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India diversifies petroleum exports to new destinations
Move comes as traditional buyers of the country reduce imports
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November 07, 2025
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NITI panel calls for reset of over 200 quality orders stifling factory output
A high-level government committee has proposed the cancellation, suspension, and deferment of quality control orders (QCOs) for more than 200 products, citing concerns that these orders have increased compliance burdens and disrupted supply chains, thereby hurting India’s manufacturing competitiveness.
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November 07, 2025
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SBI greenlights 6% stake sale in mutual fund arm via IPO
India’s largest fund manager could fetch valuations of over ₹1 trillion
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November 07, 2025
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Lupin PAT surges 73% on key global mkts' growth
Pharmaceutical major Lupin Limited has reported a 73.3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) surge in consolidated net profit, comfortably beating market expectations. The results, declared today post-market hours, were driven by strong growth across key global markets.
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November 07, 2025
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Contorting yoga with ideology
London-based poet, novelist, pamphleteer, and activist Stewart Home, who makes “headstand paintings with the canvas placed above him and brushes held in his toes”, wants to “discourage those thinking of taking up modern postural practice for health reasons from doing so”.
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November 07, 2025
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APM-Maersk charts 'bold' India plans
Denmark's $55 billion shipping conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk has announced a $2 billion plan to invest in India, focusing on Pipavav Port, owned by its subsidiary APM Terminals, and other initiatives spread across verticals in the maritime economy.
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November 07, 2025
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Bihar sees record voter turnout
At 64.66%, Phase-I betters state’s highest ever turnout, says Election Commission
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November 07, 2025
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Want to list our firm while it’s in growth phase: Alakh Pandey
Edtech startup PhysicsWallah, which started in 2020, will make its market debut on November 11.
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November 07, 2025
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DII ownership hits all-time high, FPIs continue to trail
Domestic institutional investors’ (DIIs’) ownership in NSElisted companies soared to 18.26 percent in the September quarter, the highest since the data is available, according to Prime Database.
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November 07, 2025
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Land allotment for industrial use approved
The Rajasthan government has approved various land allotments for projects in Bhilwara, Didwana-Kuchaman, and Phalodi districts in a bid to boost industrialisation, according to an official.
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November 07, 2025
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SBI greenlights 6% stake sale in MF arm via IPO
Itscommon equity Tier-Icapital ratio was 11.47 per cent. In the July-September quarter
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November 07, 2025
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PhysicsWallah sets IPO price band at ₹103-109 per share
Edtech startup PhysicsWallah has set a price band of 103-109 for its initial public offering (IPO), which opens on November 11 and closes three days later.
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November 07, 2025
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'Smaller SUVs to see fastest growth after GST rate cut'
The sub-four-metre SUV segment will continue to see the fastest growth following the recent GST rate cut as that is where the heart of the Indian economy and affordability lies, said Ashish Gupta, Skoda Auto India brand director, on Thursday.
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November 07, 2025
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Centre, states to discuss new labour policy
Two-day meet from November 11 to review expansion of social security coverage
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November 07, 2025
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Sustainable aviation fuel policy soon: Minister
India will soon unveil a policy on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help transition toward greener flying, with final consultations and a study by the International Civil Aviation Organisation near completion, said Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Thursday.
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November 07, 2025
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The slow energy switch
Given their outsized contribution to air pollution and ambitious net-zero targets, state-run oil companies must accelerate cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. But the country’s hobbling renewable projects may delay plans
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November 07, 2025
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Competition, rains drag services activity to 5-month low in Oct
Business activity in India’s dominant services sector fell to a five-month low in October as competition and heavy rains constrained growth, even though demand buoyancy and goods & services tax (GST) relief led to an improvement in operating conditions, said a private survey on Thursday.
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November 07, 2025
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30 years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls and a planet in peril
As leaders gather for the UN climate summit (COP30) in Brazil this month - three decades after the world's first annual climate conferencethe data charting progress in the fight against global warming tells a sobering story.
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November 07, 2025
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Prez to visit Angola, Botswana to boost trade ties
President Droupadi Murmu will be on a six-day foreign tour starting Saturday, visiting the African nations of Angola and Botswana, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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November 07, 2025
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Nadar family tops philanthropy list again with ₹2,708 cr donations
HCL Technologies’ Founder Shiv Nadar and family, through Shiv Nadar Foundation, have retained their pole position with donations worth ₹2,708 crore in 2024-25 (FY25), which is about ₹7.4.crore worth of donations per day, according to areport on EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2025.
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November 07, 2025
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Sun Pharma’s growth pill coated with innovation
Specialty portfolio powers Q2; Ilumya, Leqselvi, Unloxcyt to anchor next phase
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November 07, 2025
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US to cut 10% of air traffic if shutdown persists
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it would cut 10 percent of air traffic in 40 of the nation’s busiest markets, in a move that analysts said would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights while the administration tries to force Democrats to end the government shutdown.
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November 07, 2025
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RIL to sell cargoes of West Asian crude oil
Reliance is attempting to resell some West Asian crude it snapped up last month to replace Russian oil because of Western sanctions, trade sources said.
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November 07, 2025
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Apollo Hospitals Q2 net up 26%
Leading hospital chain Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd (AHEL) has posted a consolidated net profit of 477 crore during the second quarter this financial year, up 26 per cent from %379 crore during the same period last financial year.
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November 07, 2025
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MSCI adds four Indian stocks to flagship index
Global index provider MSCI announced it will add four domestic companies — including Fortis Healthcare and Paytm—to its Global Standard indices.
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November 07, 2025
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IBC vs PMLA: RPs hope for timely resolution
The latest circular by the insolvency regulator to resolve the longstanding friction between Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has provided a clear direction to resolution professionals (RPs) but experts believe that its effectiveness would depend on legislative amendment or judicial pronouncement.
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November 07, 2025
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NITI panel calls for reset of over 200 quality orders
However, with a surge in QCOs over the past five years, the domestic industry has repeatedly flagged the growing compliance burden, particularly on MSMEs, as the orders now extend beyond finished goods to cover key industrial inputs. For instance, the committee observed that restrictions on polyester fibre and yarn and high-grade steel have forced several plants to operate below capacity, raised input costs, and hurt exports.
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November 07, 2025
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AI in weather forecasting? IMD says not quite there yet
Pilot projects show promise but also reveal gaps, especially in predicting how intense storms and rainfall will be
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November 07, 2025
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Adani arm signs MoU for Aus copper unit
Adani Enterprises’ subsidiary Kutch Copper (KCL) and Australian Securities Exchange-listed Caravel Minerals on Thursday signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a collaboration on the Caravel Copper Project in Western Australia’s Murchison region, for an undisclosed amount, according to a joint statement.
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November 07, 2025
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Sebi mulls more IPO reforms
Streamlined share-pledge rules, simpler offer documents in the works
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