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Government is likely to support Chinese investments in the electronics sector if they involve joint ventures with Indian companies and include technology transfer, rather than just setting up assembly units, according to officials.This approach aims to strengthen domestic capabilities while ensuring greater value addition and knowledge sharing within the country.Officials told ET that the ministry…

China’s export restrictions on fertilisers to India represents one of the most severe instances of supply chain manipulation by Beijing. (AI image) India seems to have found an effective solution to China’s move of blocking fertilizer exports to India. In May-June, China abruptly escalated tensions regarding fertiliser exports by stopping inspections of shipments destined for…

The Fastag system faces challenges with inadequate bank-based customer support. Fastag may be used for toll payments pan India but its adoption for wider use cases still remains severely limited. The electronic toll collection system has shown negligible growth in the last fiscal year. The system’s growth, including transaction volumes and participating banks, has remained…

The exact impact of the benching policy on the TCS workforce remains uncertain. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employees are worried about layoffs as the first round of the new benching policy at India’s largest IT services giant ends. Several TCS employees appear to be taking to social media platforms like Reddit to express their concerns…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting July 21, 2025) are Vishal Mega Mart, and State Bank of India (SBI). Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Vishal Mega Mart 138 165 20%…

Gold price prediction: This week’s key triggers include US durable goods orders, manufacturing and services PMIs, China’s loan prime rate decision, and Fed Chair Powell’s speech. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are expected to remain steady as global economic events continue to shape the yellow metal’s price outlook. Manav Modi, Senior Analyst,…

Asian stocks held steady on Monday, while Wall Street futures stayed firm ahead of key earnings reports from major tech companies.The Japanese yen also remained stable, as investors brushed off the weekend election results that weakened Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition.The outcome, though unfavourable for the government, had already been factored into markets, Reuters…

MUMBAI: The merger of HDFC and HDFC Bank in FY24, which slowed down bank credit growth in FY25, continues to remain a drag on overall lending, pulling industry credit growth into single digits in Q1FY26. The combined entity’s loan growth fell from 15-17% before the merger to 5.4% in FY25 and remained below the industry…

NEW DELHI: Govt is keeping a close watch on capex as private investment remains weak, some of which may be on account of the global uncertainty induced by the US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.During April-May, Centre’s capital expenditure has been higher with ministries and departments spending 20% of their allocation for the year, compared…

MUMBAI: A lot is happening over food. From Theobroma to Haldiram’s and Biryani By Kilo, investors (investment firms and corporates alike) are lining up to take a bite of India’s food (captures packaged food as well as food services like QSR) and beverages (F&B) space.A broader sluggishness in consumption had slowed down the pace of…