Business Standard

Brokerages believe select firms will continue to benefit but upside for others may reverse in Sept quarter

Government schools' share declined from 69.8 per cent in 2018-19 to 68.54 per cent in 2025-26; and government-aided schools fell from 5.46 per cent to 5.4 per cent

The GenAlpha population is estimated at around 340 million, and some will be first-time voters in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections

Rising round-the-clock renewable power and a larger merchant market could give India's electricity futures market the volumes it needs to deepen and mature

Why falling fertility rates are making the South incentivise more births

The experience of living in the Artificial State might feel new, but Lepore says the dynamics are in fact extremely old

After the talks collapsed on Saturday, the US has imposed 50% tariff on $20 billion Canadian goods and Ottawa has vowed it would impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs from September 8

Govt's sugar import order sparks debate over ethanol diversion and exports amid a perceived supply shortage

EPFO is weighing a pension scheme for construction workers using surplus BoCW cess funds, potentially expanding social security coverage to millions of informal-sector workers

Bengaluru's transformation into India's tech capital has powered jobs, wealth and innovation, but rapid urbanisation has come at a steep cost to infrastructure, mobility and its natural ecosystems

For much of the past decade, the Indian investment proposition was almost self-evident

New 50 per cent US tariffs and Canada's threat of retaliation raise risks of higher prices, weaker investment and fresh economic shocks amid persistent inflation

What makes the Chinese export surge today different from its first, in the 2000s?

Kaziranga is famed for the one-horned rhinoceros; it has 2,613 of them, accounting for two-thirds of the world's population of this species

Tehran remains defiant ahead of expected US sanctions announcement on Monday as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains virtually at a standstill

Indian households at the net level lost more than 2 trillion in the equity derivatives segment of the stock market over the past two years

A consumer commission has held that builders cannot invoke force majeure when their own failure to comply with regulatory requirements contributed to a project's delay

India's plan for an independent civil aviation authority seeks to address regulatory constraints, strengthen safety oversight and equip the sector for rapid growth

Frontier AI is emerging as a systemic operational and geopolitical risk, underscoring the need for India to build stronger AI evaluation, oversight and resilience frameworks

India's data-protection rules are narrowing fintech's regulatory arbitrage, raising compliance costs while creating new opportunities in regtech, cyberrisk and governance

The India vs Australia FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Phase 2 match will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website

This is a rare phenomenon in the Indian banking industry. What's more, nine banks have half a per cent or more net NPAs

The country's equity derivatives market has taken on a notably younger profile, with traders under 30 making up 43 per cent of individual participants in FY26, a sharp rise from 31 per cent four years earlier, according to a study. However, the younger cohort also recorded a higher incidence of losses, the study by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) revealed. Around 89 per cent of traders below 30 were loss-makers in FY26 compared to 81 per cent of participants above 60. The chang

This is a rare phenomenon in the Indian banking industry. What's more, only nine banks have half a per cent or more net NPAs

The nationwide initiative will target 150,000 learners for foundational cloud and AI training, with 10,000 participants receiving intensive, job-ready skills

Posters calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi he real life Batman were put up near the Congress' Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary. The posters had Gandhi's picture alongside the picture of Batman. It had the captions 'The Silent Guardian' and 'A Watchful Protector' written on them. The other caption on the poster was 'LoP Rahul Gandhi - The Real Life Batman'. The posters, courtesy Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress chief Akshay Lakra, were put up nea

Of the 75,155 cases filed before GSTAT, 5,819 have been registered and 83 disposed of, while the tribunal had earlier expected filings of up to 250,000

Regulator's action on EOM breaches signals tighter scrutiny of operating and distribution costs, though experts expect limited short-term business impact

Indo-Russian Rifles has manufactured and test-fired its first AK-203 using entirely Indian components, with Army trials of the indigenous prototype due in September

With the economics of affordable rental housing remaining challenging due to razor-thin margins, development incentives are critical to attracting private capital at scale

Food regulator suspends Marche Retail's licence for 30 days over serious non-compliance and bars SDP Industries from selling ghee over adulteration concerns

Around 300 people gathered at Connaught Place's outer circle in Delhi on Sunday to protest against caste-based reservation and demand reforms in the quota system, with police detaining over 20 protesters from the site, officials said. The protesters, who raised slogans and carried placards, called for greater emphasis on economic criteria in deciding eligibility for reservation and government support, arguing that assistance should reach economically disadvantaged people irrespective of caste. P

Philanthropist Sudha Murty on Sunday visited the ancient Barabar Caves in Bihar's Jehanabad district and advocated their inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list, officials said. Murty, a noted author and Rajya Sabha MP, arrived at Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Saturday. I have come to Patna after over two decades, and it pleases me to see the progress here over time, she had said after her arrival. According to a statement issued by the Jehanabad district administrati

IT services firm bets on AI-led transformation, West Asia expansion, growth in technology vertical and private equity partnerships to drive revenue

ISRO will focus on research, frontier technologies and big-ticket missions as private companies and PSUs take on launch vehicle manufacturing and operational scale

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leading a 200-member business delegation to Japan for a four-day visit starting August 24 to discuss ways to boost trade and investment ties between the two countries. The visit assumes significance as Japan last year set an investment target of 10 trillion yen (about Rs 60,000 cr) in India over a decade. The minister will be travelling to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. The business delegation has representatives from various sectors, ranging from manufac

Sugar prices have skyrocketed in the market amid declining sugarcane production and increased stockpiling by traders, according to experts who attributed the sharp rise to multiple factors but ruled out diversion of sugar towards ethanol production as the main reason. Opposition parties have been targeting the Centre over increased ethanol blending in petrol, alleging that the policy was pushing up sugar prices and imposing an additional financial burden on people. The government has rejected th

As RBI largely maintains hands-off approach to intervention

Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games move beyond record-breaking sprints to test whether machines can autonomously handle cables, warehouses and other real-world tasks

Bangladesh is open to joining the recently formed defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye, two junior ministers have said, while stressing that any decision would be guided by the country's national interests. Signed in Makkah on August 7, the pact establishes a framework for collective deterrence and stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be considered an attack on all three. Bangladesh maintains a positive approach towards the possibility of

Grasim Industries is set to reach a consolidated revenue of Rs 2 lakh crore in FY27, nearly double the level five years ago, driven by a diversified portfolio spanning building materials, financial services, digital commerce and renewable energy, its Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said. Grasim, the holding company of the flagship Aditya Birla Group firms such as UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Capital, Birla Opus, Aditya Birla Renewables and Birla Pivot, had reported its highest-ever consolidated

Global cybersecurity major Sophos has recorded a 60 per cent growth in its India business in the last financial year, outperforming the broader domestic market growth by four times, a top company executive said. India is now the largest contributor to the company's Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) operations and is currently the number one growth region for Sophos globally. The cybersecurity market in India is growing at approximately 15 per cent. In the last financial year (FY26), we grew at 60 per

Pakistan has taken on a mediator role in negotiations between Iran and the US aimed at ending the war which began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is under pressure to offer clearer guidance on interest rates and inflation at Jackson Hole, as investors assess sticky price pressures and the outlook for monetary policy

Loui Ridi travelled from Ohio to Qusra to protect his family home, where residents say Israeli settlers have cut off water, electricity and access amid escalating West Bank violence

The growing renewable capacity has created an immediate need to scale up storage systems, industry stakeholders said, highlighting the huge gap between the demand and current capability to manufacture essential battery cell components. Sharing their views with PTI, industry members have also cautioned against treating import dependence as a reason for slow deployment. The experts' comments assume significance as India's domestic battery manufacturing currently accounts for less than 1 per cent (

Iran's president defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war. Meanwhile, the new head of the Islamic Republic's top security body warned, in a more forceful tone, of retaliation if neighbouring countries support US threats to further sanction Tehran. A Palestinian man said he was beaten by an Israeli settler outside his home, and Israel's military said they were pursuing a stabbing suspect in a separate attack, the latest violence in the occ

Businesses from India and the US have expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh and made proposals to improve the country's investment climate, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has said. Muktadir's remarks on Saturday came after attending a meeting at the Sylhet Metropolitan Police headquarters. He also said that some Indian businesspeople who recently visited Bangladesh have already invested in the country, the state-run BSS news agency reported. The commerce minister's remarks ca

Rising prices of steel and bitumen, geopolitical uncertainty, and continuing challenges in execution of infrastructure projects could moderate India's construction equipment industry growth in the current financial year, Shalabh Chaturvedi, Vice President of the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers' Association and Managing Director, India and SAARC, CASE Construction Equipment, has said. The industry had entered FY27 with expectations of stronger growth, but subsequent developments have

India's 28 big listed real estate firms' collective sales bookings fell 21 per cent to nearly Rs 40,000 crore in the latest June quarter due to lower volumes, as some big developers refrained from launching housing projects amid global economic uncertainties. According to data compiled from investor presentations, total combined sales bookings, or pre-sales, of the 28 major listed real estate companies stood at Rs 39,964 crore in the first quarter of 2026-27 compared to Rs 50,900 crore in the ye