Bumper harvest: Tractor sales grow 20% to 11L in ’25

CHENNAI: The Indian tractor industry closed 2025 on a high note, with annual domestic volumes crossing the one-million-unit mark for the first time in its history. Exports also rebounded strongly, crossing the onelakh-unit milestone after a two-year gap.Total domestic tractor sales touched 10.9 lakh units in 2025, compared with 9.1 lakh units in 2024, posting…

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Glitch reporting rules for brokers streamlined

MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday said that brokers with less than 10,000 clients do not need to report technical glitches at their end. It also doubled the reporting time for such incidents to two hours, and also excluded brokers from complying to the rules when technical glitches do not affect trading, and also the…

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Deeptech funding climbs to $1.6bn but deal nos fall

BENGALURU: India’s deeptech funding rose in 2025 even as investor risk appetite tightened, with capital flowing to fewer companies, at later stages, and in larger cheque sizes. The shift lifted overall funding levels despite a sharp fall in the number of deals, highlighting a move towards selectivity and concentration rather than a broad-based return of…

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India, EU hold trade deal talks

NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Friday held talks in Brussels on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and reaffirmed their commitment to a rulesbased trading framework and a modern economic partnership that safeguards the interests of farmers and MSMEs. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is on a two-day official visit…

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Day 1: Bharat Coking Coal IPO gets 8x bids

KOLKATA: The IPO of Bharat Coking Coal was subscribed 8 times on the first day of bidding on Friday, driven by strong demand from retail, non-institutional and existing shareholder investor categories. The issue received bids for 2,80,61,36,400 equity shares against the offer size of 34,69,46,500 shares, according to available data. Source link

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India adds 48 GW of RE capacity

CHENNAI: India’s renewable energy sector wrapped up 2025 with a record-breaking surge in capacity additions, underscoring the pace of the country’s clean energy transition. About 48 GW of new renewable capacity was added during the year, including large hydro projects, while around 45 GW was added excluding the large hydro segment, compared with 28 GW…

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SoftBank reduces Ola Electric stake to 13.5% from 15.6%

BENGALURU: Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group pared its holding in Ola Electric Mobility to 13.5% from 15.6%, in what appears like a staggered exit from the electric 2-wheeler maker that was once among its marquee India bets. SVF II Ostrich (DE), a SoftBank affiliate and Ola Electric’s second-largest shareholder after founder Bhavish Aggarwal, sold 9.4 crore…

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Faking your location? HR knows

BENGALURU: Corporate forensic teams and background verification firms are flagging cases of location spoofing, particularly among hybrid employees and gig workers. In several instances, employees have been pulled up after allegedly misrepresenting their actual work location, with such discrepancies surfacing during random audits, compliance checks, or client reviews.Investigations found that some used travel routers or…

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