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83% of Indian businesses view technology advancements and the consequent rise is concerns around data privacy, security vulnerabilities, and regulatory compliance as major risk factors, according to Horizon Watch Emerging Risk Report 2024. The report, published by Tata AIG General Insurance and Dun & Bradstreet India, was conducted among 300 business leaders across 25 sectors

The earnings season has got off to a subdued start, with virtually every heavyweight disappointing the Street. Net profits of a sample of 164 companies (including banks and financials) were up 7% year-on-year on the back of an 8% rise in revenues. But net profits would have fallen but for a 23% jump in other

CPP Investments (CPPIB), Canada’s largest pension fund manager, has dropped its plans to sell stake in IndoSpace Core, its equal joint venture with IndoSpace, a developer of logistics parks promoted by Southeast Asia-focused Everstone Capital and US-based Realterm, people in the know said. CPPIB did not get the desired valuation from bidders, sources said. “Also

Not just kiranas, but quick commerce is beginning to hurt organised grocery retailers in urban centres as consumers seek instant gratification and convenience. While DMart, a popular grocery chain, admitted last week that online formats were hurting sales in metro stores, NielsenIQ data sourced from the industry corroborates this trend. Sales volume growth in modern

As the government looks to set up 500 gigawatt (GW) of green capacity by 2030, a key challenge is to ensure its seamless access to the Grid. This is because RE by nature is intermittent, which undermines its optimal use unless stored efficiently. Private companies such as ReNew, JSW Energy, Avaada Energy, Serentica Renewables, Gensol

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

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 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