INDUSTRY

CPHI & PMEC India splits across two venues in November 2026

CPHI and PMEC, India’s largest pharma exhibitions will run across Delhi and Greater Noida in November because registrations outgrew any single venue.

Andhra adopts a Dharavi-style, developer-funded model for slum redevelopment

Andhra Pradesh has approved a developer-funded, Dharavi-style slum-redevelopment model, starting with a 177-family pilot in Visakhapatnam, where a private bidder will rehouse residents in exchange for development rights rather than state money.

Andhra launches handloom-weaver scheme

Andhra Pradesh has launched 'Netanna Sevalo', releasing INR 179 crore in direct assistance to 71,536 handloom-weaving families at INR 25,000 each, part of the state's support for a sector employing about 1.27 lakh people.

Oil companies reject E20 contamination claims, but the fuel-quality dispute is not over

India's state oil companies have rejected claims that E20 petrol is contaminated with corrosive chloride and moisture, saying nationwide tests found levels far below what automakers flagged, in the latest round of a public dispute over the fuel.

Cosmo First's revenue jumps 46% in Q1, though volumes rose just 9%

Cosmo First, formerly Cosmo Films, posted a 46% jump in June-quarter revenue to INR 1,166 crore, though volumes rose just 9%; the rest came from better film margins, a US recovery and its fast-growing new businesses.

Vedanta's Serentica switches on the first 200 MWh of a 1 GWh battery in Rajasthan

Vedanta's renewable arm Serentica has commissioned the first 200 MWh of a planned 1 GWh battery in Bikaner, its entry into utility-scale storage, and the first step in a 7 GWh pipeline to give industry round-the-clock clean power.

Ola Electric pushes into grid-scale battery storage

Ola Electric is pivoting into utility-scale battery storage as a new growth engine beyond its slumping EV business, signing a first, non-binding MoU with Axis Energy for potential deployment of up to 20 GWh by 2032.

India's freight starts to go electric

Is freight decarbonisation in India starting to move from corporate pledges to actual vehicles?

Syngene swings to a quarterly loss as a big client pulls back

Syngene International slipped to a rare quarterly net loss in the June quarter after a major biologics client cut back, shares fell nearly 9%

EBG Group opens India's first Daewoo store

EBG Group has opened what it calls India's first Daewoo Experience Store, a 3,200 sq ft appliances showroom in Ghaziabad, and says it will invest INR 150 crore to open 100 such stores across India by 2027. Daewoo here is a licensed revival rather than the original

Vizag's air traffic to shift as PM Modi to open GMR's new Bhogapuram airport

Ahead of the August 1 opening, the Andhra Pradesh government has confirmed the airport's cost at about INR 4,727 crore, built in 31 months; Prime Minister Modi to open GMR's new international airport on August 1

Samsung's Fold8 won the launch. What about winning India?

Will Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 win India in sales?

Andhra Pradesh added nearly 3.9 GW of renewable capacity in FY26

Andhra Pradesh added 3,865.63 MW of renewable energy capacity in 2025-26, close to four times the year before.

CP PLUS launches CarKam 4G dashcams from INR 7599

CP PLUS has launched its CarKam 4G dashcam series

HPCL to host Energy In Motion's truck battery-swap and charging hubs

Energy In Motion, the electric-truck arm of listed Ravindra Energy, has signed an agreement with state-run HPCL to set up battery-swapping and fast-charging hubs for electric heavy commercial vehicles

Samsung Galaxy Z Series

Closer look at Samsung Galaxy Z Series foldables at the Samsung Unpacked launch on 22 July

Tourism Malaysia, PCEB and IndiGo wrap seven-city South India roadshow

Malaysia woos South India travel trade ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026