A 30% cap on trade margins for 137 non-scheduled cancer drugs could cut prices sharply, but hospitals and industry experts warn that revenue may be recovered through separate charges for services and diagnostics. India’s move to cap trade margins at…
Bloomberg Economics modelling suggests India’s existing and prospective trade agreements could lift GDP by 1.7% and exports by 6.2% by 2035, with a wider deal-making push potentially raising the gain to $170bn. India’s growing web of free trade agreements could…
India’s Gokaldas Exports expects Europe’s share of its exports to rise from 15% to as much as 30% as it courts retailers and expands domestic production amid US tariff uncertainty. Gokaldas Exports expects Europe to become a far more important…
A proposed alliance of India’s five southern states would wield formidable economic clout, but ageing populations, mounting debt and troubled electricity utilities threaten to undermine its bid for greater influence in New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu…
Indian companies posted their fastest revenue growth in nine quarters, but weaker banking, IT and pharmaceutical results are concentrating the gains in a narrower group of industrial and consumer sectors. India’s latest corporate earnings season is pointing to another quarter…
Rising fuel, power, freight and raw-material costs are squeezing Gujarat’s ceramic, textile and chemical makers just as they prepare to ramp up production ahead of Diwali. Gujarat’s industrial belt is heading into the festive production season under mounting strain, as…
India will need to expand port capacity at least twice more by 2047, Piyush Goyal says, as the government accelerates a maritime infrastructure programme designed to support a larger economy and boost global trade. India will need to keep expanding…
Uttar Pradesh is combining major infrastructure spending, sector-specific incentives and administrative reform in an effort to convert a vast investment pipeline into factories, jobs and broader-based growth. Uttar Pradesh is using a blend of infrastructure spending, industrial policy and administrative…
The government is preparing fiscal 2027 market debuts for India Infrastructure Finance Company, Mahanadi Coalfields and South Eastern Coalfields, with Coal India’s Mahanadi subsidiary furthest along in the process. India is set to bring three more state-run companies to the…
A surge in high-income taxpayers and mid-sized companies points to a new generation of locally rooted promoters building wealth beyond India’s biggest cities, even as salaried households struggle to keep pace. India’s tax and business data are pointing to the…
NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba says expanded investment must be matched by empowered mayors, stronger municipal finances and greater control for urban local bodies. India’s urban budget has expanded sharply since 2014, with the government stepping up spending on city…
Ladakh will launch a startup policy next month backed by a ₹100 crore fund, targeting about 1,000 ventures while promoting value-added Pashmina, agriculture and horticulture businesses. Ladakh’s administration is preparing to roll out a dedicated startup policy next month, backed…
