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Centre okays 22 proposals worth ₹42K cr under ECMS
Vaishnaw also asked companies and their respective industry associations to come up with a definitive plan within six weeks, detailing the inputs on the tools, software, and hardware required to set up indigenous electrical, electronics, and mechanical design centres.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
India's tech job openings down 24% in Jan
The number of active technology job roles in India continues to remain subdued, and currently such openings are the second lowest in six years, according to data from specialist staffing firm Xpheno.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Indian carriers likely to induct 55 planes to their fleet in 2026
Indian carriers — based on their estimated deliveries — are projected to induct a net of around 50-55 planes in 2026 to their overall fleet in the country.
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January 03, 2026
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Indian comics, redrawn from the margins
Once woven into everyday reading, the medium is surviving through dogged intent rather than scale
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
India's most consequential decade
You'd think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
IFSCA seeks vast changes to develop commodity trading hub at GIFT-IFSC
Proposed changes to bring commodity markets within unified regulatory framework
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Andhra corners 25.3% of FY26 investments
Fresh outlay plans up 11.5% at ₹26.6 trillion
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January 03, 2026
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Sebi working on tech road map for stock exchanges, other MIIS
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning a working group to develop a technology road map for market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) such as stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories, Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Apple leads ECMS drive, ties up with five anchor vendors
In a major push to build a robust electronic components ecosystem in India, Apple Inc has signed up with five leading companies global majors and top Indian conglomerates as anchor vendors.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Crackdown on protests: Trump threatens Iran of intervention
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Will govern NYC 'audaciously', says Mamdani
Indian-origin politician Zohran Mamdani vowed to govern \"expansively and audaciously\" and deliver an agenda of affordability for New Yorkers as he thanked his family from \"Kampala to Delhi\" after being sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Centre okays 22 proposals worth ₹42K cr under ECMS
TDK India, BPL, Foxconn arm among firms to get approval
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
FPIs buy ₹7.5K cr domestic debt on Jan 1
This marks highest single-day inflow since May 29, 2025
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Ultra-rich splurged ₹7,186 cr on 51 luxury homes in 2025
India's ultra-wealthy spent over ₹7,186 crore buying just 51 luxury homes in 2025, highlighting the growing size and strength of the country's ultra-luxury housing market.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
In China, AI is finding deadly tumours that doctors might miss
Three days after Qiu Sijun, a retired bricklayer in eastern China, went for a routine diabetes checkup, he received a call from a doctor he hadn't met before.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
BYD rides past Tesla as biggest EV maker
Musk firm’s 2025 sales down 8.6% in 2nd straight fall
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Nifty hits new high amid hopes of earnings revival
Indian equities gained, and the benchmark Nifty hit new high amid gains in other peer indices and hopes of corporate earnings revival in the December quarter.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Govt panel reviews foreign banks' plan to open branches in India
The inter-departmental committee (IDC), chaired by Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju, on Friday considered the proposals received from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for foreign banks seeking to open branches, representative offices or subsidiaries in India.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Deposit rate cuts tough for banks as govt retains small savings rates
Banks may find themselves in a bind when it comes to reducing interest rates on deposits, as the government has retained interest rates for a dozen small savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund (PPF), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, and others, for the March quarter.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Congress' alternative legacy
He is one of the most senior members of the Congress. And yet, he periodically lands himself and his party in thought controversy, suggesting the Congress' search to find its ideological self is ongoing and it continues.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
GST Council may convene within 15 days to discuss tax on purifiers
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is likely to meet within the next 15 days to consider reducing the indirect tax rate on air and water purifiers to 5 per cent, amid growing public health concerns, people privy to the development said.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
CIL opens e-auction to buyers in neighbouring countries
Move aims to expand buyer base as domestic coal offtake weakens
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Resilience amid the storm: India's arrival as a global power
Calendar 2025 has been a period of profound global and domestic turbulence, defined by escalating geopolitical friction, increasing turn to protectionism, and the use of unilateral measures disrupting global trade and supply chains.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Devyani-Sapphire merger set to add spice to QSR competition
The newly announced merger of Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SFIL) with Devyani International Ltd (DIL) will make the latter one of the largest players in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space.
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January 03, 2026
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Delhi CM, minister meet six automakers on EV Policy 2.0
Charging infra, grid adaptability discussed at two separate meetings
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
'PRAGATI spurring fresh interest in infra investments'
The government has resolved issues impeding 62 mega private investment projects worth about 10.57 trillion, through the 'Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation' (PRAGATI) platform, which has also helped 3,300 stalled public -sector and public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth over 85 trillion, get off the ground since it was set up in 2015.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Dzire topped car buyers' desire in 2025, defying SUV wave
Maruti Suzuki's sedan Dzire has emerged as the top-selling car of calendar year 2025 (CY25) at a time when sports utility vehicles (SUVS) have cornered more than 55 per cent of the passenger vehicle (PV) market in India.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
ITC stock downgraded after excise duty hike
Brokerages also cut rating and share price targets for the stock
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Govt rolls out ₹7.3K cr schemes to boost MSME financing
Plan to help small exporters over a period of six years
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Meity asks X to review Grok, give report within 72 hours
The government has asked Elon Musk-led social media platform X to carry out a comprehensive \"technical, procedural and governance-level\" review of its artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot, Grok, and submit a detailed actiontaken report to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) within 72 hours.
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