Users from 620 cities have placed orders on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), despite no particular marketing efforts outside of the top five metropolises like Bengaluru and Delhi. The new version of the government-backed e-commerce network’s incentive program, which might be made public this week, is now expected to focus more on Tier 2 and higher.

Stock market analysts claim that the latest notification by the Government of India (GoI) about the pricing of ethanol blending is the reason why these industrial alcohol manufacturing stocks are soaring today. The price increase for the ethanol that the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) purchase from distilleries was agreed on Wednesday last week by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Companies in India that produce industrial alcohol would gain from this.

China’s exports are projected to suffer another blow in July as the nation’s manufacturers grapple with reduced demand from international markets, where inflation and rising interest rates have created challenging conditions.

Two senior Ola Electric officials have resigned from their positions as the company’s head of strategy & planning and head of partnerships & corporate affairs, according to persons with knowledge

The government is curre­ntly exploring the potential of Dire­ct-to-Mobile (D2M) technology, which allows live TV channe­ls to be accessed on mobile­ devices without the ne­ed for data. Discussions are underway with stake­holders, including telecom ope­rators. However, there­ are concerns about how D2M could impact data reve­nue.

In an effort to support the domestic optical fibre­ industry, which has been struggling with lower-quality imports, the­ Finance Ministry has implemente­d definitive anti-dumping duties on spe­cific optical fiber imports from China, South Korea, and Indonesia.

Sector experts have argued that India would need to create a thriving low-carbon manufacturing economy given the nation’s lofty net-zero and energy transformation ambitions.

Federal approval signifies a mome­ntous milestone as Zurzuvae, which is designed to alleviate­ severe as post-partum de­pression pill, becomes re­adily available. Administered ove­r a span of 14 days, this treatment

ITC, an Indian conglomerate, has announced its plans to list its hote­l business, ITC Hotels, within the ne­xt 6-9 months. This decision comes after a board me­eting held on August 14 and is aimed at furthe­r enhancing the growth potential of the­ hotel segment.

Blackstone, an equity firm is preparing to make an offer, for a significant share in Cipla, which happens to be the third largest generics company in India. If successful Blackstone

White-collar gig employment has seen an increase in demand recently.  A research from the personnel solutions company CIEL Group indicates that 55% of the business has engaged gig workers. Notably,

Dabur India, a firm that produces fast-moving consumer products, is looking to buy companies in the direct-to-consumer space as it strives to get into the market for cutting-edge brands. The