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Faced with high online acquisition costs, D2C startups are using VC funding to secure premium mall spaces and leverage digital data to geo-target physical store locations.

RBI faces a balancing act: keeping rates steady while injecting liquidity through OMOs or buy/sell swaps to support the rupee and bridging the widening credit-deposit gap.

Maruti and Hyundai to TVS flag pressure on margins from rising prices of aluminium, copper and steel. The companies have either increased prices or are planning hikes in January-March.  

Linking to the European transmission system can take as long as 7 years contrasting with the roughly 2 years required to construct a data center facility, said Pamela MacDougall, head of energy markets and regulation for EMEA at Amazon Web Services

The RBI has directed banks to remain open on 31 March 2026 to handle government transactions and ensure all necessary financial operations are completed for the fiscal year.

The India-US deal, combined with the expected gains from FTAs with the European Union and the UK, gives Indian apparel exporters an advantage over their peers in Vietnam and Bangladesh.

India's $283 billion IT sector is expected to be the biggest indirect beneficiary of the India-US trade agreement that brings tariffs down to 18% from 50%, according to experts.

Reliance Jio Studios' stake buy in Sikhya Entertainment highlights consolidation trends in India's media sector, focusing on diverse storytelling and innovative monetization strategies.

Gems and jewellery stocks reacted positively to a drop in US tariffs on Indian exports, although details of the US-India trade deal are awaited. 

Indias credit-deposit ratio reached 81.75% by the end of 2025, driven by booming credit demand and shifting savings, though systemic stability remains strong.

Companies such as PB Health and Even Healthcare are combining healthcare with insurance, betting that tighter control over care delivery can make insurance viable at scale.

In the Union Budget for FY27, the government announced plans to accredit more than 1,000 clinical trial sites to speed up drug development. Whether it works will depend on manpower and regulatory capacity.

Department of financial services secretary M Nagaraju said the finance ministry was considering raising the FDI limit in PSBs to 49% and that inter-ministerial consultations were being held on the issue.

Universal Music India is returning to Bollywood via strategic partnerships and acquisitions, seeking a stronger role in storytelling across Hindi and regional cinema. It aims to enhance market share and create value in the music and film industries by investing in long-term collaborations.

Bank holidays next week: The new week is beginning tomorrow. This leads us to the question What are the bank holidays next week, between 2 and 8 February 2026?