Unseasonal rains hurt beverage sales even as home care and edible oils reported strong growth in Q1. FMCG firms have now pinned hopes on H2 recovery led by festival demand and softer input costs.

Bank holiday today: The RBI has listed a total of seven holidays in July this year for public and private banks in India, besides the monthly weekend leaves on the second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays.

In a letter dated 16 June, the telecom department told Trai that the assignment of an additional 5 MHz spectrum would be considered only once the 5 MHz spectrum already assigned in the 700 MHz frequency band was used.

The Indian soft drink industry is expected to return to a growth rate of over 10 per cent next year, which is impacted in the current year due to weather disruptions, said a report by Systematix Institutional Equities.

Bank holiday today: Banks across Jammu and Kashmir will remain closed today due to Guru Hargobind Jis Birthday, the sixth of the ten Sikh Gurus.

As water dries up and land use shifts, farmers are abandoning Kashmirs staple crop for apples, vegetablesand real estate.

Banks are also likely to have gone slower on lending in Q1a strategy continued from Q4 FY25as they braced for the impact of the successive rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India and tried to minimize the impact on their margins.

As India gears up for tractor emission standards, manufacturers are voicing concerns about affordability for small farmers. With potential price hikes and increased maintenance costs, will these regulations hinder mechanization in India's agriculture sector?

A new lot of regional airline startups in Indiasuch as Shankh Air, Fly91, and FlyBigare moving away from the traditional leasing-dominant model and opting for a hybrid approach that mixes leased and owned aircraft.

Myntra has introduced Glamstream, a new platform combining shoppable lifestyle content with over 4,000 episodes featuring celebrities. This initiative enhances its content-led commerce strategy, recognizing the significant role of influencer content in consumer purchasing decisions.

Both well-established and small, clinical-stage pharma companies are investing heavily to be able to someday compete with Lilly and Novo.

Experts said that shows like Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, and The Traitors build on the aquarium syndrome, or the vicarious need to look at other people's lives, especially the rich and famous. This is a trend catching up even in rural India.

A copy of a 2-lakh Herms sandal is listed for 599 on one platform while replicas of Tory Burch handbags appear on another. Weak law enforcement not only damages brands but also hurts India's global credibility.

So far, TV rating operations in the country were led by BARC, which many saw as a monopoly. On Thursday, the ministry of information and broadcasting said that any company registered in India under the Companies Act, 2013 could seek registration for providing television rating services.

The developer has been rapidly expanding its real estate footprint in Mumbai, through a mix of redevelopment projects and outright acquisitions.

India-US trade deal: India may allow imports of some processed, genetically modified US farm products as it seeks to strike a trade deal with the United States ahead of the 9 July 2025 Trump tariff deadline. 

With lower charges than Delhi Airport and rising airline interest, Ghaziabads Hindon Airport is fast emerging as a key NCR hub for budget air travel.