India’s Reliance Infrastructure is considering plans to manufacture electric cars and batteries, and has hired the former India head at China’s BYD Co to advise on its plans, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. The company, part of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, has hired external consultants to conduct a “cost feasibility” study for … Read more
India’s beauty and personal care market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 10-11 per cent to reach $ 34 billion by 2028, Nykaa Beauty Trends Report said on Wednesday. The report estimates India’s beauty and personal care (BPC) market to be around $ 21 billion at present. According to the … Read more
SMFG India Credit Company Ltd is looking at a capital infusion of up to Rs 2,000 crore from its parent—Japanese financial services group SMFG—till 2026 to support future growth in India. The business plans factor in possible inclusion in the upper layer list of finance companies, requiring the listing of equity shares on bourses. Its … Read more
The all-powerful Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, at its upcoming meeting on September 9, is expected to provide a roadmap for the compensation cess that will likely continue “well into” 2025-26 (FY26), and also discuss whether it should eventually be replaced with a tax or a cess, say government officials. An internal assessment, these … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may grant non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) access to the public tech platform for frictionless credit (PTPFC). Earlier this week, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the PTPFC would be rebranded as the Unified Lending Interface. He compared its potential impact on lending to the transformation brought by the Unified … Read more
The growth in production of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 6.1 per cent in July this year due to a decline in the output of crude oil and natural gas, according to official data released on Friday. The growth rate, however, is up from 5.1 per cent in June. The growth of core … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during the keynote speech at a special session of Global Fintech Fest 2024 held in Mumbai said that there is festivity in economy and markets. PM further said that the fintech revolution is everywhere. He said there was a time when people used to get amazed by our cultural … Read more
State Bank of India (SBI) will strive to become the most valued financial institution and also increase its net profit, the lender’s new Chairman, C S Setty said on Wednesday as he asserted that this is India’s decade. Soon after taking charge of the nation’s largest bank, Setty assured employees that all efforts would be … Read more
Foxconn, a major global electronics contract manufacturer, has received offers from multiple states in India to establish large-scale industrial facilities. Telangana has proposed providing 2,000 acres for a ‘Foxconn City’, similar to the company’s existing sites in Taiwan and China, according to Duddilla Sridhar Babu, the state’s IT and industries minister. Additionally, sources told ET … Read more