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After aircraft, ships & oilfield equipment, IFSCA moves to make GPU leasing a financial product in GIFT City

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Having enabled operating leases for aircraft, ships and oilfield equipment, the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) on Tuesday proposed allowing the leasin... Read More


SMEs lag as corporate India moves into DPDP implementation phase

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Corporate India's level of preparedness for Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP) remains uneven as it gets closer to the deadline with small and medium-sized entities st... Read More


Indian govt does not see much impact on kharif crops from El Nino as sowing deficit narrows

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A day after an European forecaster predicted that the severity of ElNino'simpact on monsoon will grow, Union Agriculture MinisterShivrajSinghChouhanon Tuesday said the impact onk... Read More


Bombay Logistics deploys Blue Energy Motors LNG trucks at JSW Steel operations

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Bombay Logistics deployed fleet of Blue Energy Motors' heavy-duty LNG trucks for commercial operations for JSW Steel at Toranagallu in Karnataka. Built for intensive commercial ... Read More


PNB Housing Finance eyes higher-yielding segments such as micro housing finance

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- PNB Housing Finance is seeking to change the composition of its loan book towards higher-yielding segments by rolling out micro housing financein the current quarterand further e... Read More


Letters to the Editor dated August 18, 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- This refers to 'Trading charges' (August 18). In the short term Indian exporters could face more customs scrutiny and possible retrospective tariff claims if US authorities find ... Read More


Colgate plans to step up ad spend as premium toothpaste business grows 6X market

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Colgate-Palmolive India plans to step up advertising from already elevated levels as it seeks to accelerate premium toothpaste growth, with management saying the business is expa... Read More


Technovalley to offer free skill training for over 1 lakh youth

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, TechnovalleySoftware India, a leading IT institution, has announced a major initiative to provide free skill training to over 1,00,0... Read More


VFS Global opens Maharashtra's first Model Property Registration Office in Pune

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- VFS Global, in consortium with WE Excel Software Pvt. Ltd., launched Maharashtra's first Model Sub-Registrar Office (SRO) in Pune on August 13, 2026. The inauguration was conduct... Read More


Colgate hands Palmolive's online business to Bombay Shaving Company to crack D2C playbook

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Colgate-Palmolive India is handing the consumer-facing operations of Palmolive's e-commerce and D2C business to Bombay Shaving Company, as it seeks to revive a personal-care busi... Read More