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China ramping up grid spending after green power boom

After launching the biggest boom in renewable power in history, China is now paying up to make sure all that clean energy can get to homes and businesses.

Hospital Chains Set for Stable Q3 Despite Challenges

Indian hospitals are likely to witness steady year-on-year (y-o-y) earnings growth in Q3FY25, even as sequential performance may be impacted owing to seasonality.

Luxury automakers set to make a comeback at auto expo this year

After skipping the 2023 edition, luxury automakers Mercedes Benz and BMW have returned to the Auto Expo 2025, now rebranded as the Bharat Mobility Global Expo.

There's a better way to predict a technology's future: Follow the rate of change

Evaluating a rising technology is often a binary operation, stuck in time. Does it work well? Yes or no? Has adoption lived up to expectations? Are the products and services built on the tech meeting revenue forecasts? Or not?

India and Singapore Eyes Energy Corridor

India Has Already Signed an Agreement for Power Transmission Connectivity With Saudi Arabia

Our economy seems to have gotten even more K-shaped

India's middle class might actually be shrinking while disparities turn more glaring than ever

IBC to establish giga factory in Bengaluru

Lithium-ion batteries manufacturer the International Battery Co. (IBC) is set to commence production at its 'giga factory unit' in Bengaluru within nine months, Karnataka minister for large and medium industries M.B. Patil said on Wednesday.

The H-1B visa programme serves US interests—and India's as well

America's brouhaha over Indian techies is misguided. Skilled worker immigration is vital to the US tech industry's success

South Korea's Impeached President Is Arrested Over Martial-Law Move

South Korean authorities arrested and detained for questioning the country's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, deepening the fallout from his short-lived declaration of martial law last month.

Pixxel, Digantara launch satellites

Two Indian space startups—Pixxel and Digantara—on Wednesday announced the launch of their satellites onboard a SpaceX rocket to closely monitor the earth and objects orbiting around it, marking a new era for the private firms in the space sector.

Justin Trudeau Is Leaving a Job No One Seems to Want, Except Mark Carney

Carney added the Liberal Party now has a shot in the election this year with Trudeau stepping aside

The LA Blaze Will Be Harmful Long After the Embers Die Out

Los Angeles will suffer air pollution. So too other vulnerable cities

India and Gulf nations can bridge US-China divide

The World Economic Forum says rising powers like India and the Gulf countries can offer multilateral alternatives as the US-China geoeconomic rivalry deepens.

Mankind Pharma faces ₹2 cr penalty

Mankind Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said it has been imposed a goods and services tax (GST)-related penalty of over ₹2 crore by the tax authority in Kolkata over alleged mismatch in figures for the period of FY18 to FY22.

Google's Pichai joins tech CEOs in London cricket team bid

Alphabet Inc. chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai is joining Silicon Valley executives bidding for a London-based cricket team, according to people familiar with the matter.

Jio Finance in talks for first debt sale

Jio Finance Ltd, a shadow lender owned by Mukesh Ambani, is in talks with several lenders to make its first foray into the local currency debt market, according to people familiar with the matter.

India's trade deficit declines to $21.94 bn in December

The cumulative value of merchandise exports for April-December 2024 stood at $321.71 bn

Green investments to rise 5x to ₹31 tn until 2030: Crisil

India will see a five-fold growth in green investments to ₹31 trillion between 2025 and 2030, Crisil said during its India Infrastructure Conclave 2025 on Wednesday.

Indexation rules for home loan interest to calculate capital gain

I intend to include the unclaimed interest on my home loan as part of the cost of acquisition for my property to calculate the capital gain.

Consumer goods makers seek tax relief, rural boost

These measures are expected to revive consumption, which has been hit by high inflation

India's Rising Consumer Base to Boost PE Investment in '25'

Investors are reviving their bets on India's high-growth sectors, says KPMG's Nitish Poddar

Valor, Adani set to deliver BKC project

Valor Estate Ltd, formerly known as DB Realty, is set to complete Ten BKC, a sprawling five-acre redevelopment project, near Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), one of the city's prime corporate districts.

We must celebrate the warships joining our naval fleet

The INS Nilgiri, Surat and Vagsheer demonstrate India's progress in indigenous shipbuilding

Falling Equities Can Hit HDFC MF

Beginning of a slide?

Commerce ministry to bring SOP for data after gold fiasco

The commerce ministry is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) for data collection to address discrepancies in import data, a top government official said, after a mismatch in gold import figures reportedly embarrassed the government.

BlackRock Hits $11.6 Trillion in Assets After Record Fund Inflow

BlackRock Inc. hauled in an annual record of $641 billion in client cash, underlining its global reach across stocks and bonds, index and active funds, and increasingly fast-growing and lucrative market for private assets.

Duty route to lift electronics parts production likely

Carefully executed tariff protection could boost local manufacturing of semi-finished goods

DHL Group to add 30% freight capacity in India

German logistics giant DHL Group will expand its freighter capacity in India by 30% in 3-5 years, as it expects its business in the country to double by then, chief executive of DHL eCommerce Pablo Ciano said.

Railways May See Best Operating Ratio in Five Years in FY26

Revenues over the past three years and strengthen its finances in FY26. Operating ratio of the Railways, India's largest employer and transporter, has remained high due to its heavy pension liability.

Can gifting assets to family members help save taxes?

Key insights on the taxation rules behind family asset transfers and clubbing of income