A tale of two systems
Business Lineby TCA Srinivasa Raghavan13 Sept 2026
Another BRICS summit is over. China with its trade surpluses was clearly the overwhelming big daddy. It accounts for over 60 per cent of intra-BRICS trade and investment.
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top 78%Do venture capitalists know how to invest in deep tech?
Business Lineby K Vaitheeswaran13 Sept 2026
This is the third and final instalment in the series on investing in deep-tech startups in India. The ecosystem is beginning to attract serious capital.
The attraction in a motor without magnets
Business Lineby Jyoti Banthia13 Sept 2026
For the electric vehicle industry, the motor is a familiar piece of engineering. But one component inside it increasingly figures in the supply-chain conversation: the permanent magnet.
healthcare must be available when people need it
Business Lineby Prathap C Reddy13 Sept 2026
India has strengthened health infrastructure, expanded medical education and used technology to take care beyond the walls of institutions.
Viveks — retired at 60!
Business Lineby Shiv Shivakumar13 Sept 2026
My divisional salesman in Hindustan Lever (as HUL was then called), T Srikrishnaiah, introduced me to Viveks.
Agnikul sees global appetite grow as satellite firms line up for dedicated launches
Business Lineby Aishwarya Kumar; Jyoti Banthia13 Sept 2026
India is emerging as an increasingly attractive launch destination for global satellite companies, with space start-up Agnikul Cosmos receiving one to two launch enquiries every week, co-founder...
The uphill battle to revive Calcutta Stock Exchange
Business Lineby Mithun Dasgupta13 Sept 2026
India’s second-oldest bourse is attempting an audacious comeback from the brink of liquidation. After applying for a voluntary exit in February 2025, the Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) has abruptly...
Trump downplays growing alarm over risks from artificial intelligence
Business Lineby Bloomberg13 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump downplayed the growing alarm over risks from artificial intelligence after some of the industry’s leaders called for slowing the development pace of the technology.
MoRTH plans more powerful low-speed EVs without registration; industry splits over exemption
Business Lineby Amit Vijay Mohile13 Sept 2026
India plans to raise the permissible motor power of low-speed electric scooters from 250 watts to 600 watts and scrap the existing 60 kg weight ceiling while keeping them exempt from registration...
Tata Sons listing to unlock ₹1.20-lakh crore value for seven group companies
Business Lineby Suresh P Iyengar13 Sept 2026
Some of the listed Tata Group entities will get re-rated with the RBI making it mandatory for Tata Sons to list on the stock exchanges.
Government set to unveil Cloud Sovereignty framework; Air-Gapping among key requirements
Business Lineby Vallari Sanzgiri13 Sept 2026
The Government of India is expected to announce a unified cloud sovereignty framework in the coming days, aimed at ensuring that all government entities retain control over the country’s...
Iran to formally unveil agreement on temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday
Business Lineby Bloomberg13 Sept 2026
Iran plans to formally unveil an agreement on a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, after a flurry of diplomatic activity including a rare meeting between senior...
Cultural, creative economy employs 57 million people
Business Lineby KV Kurmanath13 Sept 2026
As GenAI disrupts creative industry, ICRIER study calls for safeguards, protection India’s cultural and creative sector added over 16 million jobs between 2017-18 and 2025, a 40 per cent increase...
Global Fintech Fest 2026: Big ideas, bigger crowds and some reality check
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau13 Sept 2026
More than a lakh people walked through the doors of the recently concluded three-day Global Fintech Fest 2026 (GFF) in Mumbai.
Putin asks BRICS to consider SWIFT alternative, a grain exchange, own re-insurance firm
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau13 Sept 2026
Stressing that trade within BRICS member countries has reached $1.2 trillion, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sought “a closer look” on his proposals — establishing a BRICS payment...
Gold and silver prices: Analysts warn of volatility ahead
Business Lineby PTI13 Sept 2026
Gold and silver prices are likely to remain volatile next week, with the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, crude oil movements, the US dollar, and developments in the US-Iran conflict as...
India-EU FTA gives Tata, Bajaj and JSW a foot on both sides of the tariff wall
Business Lineby Amit Vijay Mohile13 Sept 2026
India’s proposed free trade agreement with the European Union is set to open the country’s automobile market in phases, but the bigger story may be the strategic flexibility it creates for Indian...
Already a hub, UP govt expects more, from ₹62,500crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme
Business Lineby S Ronendra Singh13 Sept 2026
Uttar Pradesh has emerged as India’s biggest mobile manufacturing base, accounting for around 65 per cent of the country’s mobile phone production, and now with the Centre’s new ₹62,500 crore...
Nepal flood leads to estimated $4.7 bn recovery and reconstruction needs: govt report
Business Lineby PTI13 Sept 2026
Nepal’s recent devastating flash flood has led to an estimated $4.7 billion in recovery and reconstruction needs, according to a government-led assessment.
India's semiconductor sector draws $1.4 bn funding, half of it since 2025
Business Lineby PTI13 Sept 2026
India's semiconductor sector has attracted $1.4 billion in all-time equity funding across 281 funded companies, with nearly half of this amount - $701 million - raised since 2025 alone, according...