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Indias Agriculture Minister seeks industrys support in taking agri tech to farmers field

Urges industry to work on a 5-point formula, invites private sector to take technolgy to help the government in achieving larger objectives

27 Aug 2026 10:14 pm
PH Kurian : A public servant who put public health before patent rights

Kurian, in his last judgement in 2012, issued a CL on Bayers kidney cancer drug Nexavar, allowing the medicines manufacture at a price that was about 97% less

27 Aug 2026 9:45 pm
Indias entertainment & media sector to grow to $36.7 billion by 2030: PwC

Internet advertising remains the primary growth engine and is projected to nearly double from $7.5 billion in 2025 to $14.3 billion by 2030, growing at a 13.9% CAGR supported by acceleration in search and video advertising

27 Aug 2026 9:35 pm
27 Aug 2026 9:32 pm
ESDS Software Solution IPO: Can strong growth justify the valuation?

A profitable core business provides the base case, while new AI projects offer significant optionality

27 Aug 2026 9:30 pm
Nothing Before Coffee plans to add over 60 outlets this year

Over the years, the brand has expanded across metro, Tier-II and Tier-III markets, taking its caf experience to a wider and increasingly aspirational consumer base

27 Aug 2026 9:28 pm
SEBI close to approving NSE's long-awaited IPO, says chairman Pandey

The regulator is also working on rationalising settlement, margin and risk-management provisions

27 Aug 2026 9:24 pm
HDFC likely to challenge NCLT order as Subhash Chandra clarifies claims of only 3,992 crore

However, reacting to dissenting creditors claims of 22,000 crore against him, Chandra on Thursday clarified that he has not borrowed any money from any lender.

27 Aug 2026 9:18 pm
Plane truth

A second airport for Chennai brooks no further delay

27 Aug 2026 9:17 pm
Border talks, summit diplomacy signal steady India-China reset

Modi to hold bilateral with Putin, engage with Xi at SCO meet ahead of BRICS summit

27 Aug 2026 9:15 pm
Tata Motors unveils tata.cars as new passenger vehicle identity, retains tata.ev

The automaker is putting its passenger-car business under a new master brand while preserving tata.ev as its dedicated electric-vehicle identity

27 Aug 2026 8:58 pm
LTM inaugurates global delivery & AI competency centre in Kolkata

The company sees real potential to grow it into larger technology for innovation for group, says L&T CMD SN Subrahmanyan

27 Aug 2026 8:55 pm
Cult.fit eyes 100 cities in 4-5 years; CEO says IPO timing will depend on investor feedback

The company, which filed its DRHP in July, is still in the early stages of the IPO process and has yet to receive meaningful market feedback

27 Aug 2026 8:50 pm
Operating profit growth of manufacturing companies improved significantly in Q1: RBI

Sales growth of listed private non-financial companies continued to accelerate to 19.4 per cent

27 Aug 2026 8:45 pm
Happiest Minds shares fall 6% amid renewed ITC Infotech stake-sale buzz

Founder Ashok Sootas potential stake sale revives ownership concerns, keeping investors cautious

27 Aug 2026 8:40 pm
Telecom sector needs periodic tariff rationalisation for survival: Kumar Mangalam Birla, Vi Chairman

Speaking during the AGM, Birla called FY27 as the year of execution and delivery for the telco

27 Aug 2026 8:40 pm
DRDO extends RFP submission deadline for 15,000 cr AMCA programme to October 30

Bids will open on Ocotber 31 to select the Development-cum-Production Partner (DcPP) for 5 AMCA prototype production

27 Aug 2026 8:38 pm
Karnataka declares 101 taluks as drought-affected

The State has received cumulative rainfall of 465 mm during the June 1-August 26 period against a normal of 666 mm

27 Aug 2026 8:38 pm
Metas US child-safety settlement exposes gaps in Indias safeguards

Experts said India should seek similar protections for children that Meta has introduced on Facebook and Instagram in the US

27 Aug 2026 8:30 pm
Tamil Nadus Revenue Augmentation Committee holds talks with industry bodies, experts on states financial position

The suggestions received would be examined by the Committee together with the inputs already received from the various revenue-generating departments of the State, he added.

27 Aug 2026 8:26 pm
ChatGPT Ads set to rewrite the rules of digital advertising in India

The initiative aims to enhance consumer engagement through contextual advertising, targeting logged-in adult users on ChatGPTs Free and Go plans.

27 Aug 2026 8:20 pm
Surge in cooling demand leaves 28% of thermal power plants with critical coal deficit

Higher demand for cooling leads to record coal burn at power plants

27 Aug 2026 8:17 pm
IHCL announces its first branded villa project, expands presence in segment

The project is spread across 34 acres and will comprise 32 branded villas and a 100-key Taj resort

27 Aug 2026 8:17 pm
AP Capital region villages to get 1,437 crore infrastructure push

A total of1,437 crore was sanctioned for critical infrastructure across the 29 capital villages, including roads, underground drainage, drinking-water pipelines and street lighting.

27 Aug 2026 8:08 pm
BRICS Summit likely to push cross-border payment links, not de-dollarisation: Sources

FM-Central Bank Governors track to meet in early September to firm up proposals on CBDC and payment-system links ahead of the September 12-13 summit

27 Aug 2026 8:07 pm
Twelve years of Jan Dhan: From financial access to economic empowerment

The journey of PMJDY over the past 12 years has shown that financial inclusion can become a powerful instrument of economic transformation when policy, banking and technology move together.

27 Aug 2026 7:59 pm
27 Aug 2026 7:33 pm
Alpha Wave Ventures to sell up to 1.2% stake in Lenskart for 1,313 crore

The deal has been launched at a floor price of 630 per share, a 1.7% discount to Lenskarts closing price of 640.60 on the NSE on Thursday

27 Aug 2026 7:30 pm
Home Ministrys nod required for appointing Chinese nationals on board of foreign cos Indian arm: MCA

The MCA released the Frequently Asked Questions with regard to registration of foreign companies or Indian subsidiaries of foreign body corporate

27 Aug 2026 7:30 pm
TN CM inaugurates Pinhole Pupilloplasty Centre at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital

Instead of replacing the cornea, PPP modifies the eyes optical system by creating a small, precisely centred pupillary aperture

27 Aug 2026 7:26 pm
27 Aug 2026 7:13 pm
51% rainfall deficit in Indias Andhra Pradesh on El Nino impact

Paddy area down, while pulses see growth in as the State rolls out four-pronged strategy to mitigate the weather impact

27 Aug 2026 7:12 pm
Centre starts onion sales in Delhi NCR at 35/Kg, at other places soon

The Centre is selling onion from its buffer stock after 1.21 lakh tonnes (lt) were procured directly from farmers for the purpose

27 Aug 2026 7:12 pm
Mid-market firms to drive next wave of India GCC growth: Embark

Today, when theres much talk about AI, there is more acceptance of setting up smaller centers because these are no longer back-office centres but capability hubs in their true sense, Aravind Maiya, co-founder and CEO of Embark, explained.

27 Aug 2026 7:10 pm
NCLT clears Subhash Chandras 6.5 crore repayment plan against 22,006 crore claims

Creditors approved the proposal with an 80.8% vote despite admitted claims of over 22,000 crore

27 Aug 2026 7:03 pm
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh backs tanks role in modern drone era

He said this in his address after laying the foundation stone of 472 crore-worth expansion plan of defence PSU Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur, to execute T-72 and T-90 tank overhaul project

27 Aug 2026 6:56 pm
India Incs revenue growth to slow to 13-15% in Q2, margins under pressure: ICRA

Operating profit margins could contract by 100-150 basis points year-on-year in Q2, pressured by high raw material, fuel, freight and packaging costs

27 Aug 2026 6:53 pm
Real estate developer G Square denies political affiliations with any party and says it has no business interest in Parandur

Company has sent a representation to the Speaker of the State assembly to remove allegations made against it in the House

27 Aug 2026 6:51 pm
Oil companies deliberating on aspects of supplying E10: BPCL CMD

Khanna explained that the challenges such as those related to supplying (E10) and whether the ROs can handle another grade of petrol simultaneously are being vetted out

27 Aug 2026 6:51 pm
S&P retains Indias sovereign rating at 'BBB'

Continued policy stability and high infrastructure investment will support Indias long-term growth prospects, says rating agency

27 Aug 2026 6:49 pm
Temasek-backed Sembcorp Green Infra files DRHP for IPO

A portion of the Net Proceeds is proposed to be utilised by our Company to repay/prepay loans

27 Aug 2026 6:46 pm
Markets slips for second straight day; Jackson Hole, CAS takes centre stage

Sensex ends at 76,933.59, down 0.70%, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,090.85, off 116 points or 0.48%, its weakest close in six sessions

27 Aug 2026 6:38 pm
Wiproand Google Cloud expand partnership to scale AI into core enterprise operations

As part of this partnership,Wiprohas launched theLIFT framework to help enterprises accelerate AI transformation and operationalise agentic AI at scale

27 Aug 2026 6:27 pm
Power tariff hike to raise costs for J&K industries

The increase is significantly higher than the 5 per cent hike proposed by KPDCL and JPDCL

27 Aug 2026 6:25 pm
IndiaFirst Life bets on AI agents to overhaul insurance operations

Insurer says agentic AI push will be cross-subsidised and will not raise overall cost ratios

27 Aug 2026 6:23 pm
Sundram Fasteners launches submersible pumps for agricultural use

It offers an opportunity to apply our engineering capabilities to address the needs of rural India, said SV Mahesh, Executive Director of the company

27 Aug 2026 6:11 pm
Lumino Industries IPO opens to mixed response on Day 1; retail oversubscribed, QIB lags

The 700-crore IPO sees retail investors subscribed 1.96 times, NIIs 2.09 times; QIB bids remain muted at 0.04 times

27 Aug 2026 5:57 pm