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Bajaj Auto leads EV sales in September

Ola remains biggest player in e2W space

‘Apple hopes you buy a phone every two or three years’

DON NORMAN, known as the father of user experience (UX) design and a former vice-president of advanced technology at Apple, tells Veenu Sandhu over a conversation in New Delhi why built-in obsolescence in Apple products is a concern and how the Indian jugaad can be a powerful solution when paired with expert guidance. The 88-year-old designer and author of books like The Design of Everyday Things, Emotional Design, and Design for a Better World was in India as an advisor to BITS Design School, Mumbai, for a three-city tour. Edited excerpts:

Fire at Tata's plant unlikely to affect supplies for 3 months

Tata Electronics has suspended production of iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 cases following a fire, though supplies will not be impacted as enough stocks are available for next three months, sources aware of the development said on Monday.

STPI shifts focus to tech startups, GCCs

10 parks in Tier-ll, -lll cities to be operational soon

Tata to make wheeled armoured vehicles in Morocco

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on Monday announced a strategic agreement with Morocco's Royal Armed Forces for locally assembling wheeled armoured platforms (WhaP 8x8) in its defence manufacturing unit in Casablanca, Morocco.

Care shareholders approve Saluja's reappointment

The shareholders of Care Health Insurance, an unlisted subsidiary of Religare Enterprises, on Monday cleared the reappointment of Rashmi Saluja as a director of the company with a comfortable majority.

Mkts log biggest fall in 2 mths

Fears of flow rotations from India to China, West Asia tensions trigger selloff

"May retaliate if Asean non-trade barriers persist'

Goyal says e-commerce policy likely by FY25-end

Sebi board okays new asset class, MF Lite rules

Doesn't discuss charges against Buch, takes up staff protest

Al At Work For Governance

The first of a three-part series reports on how ministries – from coal to telecom – are using AI to up the game

AEL arm to harness the sun, make solar parts at Mundra

Adani New Industries (ANIL), the green energy components manufacturing arm of Adani Enterprises (AEL), is setting up facilities to produce solar glass, aluminium frames, and backsheets - key parts for its existing solar cell and module manufacturing. French energy giant TotalEnergies holds a 25 per cent equity stake in ANIL, with AEL being the majority owner.

Smartphones beat diamonds in exports to US

Nearly 50% of India's FY24 outbound iPhone shipments went to US

EMIs, discounts: Luxury car majors switch to festive gear

From attractive EMIs to assured buyback guarantees, luxury carmakers have lined up a slew of offers to woo customers this festival season to address dwindling sales amid rising inventories.

Tata Electronics to hire 20K in Hosur: Chandra

Tata Electronics is set to hire more than 20,000 people at its new iPhone assembly plant in Hosur soon, bringing the total number of employees at the facility to 40,000, said N Chandrasekaran (pictured), Chairman of Tata Sons, at an event in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.

Felt like a bomb blast, say locals after blaze at Tata's Hosur plant

Operations and production line disrupted at the iPhone component making unit

Smart plans, rising use-cases drive small UPI players' growth

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India is witnessing a significant shift.

Tata-JLR unit to steer India's luxury car export journey

Tata Motors has commenced construction of its new ₹9,000 crore plant in Tamil Nadu, which will also manufacture the next generation of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles.

Tata Sons to buy 13% stake in auto parts arm

Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group, plans to acquire a 12.65 per cent stake in Tata AutoComp Systems (Taco) for ₹2,122 crore from Tata Capital at an equity valuation of ₹16,800 crore, according to Tata Capital's filings.

HUL faces tough challenge from small FMCG firms

Company has been losing out in the soap segment, say analysts

L&T eyes up to ₹40000 cr in pre-sales from realty business

Buoyed by regulatory overhaul and infrastructure boom, engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has identified realty business as one of its growth engines for the next 10 years and plans to acquire land parcels while expanding pre-sales, said a senior company executive.

Mechanism to curb GST fraud in ITC claims expected in Nov

The Union Ministry of Finance is working to develop a mechanism to check fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims for goods and services tax (GST) paid under the reverse charge mechanism (RCM), according to a senior government official familiar with the matter.

ELI schemes may favour big firms, LabourMin told

Employer bodies share concern as part of stakeholder meet with govt

PM talks Swachh Bharat success stories to mark 10 yrs of Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's (pictured) radio broadcast, Mann Ki Baat, marked its 10th year on Sunday with its 114th episode.

Centre may ease public sourcing for some sectors

Investments under PLI may hit ₹2 trn by next year, says Goyal

Govt looks to hit rice trade sweet spot with weekend moves

Export of white rice allowed at minimum export price of $490 per tonne; export duty on parboiled rice cut from 20% to 10%

Luxury carmakers look to rev up sales

The luxury car market in India currently accounts for less than 2 per cent of the overall passenger vehicle market in the country.

Govt plans 3 Bills to implement 'one nation, one election'

The government is likely to bring three Bills, including two to amend the Constitution, to put in place its plan to hold simultaneous elections.

PSBs hire apprentices to boost rural outreach

Several public sector banks are hiring apprentices for the first time through their apprenticeship programmes to improve customer relations in semi-urban and rural areas, amid a gradual decline in the workforce over the years.

EOUS struggle with new IGCRS e-process

Throughout last week, export-oriented units (EOUs) were struggling through various processes involved in importing their goods under the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty or for Specified End Use) Rules, 2022 (IGCRS Rules).

Adani Solar to boost capacity to 10 Gw

\"In solar glass, there are only a few players, but not at the scale we desire.