Rupee ends flat, anchored by RBI intervention in face of global strains
Business Lineby PTI·3d ago
The Indian rupee ended little changed on Monday, wedged between pressures from a broadly firmer dollar, higher oil prices and likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India, which kept the...
Orange Retail Finance and Shriram Finance sign co-lending agreement for gold loans
Business Lineby BL Chennai Bureau·3d ago
Orange Retail Finance India Private Ltd (ORFIL), an RBI-registered non-banking financial company (NBFC) has signed a co-lending agreement with Shriram Finance Ltd to offer gold loans to customers...
India reaches 84% of 2037 cold-storage target; single commodity uses three-fourths of it
Business Lineby BL Mangaluru Bureau·3d ago
Though India has reached 84 per cent cold storage capacity required for 2037-38, three-fourths of this capacity is used for a single commodity and half of it in two states, according to a new...
J&K industrial push broadens as startups, MSMEs deepen investment cycle
Business Lineby Gulzar Bhat·3d ago
Jammu and Kashmir’s industrial expansion is beginning to move beyond large factory investments, with a rapid rise in startups, formalised small businesses and supporting institutions pointing to a...
SC says changes to Form 6 not made by court; says post-retirement immunity to CEC not available to even judges
Business Lineby Krishnadas Rajagopal·3d ago
The Supreme Court on Monday distanced itself from the controversial alterations made to Form 6 for registering new voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across...
IVPA asks members to reduce retail prices of edible oil
Business Lineby BL Mangaluru Bureau·3d ago
The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) has written to its members asking them to reduce the retail prices of cooking oil in view of the festive season demand.
Rising dry-fruit prices push consumers towards cashews
Business Lineby V Sajeev Kumar·3d ago
India’s dry-fruit consumers should prepare to pay more this festive season, with the market facing rising prices and supply constraints amid overseas trade disruptions due to West Asia crisis and...
SEA plans to ink pact with Columbian oil palm growers’ federation
Business Lineby BL Mangaluru Bureau·3d ago
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Colombia’s National Federation of Oil Palm Growers (Fedepalma) to explore new avenues...
BL Explainer: How does analogue paneer differ from conventional paneer? Why does FSSAI want to ban it
Business Lineby J Mangaiyarkarasi·3d ago
FSSAI proposes to ban the sale of analogue paneer made from constituents not derived from milk. The proposal seeks to safeguard consumer interests and ban the practice of marketing analogue...
India, Switzerland agree to expand trade ties; ink migration and mobility pact
Business Lineby PTI·3d ago
India and Switzerland on Monday signed a migration and mobility partnership pact, decided to expand Swiss market access for Indian exports and agreed to further deepen cooperation in nuclear energy...
German and US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on optogenetics
Business Lineby Reuters·3d ago
American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries on light and optogenetics that have helped...
Single GST registration likely for small e-commerce sellers
Business Lineby Shishir Sinha·3d ago
The GST Council, at its October 7 meeting, is likely to consider a proposal to allow small businesses selling goods exclusively through e-commerce platforms to operate with a single GST...
TVS Motor's Venu Srinivasan says EVs not sole answer to cutting emissions
Business Lineby PTI·3d ago
Electric vehicles are not the only solution to reduce pollution, and the auto industry should remain technology-agnostic in its efforts to cut emissions while giving consumers greater choice, TVS...
Indian pharma sector poised to move from generics to innovation-led growth: Industry leaders
Business Lineby PTI·3d ago
The Indian pharmaceutical industry is well-positioned to transition from being a global supplier of generic medicines to an innovation-driven sector, backed by strong scientific talent, growing...
India-EU trade deal could generate more exports, jobs: Sitharaman
Business Lineby ANI·3d ago
Highlighting the potential of the India-EU trade agreement, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the agreement could support employment in labour-intensive sectors such as footwear...
BPCL plans up to $3 billion bond sale for Brazil oil project
Business Lineby Bloomberg·3d ago
Bharat Petroleum Corp. is preparing an international bond sale to raise as much as $3 billion, largely to fund a major oil project in Brazil and refinance debt maturing next year, according to...
Gold slips nearly 1% to ₹1.49 lakh/10g as firm dollar keeps lid on bullion recovery
Business Lineby PTI·3d ago
Gold prices fell nearly 1 per cent to ₹1.49 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Monday as a stronger US dollar kept a lid on bullion's recovery.
India’s steel consumption to grow 7-8%, says Tata Steel CEO
Business Lineby ANI·3d ago
India’s steel consumption is expected to grow 7-8 per cent or more in the coming years, supported by strong domestic demand, while rising global tariffs and trade barriers make greater localisation...
GST Council may protect genuine buyers from ITC loss
Business Lineby ANI·4d ago
The GST Council is likely to consider a proposal to protect genuine buyers from losing input tax credit due to tax defaults by suppliers at its meeting on October 7, while also examining a wider...
Schneider Electric expands in AI with $22.6 billion PTC purchase
Business Lineby Bloomberg·4d ago
Schneider Electric SE said it’s buying PTC Inc. for about $22.6 billion, further expanding its portfolio of industrial software and offerings powered by artificial intelligence.
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