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Stability for growth
India must build on its macro foundations
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
ITC logs 2.7% rise in net profit
Cigarette, FMCG biz key drivers; Amitabh Kant recommended as ind director
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
MEA: Some firms get China licences to import REMs
Some companies in India have received licences to import rare earth magnets (REMs) from China, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal at his weekly media briefing on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
A tale of dualism
The services sector remains informal and unequal
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Trump and Xi agree to one-year trade truce, easing tensions
TARIFFS TRIMMED, RARE-EARTHS PAUSE AGREED
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
FTII: Glory, ruin and recovery
This book traces the first two decades of a unique Indian institution — a government-funded school for training young Indians (and some foreigners) in the art and craft of cinema.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Govt to soon release norms for shipping programmes
In a move that will formally roll out the investment road map for the maritime economy, the central government is set to issue guidelines for the shipbuilding cluster development and financial assistance schemes worth ₹45,000 crore, industry and government sources told Business Standard.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Powering progress or draining resources?
India's digital economy is experiencing an extraordinary increase in data centre investments, establishing the country as a key location for global tech giants.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
MFI industry's full recovery hinges on better liquidity
After witnessing quarters marked by liquidity stress, rising delinquencies, and slowing disbursements, India’s microfinance industry appears to be showing early signs of revival, said leaders and analysts during a panel discussion on the micro lending sector at the Business Standard BFSI Summit.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Jio users to receive ₹35,100 Google AI Pro boost, for free
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), through its subsidiary Reliance Intelligence Limited, has entered into a strategic partnership with Google to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across India.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Procurement at MSP implemented to boost farmers’ income in state
‘The Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement scheme is being implemented across Rajasthan to ensure farmers receive fair prices for their produce, enabling largescale procurement of agricultural commodities from farmers, said Rajasthan’s Minister for Cooperative Gautam Kumar Dak.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
General insurers call for norms to navigate climate disasters
With a surge in climate-related disasters, cyber threats, and emerging workplace models, leading voices from the general insurance industry have called for stronger collaboration between insurers, government, and technology partners to address these “new-age risks”.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
L&T to work with Hitachi on $33 bn North Sea power project
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Thursday announced it has secured a “key role” to work with Hitachi Energy on a $33-billion North Sea power project by TenneT, a Netherlands-based grid operator.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Goyal stresses need for export diversification amid tariff heat
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with exporters and the industry on key issues, including the ongoing advanced free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union (EU), Chile and New Zealand, and the challenges pertaining to the quality control orders (QCOs).
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
‘As insurance regulator, I have an open mind’
In his first public conversation after taking charge as chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), Ajay Seth talks to Tamal Bandopadhyay on the impact of reforms in goods and services tax (GST), foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance, the Bima Sugam initiative, and flexibility in investment norms for insurance companies.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Regulate now or lose out, cryptocurrency leaders tell India
India must urgently introduce clear and comprehensive regulations for the digital asset sector, as prolonged policy uncertainty risks driving innovation and talent abroad, said top cryptocurrency industry leaders and policymakers at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025 in Mumbai.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Zepto logs 2 mn daily orders in Diwali week
Quick commerce unicorn Zepto on Thursday said it delivered over two million daily orders during the Diwali week, which it said was 30-40 per cent more than its closest competitor across all peak days.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Exports keep engine of Hyundai India revving
The consolidated net profit of Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) rose 14.3 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) to ₹1,572 crore in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025-26 (FY26), driven by cost reductions and a sharp rise in exports.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
NTPC to help build two archery academies
State-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will set up two archery academies in Chhattisgarh’s Nava Raipur and Jashpur districts where tribal and rural youth will be trained.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
DP World set to invest another $5 bn in India
UAE-based multi-national logistics firm DP World has pledged to invest $5 billion in India to strengthen its integrated supply chain network, which supports both exports and domestic trade.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Bima Sugam to transform insurance sector: Industry
Bima Sugam, hailed as the “UPI (Unified Payments Interface) moment for insurance’, is poised to transform India’s insurance landscape by creating a unified digital marketplace for all insurance products and is expected to be a game changer for the industry, according to experts at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
GST waiver alone not enough to deepen penetration: Insurers
The recent goods and services tax (GST) reforms are a landmark step towards making insurance more affordable and inclusive in India.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
'AI-powered devices, voice redefining digital banking'
Devices that were once passive instruments in digital payments are now emerging as the new frontier of fintech innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the way banking, authentication, and customer interactions are conducted, industry leaders said at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit in Mumbai on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Groww seeks valuation of ₹61,700 crore in IPO
Sets price band of ₹95-100/share
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Meta, Microsoft test Street as AI-fuelled spending surges 89%
Alphabet’s Gemini hits 650 million users
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Snabbit raises $30 mn in Series C
Quick services startup Snabbit on Thursday said that it has raised $30 million in a Series Cround of funding, led byBertelsmann India Investments, with participation from allits existing investors, including Lightspeed, Elevation Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Affirma Capital, others to invest $56 mn in RMSI
Affirma Capital, alongside 360 ONE Asset and others agreed to invest up to $56 million in RMSI Limited, a leading engineering services player.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Educating customers in cybersecurity a long road
Even as the data privacy Bill is yet to be implemented, the Indian financial sector’s customers are relatively safer, thanks to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) having stringent asks from the industry.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Beyond UPI: Fintechs face cross-border challenge to go global
Addressing cross-border payment challenges — such as prioritising key transaction corridors, meeting compliance requirements in those markets, and developing strong alternatives to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)-will be critical for Indian financial technology (fintech) companies seeking to scale globally, executives said at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025.
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October 31, 2025
Business Standard
Assocham for easing tax measures to spur investor confidence
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has sought a series of direct tax measures aimed at boosting investor confidence, particularly in digital infrastructure, and called for simplifying compliance and reducing litigation, in its pre-Budget submission to the revenue secretary.
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