Rs 32,490 crore. AMFI data showed fewer discontinued or completed plans, alongside a decline in new registrations

Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles marked Czech Day 2026 at the Czech Embassy in New Delhi, celebrating its origins in Prague and its Indian legacy. The company highlighted its historic models, return to India in 2018 and evolving modern classic motorcycle portfolio.

CAIT welcomed the Centre's decision to defer the proposed MDR on select UPI transactions, saying it will protect traders and MSMEs from additional costs, encourage digital payment adoption, and support business growth during the festive and wedding season.

The Indian rupee surged 77 paise to 95.05 against the US dollar in early trade, supported by RBI measures to curb dollar demand and speculative positions. Lower crude prices also offered support, while investors awaited key US inflation data

Global brokerages expect the RBI to raise the repo rate by around 75 basis points through the first half of FY28, citing Middle East tensions, energy disruptions and El Niño risks. Rising food prices pushed India’s retail inflation to 5.54% in September

The drive for ethanol comes at the cost of water security, food affordability and vulnerable households

Volvo has launched the EX90 electric SUV in India at an introductory ex-showroom price of Rs 1.26 crore. The six-seater features a 106 kWh battery and claims a 625 km WLTP range. Deliveries begin in January 2027

India’s retail inflation rose to 5.54 per cent in September 2026, while food inflation climbed to 7.74 per cent. Rural inflation exceeded urban inflation, reaching 6.08 per cent, as the Consumer Price Index and food price index increased

Indian benchmark indices ended sharply lower on Monday as FMCG, PSU Bank and IT stocks came under selling pressure. The Sensex fell 548 points and the Nifty declined 157 points, while mid- and small-cap stocks showed relative resilience

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said India was poised to become a global automobile manufacturing hub, driven by rising domestic demand and a growing industrial ecosystem. He also highlighted free trade agreements, investment opportunities and the country’s ambition to achieve trillion-dollar exports

India’s financial services sector recorded 67 deals worth $7.3 billion in Q3 2026, with deal value rising 129 per cent quarter-on-quarter. M&A and public-market issuances drove growth, while private equity and venture capital investments declined in both volume and value

Gold ETF inflows rose 71.4 per cent month-on-month to Rs 4,451 crore in September, even as mutual funds recorded overall net outflows of Rs 1.33 lakh crore. Equity schemes and SIPs continued attracting investments, while debt funds saw heavy withdrawals.

Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will lead nearly 300 business delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru to strengthen bilateral trade and investment. The mission comes as India and Canada pursue a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, targeting $70 billion in bilateral trade by 2030

Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Monday, supported by gains in Asian markets and easing crude oil prices. Analysts cited strong GDP growth prospects and corporate profitability but warned that elevated US bond yields and foreign investor selling could limit gains

Foreign investor ownership in Indian equities has fallen to a 17-year low of 15.1 per cent, despite holdings rising 3.6 times to $783 billion since 2012. OmniScience Capital attributed the decline to rising domestic participation and household financialisation 

India’s e-commerce platforms generated an estimated Rs 24,000 crore in festive sales in the first two days, with smartphones leading purchases, followed by consumer electronics and fashion, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants

Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Friday, ending an eight-week losing streak. The Nifty and Sensex posted weekly gains, led by IT stocks. Analysts cautioned that a sustained recovery depends on key resistance levels, with volatility likely to remain elevated

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged companies deploying advanced AI systems to assume models could be compromised and establish emergency shutdown mechanisms. He also recommended independent audits, tamper-proof activity logs, multiple models for critical decisions and greater transparency about security failures

The battle between Elon Musk’s satellite network and Mukesh Ambani’s telecom empire is not about digital democracy, but who controls its infrastructure, captures its wealth, and decides whether it serves society or private capital

The Reserve Bank of India has barred rebooking of cancelled rupee derivative contracts and cut the threshold for foreign exchange positions without underlying exposure to $5 million. It also introduced a 20 per cent reserve requirement for specified contracts

Elon Musk intensified his criticism of Mukesh Ambani over Starlink's delayed commercial launch in India, sarcastically referring to him as "Prime Minister Ambani" and accusing him of seeking to protect a telecom monopoly.

India’s mobile network traffic is projected to grow 17 per cent annually through 2030, compared with 2.7 per cent revenue growth for operators, a KPMG report says. It also forecasts the telecom equipment market reaching $50 billion by FY32