Retail inflation in India rose at its fastest pace in three months in November, largely due to a spike in food prices. The retail inflation or Consumer Price Index in November was 5.55 per cent. The October consumer price index (CPI) was at 4.87 per cent and 5.02 per cent in September. The retail inflation […]
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), the largest bottling partner of Coca-Cola India, has formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government, affirming a substantial investment of Rs 3,000 crore in the state. The announcement precedes the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 scheduled for 10-12 January 2024. The major investment is earmarked for the establishment […]
European Free Trade Association member countries and India are making “progress” on an agreement on free trade, with officials saying that the two sides have “never been closer” to a pact. In exclusive interviews with ANI on Wednesday, Norwegian Trade Minister Jan Christian Vestre and Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda commended […]
The manufacturing sector in India has been witnessing proliferating growth in investment, depicting a crucial phase in the country’s economic arena. As per the published dossiers by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the manufacturing sector engrossed substantial Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), with FDI equity inflows tallying around USD 17.51 billion […]
Indian government on Tuesday told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it has no plans to extend the ban beyond the mentioned products in the October notification pertaining to IT hardware products such as personal computers, Tablets and laptops. The government said that industry consultations were undertaken before issuing the notification on 3 August and […]
In a written response to a query in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad, affirmed that digital payments have witnessed a substantial surge in recent years, attributing the growth to coordinated efforts by the government in collaboration with various stakeholders. According to the Minister, the total volume of […]
Ola Electric, an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer in the space of electric scooters, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO). This marks the first IPO by an Indian automaker in over two decades since Maruti Suzuki in 2003 and is slated for conclusion in the fiscal year 2024. With a target to secure between […]
A report on Tuesday unveiled the immense potential of India’s ConsumerTech industry which is expected to surge in the total addressable market, reaching approximately USD 300 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 25 per cent. The driving forces behind this explosive growth are attributed to digital public infrastructure and […]
India’s headline retail inflation rate jumped to 5.55 per cent in November, owing to a combination of an unfavourable base impact and price increases for major food products, according to data provided by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate in October was 4.87 per cent. […]
India’s drugs regulator has ordered that the source and quality of an ingredient used to make cough syrups be checked and verified as a “top priority”, in the wake of the deaths of at least 141 children globally. In one of the world’s worst such waves of poisoning, cough syrups made by three Indian manufacturers […]
