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January 01, 2026

Weakness in ₹, broader equity market shrinks India’s billionaire club in 2025

But a robust IPO market leads to emergence of 9 new promoter billionaires

3 mins

External uncertainties may trigger outflows, Fx rate volatility: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned that the country's economy faces near-term risks largely from external uncertainties, including the possibility of a sharp correction in US equities that could trigger foreign portfolio outflows, heighten exchange rate volatility and tighten domestic financial conditions.

2 mins

Vi to get 5-year lifeline on AGR dues of ₹87.7K cr

Telco has to make repayments from 2031-32 to 2040-41

3 mins

India Inc expects faster growth, stronger earnings in 2026

Plans to invest and hire more but is concerned about global uncertainty

2 mins

Indian pharma sees sharp drop in adverse USFDA findings

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) recorded a significant decline in serious regulatory findings at Indian drug manufacturing facilities between January and December 2025.

2 mins

Oyo parent files for ₹6,650 cr IPO via confidential route

Oyo’s parent firm Prism has filed confidential draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) papers with the markets regulator to raise up to %6,650 crore through an initial public offering (IPO), which would be the third attempt by the global travel technology company at public listing.

2 mins

Rockwell Automation looks to raise manufacturing footprint in India

QA: The blend of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, 5G, and robotics is reshaping the conversation around industrial automation, as they are becoming not only more accessible but also easier to integrate into machines.

2 mins

EV Policy 2.0: Delhi govt to meet five auto firms, Siam

Meeting scheduled on Jan 2 as capital remains in a smog of pollution

2 mins

Eight more cos to get incentives under auto PLI

Three vehicle makers, five auto part makers to get benefits from FY27

2 mins

A-I, IndiGo unveil plans for 2026

Two major domestic carriers Air India and IndiGo on Wednesday unveiled their plans for 2026 with Tata group-owned Air India saying that the first two Boeing 787-8 from its legacy fleet with full interior-refit will reenter services in February and IndiGo announcing that it is all set to induct its first Airbus A321XLR in 2026.

1 mins

Mahindra bets on AI, skills for tech shift

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra (pictured) said the conglomerate is positioning itself to address structural shifts driven by artificial intelligence (AI), skills development and changes in global education trends.

1 mins

PE-VC investments at $33 bn in '25

Mega deals slide slightly; IT and BFSI lead sector investments

1 mins

Chandra calls for risk-taking amid volatile environment

As volatility becomes the new constant, bold risk-taking and not caution will define who succeeds, Tata Group chairman N Chandrasekaran said in his year-end letter to employees, calling on the conglomerate to lift its sights and invest for the long term even amid volatility.

2 mins

RBI red-flags bank-NBFC interlink risks

Banks acquiring 80% assets through a limited number of NBFCs

2 mins

Growing reliance on external funding increases NBFCs' susceptibility to exchange-rate volatility

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned that increasing reliance of non-banking financial companies (NBFC) on external funding has made them susceptible to greater exchange rate volatility.

1 mins

Up to 4 banks may have to tap buffers in adverse scenarios

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its Financial Stability Report (FSR), cautioned that stress tests indicate two scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) may have to dip into their capital conservation buffers (CCBs), unless stakeholders infuse capital, under a scenario involving a gradual slowdown in domestic GDP growth and a moderate rise in inflation, with limited policy easing space available to the central bank.

2 mins

India's household debt rises to 41.3% of GDP, above 5-yr avg

India’s household debt climbed to 41.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March 2025, marking a sustained rise from its five-year average of 38.3 per cent, with consumption-related loans accounting for bulk of the borrowings, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its Financial Stability Report.

1 mins

Credit growth nears 12%, deposit slows to 9.35%

Credit growth in the period ended December 15 expanded to nearly 12 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y), while deposit growth slowed further to 9.35 per cent, according to revised data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday.

1 mins

Steel safeguard duty imposed for 3 yrs

Move aimed at curbing cheap imports coming from China

2 mins

Northern borders 'stable yet sensitive': Defence ministry

The situation along India’s northern borders “remains stable yet sensitive”, the Ministry of Defence said in a media statement on Wednesday.

1 mins

Govt notifies rules to enable 100% FDI in insurance sector

Following the notification allowing 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector, the Finance Ministry has revised norms to remove the requirement that a majority of directors and key management personnel in an insurance company with foreign investment be Indian residents.

1 mins

₹3.84 trillion proposals for weapon, equipment acquisition okayed in '25

Proposals for acquiring military weapons and equipment worth over ₹3.84 trillion were approved by the government in calendar year 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday.

1 mins

Centre launches ₹4,531 cr mkt access support scheme

The government on Wednesday launched ₹4,531 crore market access support (MAS) intervention scheme for a six-year period (FY26-31) to improve global reach, visibility and competitiveness of Indian exporters through ‘structured and outcome-oriented’ interventions.

1 mins

Fiscal deficit hits 62.3% of full-yr Budget target in Nov

‘The government's fiscal deficit for April-November of 2025-26 widened to ₹9.77 trillion, or 62.3 per cent of the budget estimates (BE), with capital expenditure increasing by 28 percent year-on-year (Yo-Y) for the same period, latest data of the Controller General of Accounts showed.

1 mins

Centre notifies revised draft rules for labour codes, seeks stakeholders' responses

The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday notified the revised draft rules for the four new Labour Codes, providing clarity on certain provisions such as gratuity payments and retrenchment of workers.

1 mins

Weakness in ₹, broader equity market shrinks India's billionaire club in 2025

Top IPO promoters

3 mins

2026 to bring data, policy, tax changes

The year 2026 will bring in various new reforms, deadlines, policy and taxation changes ranging from the revision of base year for calculating GDP, IP to European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) coming into force and the new labour codes, tax reforms getting fully operational.

2 mins

Climate analysts mull over El Nino graph in 2026

As the world enters 2026, there is a growing interest among meteorologists and climate watchers on whether 2026 will turn out to be a full blown or evolving El Nino year, something which has consequences for India’s monsoon and also agricultural production and general economic growth.

2 mins

SPREE scheme deadline extended till January 31

The deadline for the Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE 2025) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been extended to January 31, 2026 from the earlier deadline of December 31, 2025.

1 mins

Cabinet nod to ₹19,142 cr highway project in Maha

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a six-lane greenfield highway corridor from Nashik to Akkalkot in Maharashtra in build, operate, transfer mode at a cost of ₹19,142 crore.

1 mins

New billionaires of the AI boom

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has turned high-profile billionaires like Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the chip maker Nvidia, and Sam Altman, the chief executive of the ChatGPT maker Open AI, into even richer billionaires.

3 mins

China's reunification with Taiwan 'unstoppable': Xi

Says country's GDP growth rate expected to be 5% after an 'extraordinary' year

2 mins

Huge crowds bid farewell to former B'desh PM Khaleda Zia

Hundreds of thousands of people on Wednesday bid an emotional farewell to former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) matriarch Khaleda Zia as she was laid to rest near the parliament building amid tight security.

1 mins

Quad ambassadors hold rare publicised meeting in China

‘The ambassadors of the Quad nations, comprising the US, India, Australia and Japan, held a rare publicised meeting in Beijing.

1 mins

Beef import quota breach: China to impose 55% tariff

China will set quotas for beef imports from top suppliers including Brazil and Argentina, and impose tariffs if they are exceeded, in a bid to support the country’s domestic industry.

1 mins

A potted history of global revolts

Most well-known for his Horrible Histories books written for children, Terry Deary is a writer with more than 300 titles to his name.

3 mins

Year of hope

India must aim to sustain the growth momentum

2 mins

Bangladesh in flux

Begum Zia’s death ends old political dualities

2 mins

India’s chance to shape the AI world

Over recent decades, the norms and standards shaping new technologies have shifted away from traditional multilateral bodies such as the United Nations, the International Organization for Standardization, the International Electrotechnical Commission, and the International Telecommunication Union.

3 mins

Disentangling RBI-govt ties

The relationship between the central bank and the government is holding back India’s financial sector

4 mins

Curbs on import of low-ash metallurgical coke extended for 6 mths

The government on Wednesday said it is extending import restrictions on low-ash metallurgical coke from January 1 till June 30, 2026.

1 mins

Govt bans sale of oral formulations of nimesulide over 100 mg for human use

The Union Health Ministry has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations containing the popular painkiller nimesulide above 100 milligrams (mg) for human use, citing health risks.

1 mins

Centre proposes stricter cough syrup sales rules

Unlicensed village pharmacists to face over-the-counter sale curbs

2 mins

Vi to get 5-yr lifeline on AGR dues of ₹87.7K cr

In its statement to the exchanges, Vi said it had not “received any communication from the government” regarding the proposed amnesty.

2 mins

DRDO test-fires 2 Pralay missiles off Odisha coast

India on Wednesday successfully test-fired two Pralay missiles in quick succession off the coast of Odisha, paving way for its induction into the military.

1 mins

THE COMPASS Acquisitions, order book to drive growth for Samvardhana Motherson

From its lows in November, the stock of the country’s largest auto parts company by market capitalisation (mcap), Samvardhana Motherson International (SAMIL), gained about 17 percent.

2 mins

Precious metals outshine stocks in 2025 amid global volatility

Nearly 60% of the top 1,000 listed stocks delivered negative returns

1 mins

After huge surge in 2025, gold, silver can rally more

For investors of gold and silver, 2025 has been the best year after record returns of 1979.

3 mins

Bond mkt to be under pressure; rupee seen range-bound in 2026

‘The bond market is expected to remain under pressure in 2026 as heavy supply, particularly of state government securities, is expected to keep yields higher, and with the rate-cut cycle seen as largely over, the benchmark 10-year yield is expected to trade in a 6.50-6.75 per cent range in the near term and edge up further thereafter, said market participants.

3 mins

Fundraising remained robust in 2025, QIPs shrunk

Fundraising through equity markets remained robust despite volatility in secondary markets in 2025, with mopup from initial public offerings (IPOs) and small and medium enterprise initial public offerings (SME IPOs) hitting record highs.

1 mins

The ATM interchange conundrum

Stakeholders are pulling in different directions, and the ATM channel has to be reimagined to make it commercially viable. Are there any alternatives?

5 mins

Consumers drive qcom sales on New Year's Eve

Consumers increasingly turned to quick commerce (qcom) and food delivery platforms on New Year's Eve (December 31), with sales volumes seeing a noticeable uptick as demand rose ahead of the celebrations despite the gig workers' strike.

1 mins

Food delivery, qcom firms raise incentives amid gig workers' strike

Food delivery and quick commerce (qcom) companies, including Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit, Instamart, and Zepto, increased payouts and rolled out additional incentives for delivery partners on Wednesday (December 31), as New Year’s Eve (NYE) remains one of the busiest days of the year for these platforms.

2 mins

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