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RE targets can swell solar import bill to $30 billion a year

India’s renewable energy RE) ambitions could increase the country’s annual solar import bill to $ 30 billion from $ 7 billion currently with most of it coming from China and as the entire world faces the same issue in its efforts to decarbonise key countries need to unite to global scale solar manufacturing facilities, according

Rajasthan shines as India’s solar power hub

By Dr Mohit Tantia Rajasthan has emerged as a prime destination for solar energy investment, not just in India, but globally. With an impressive installed capacity of 22,860 MW, the state now ranks first in the country in solar energy production. As India pushes toward its ambitious goal of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel

India seeks critical mineral pact with US

India has proposed to the United States to convert their memorandum of understanding in critical minerals into a critical minerals agreement (CMA) that will give the benefits of a free trade agreement to the trade of electric vehicles. “I have suggested that our critical minerals MoU should be converted to critical minerals partnership agreement and

Kotak Mahindra Bank reports 5% rise in standalone net profit

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s standalone profit rose 5% to Rs 3,344 crore in the second quarter of current fiscal from Rs 3,191 crore in the same quarter previous year, helped by healthy growth in net interest income and improvement in asset quality. The net profit was below expectations as Bloomberg analysts expected the lender to post

Tech Mahindra beats Street estimates, profit gets boost by other income

Tech Mahindra reported a higher-than-expected earnings in the September quarter on the back of improved revenue growth in communications, hi-tech and media, and banking, financial services and insurance verticals. The consolidated revenue rose over 2% sequentially to Rs 13,313.2 crore in July-September against Rs 13,005.5 crore reported in the June quarter. The topline also beat

Indian CEOs set their sights on Mexico as key trade hub in landmark talks

Indian business leaders have launched a promising round of discussions in Mexico, aiming to unlock fresh trade and investment opportunities. The high-profile meeting, organized by the India México Business Chamber under the leadership of Amparo Kushelevich, signals a deeper alignment between the two nations as they explore ways to boost economic ties across sectors such

India’s Finance Minister Takes Tech Diplomacy Global: Major Moves in Mexico’s IT Hub!

Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, kicked off her official visit to Mexico in the vibrant city of Guadalajara, a renowned IT hub in Latin America. Her choice of Guadalajara as her starting point underscores India’s commitment to fostering strong technological partnerships with Mexico and strengthening the region’s high-tech ecosystem. During her visit, she participated

Big deals continue to elude big 4 IT firms

The top four Indian IT services firms —TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech — saw year-on-year decline in their total contract value (TCV) during the July-September period, due to the absence of mega deals and continued lumpiness in large deals. Further, geographically, revenue contribution from North America continued to decline for most them. Despite this, they
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FY25 advance taxes grow 14.6%; Q4 rise at just 2.4% 

Advance tax collections from the corporate sector, other firms and individuals in the current fiscal stood at Rs 10.45 lakh crore as on Sunday, up 14.6% on year. In the corresponding period of last fiscal, these collections — a proxy of corporate profitability and the state of the economy — stood at Rs 9.11 lakh

Each demerged Vedanta firm has potential to be $100-bn company, chairman Agarwal

The four new companies formed after the restructuring of Vedanta have the potential to be $100 billion firms each, chairperson Anil Agarwal has said in a letter to shareholders. He has also highlighted the potential of the natural resources sector, both in India and global economies.“While Vedanta currently contributes close to 1.4% to India’s GDP, there

FMCG firms seek separate law for beauty products

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are asking for a separate law to govern beauty and personal care (BPC) products, saying current regulations under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 impede growth. At present, the making of soaps, skin care, hair care, oral care and cosmetic products, much like drugs, is regulated under a system of

Amazon eyes spinoff and local listing Valuation may get impacted due to ongoing CCI probe

E-commerce major, Amazon, is exploring the possibility of spinning off its India operations and listing it, according to industry sources. The company, which is the second largest player in the e-commerce sector, behind Flipkart, has initiated preliminary talks with investment banks to assess the feasibility of such a move, sources added. According to a report

Promoter group to hike stake to 33.47% in SpiceJet 

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced that its founder and promoter, Ajay Singh, through Spice Healthcare, a promoter group entity, will infuse `294.09 crore into the airline. This would be done through the conversion of 131.4 million warrants into an equal number of equity shares. This strategic move will increase the consolidated shareholding of the