Katya Naidu

This "double whammy" of a disrupted monsoon and soaring energy costs could impact rural incomes and force a sharp cut in discretionary spending across the economy.

While HDFC Bank received a clean chit from the Reserve Bank of India after Atanu Chakraborty's resignation and has gotten external law firms to oversee its governance standards, it may not be enough.

When a product fails in the South, few FMCG majors would ever go ahead with it, industry experts say.

Given the long gestation period for construction projects, sudden spikes in expenses can upend a project's financial viability.

South India might be considered more conservative than its North and West counterparts, but they are ahead of them when it comes to experimentation.

Until now, there is a large section of interest in pre-IPO deals. It has become a sweet spot as they can invest into companies with earnings visibility and a path to the public market, and more importantly have demonstrated scale.

Startup investments might have fallen in 2026 owing to extreme uncertainty but that's not pulling back the enthusiasm of family offices.

From chulhas to induction plates, Indian restaurants scramble to survive as commercial LPG prices soar and supply chains stay dangerously unstable.

Reduced imports, the government hoped, could tame the country's gold import bill, which stood at $71.98 billion in FY26. It went up 24% year-on-year, largely owing to gold price increase.

India's largest data centre operators might be realising that state utilities cannot meet their increasing demands for steady power quickly or flexibly enough, and are seeking to generate, procure and power on their own terms.