Titan Co., the country’s largest jewellery retailer by revenue, plans to drive adoption and consumption of natural and lab-grown diamond jewellery as prices remain volatile for the precious stones and gold. Titan’s jewellery division needs to grow all of its arms to “really drive adoption and consumption of diamond jewellery and overall growth of the … Read more
India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on a wide range of US food and agricultural products, a move that is expected to make several American imports cheaper for Indian consumers, according to a joint statement released by India and the United States on Saturday announcing the framework for an interim trade agreement.Products that are set … Read more
India is entering a decisive phase of growth, driven by AI that has the potential to transform industry, infrastructure and energy systems. From advanced manufacturing to energy production, AI is already moving to the core of industrial operations. As it does so, the pressure is mounting to meet its significant power demands. For decades, geopolitics … Read more
The government has expanded the criteria for recognising entities as startups by doubling the turnover threshold to Rs 200 crore, while also introducing a new recognition category for ‘Deep Tech Startups’, aimed at supporting high-technology and research-driven enterprises.The move is part of broader efforts to align policy support with the evolving nature of India’s startup … Read more
A rapidly growing economy has enriched the investing landscape for private equity firms such as Warburg Pincus in India with an unprecedented breadth of opportunity that outshines the rich multiples, said its senior leadership. Read more: Warburg Pincus chiefs say the biggest shift in India is convincing business families to let go of emotionally held … Read more
CCI has observed that passengers were “left with no real choice but to accept last-minute cancellations” and were forced to seek alternatives “at significantly higher prices”. Given IndiGo’s dominant position, consumers were “effectively locked in and lacked viable alternatives.” In a 16-page order dated 4 February, the CCI has directed the Director General (DG), the … Read more
The next 20-25 years will be the era of India, which over the next decade or more is going to grow at 8-10 per cent, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said on Wednesday. Speaking at a fireside chat with billionaire Mukesh Ambani on ‘Investing For a New Era’, the CEO of the US multinational investment management … Read more
Three managing directors, Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal and Tejeshwi Sharma, have exited Peak XV Partners, marking another round of senior-level departures at the venture capital firm amid an ongoing leadership reshuffle. The exits come at a time when Peak XV is in the midst of a broader transition, recalibrating the organization and investment strategy following … Read more
When Saahil Goel says, “We renamed ourselves to Shiprocket,” he is not talking about a cosmetic rebrand. He is referring to a moment when a 14-year-old company finally recognised what it truly was and what it was meant to build. “I think for the first time, the whole company felt it,” he says. For the … Read more