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Can Budget 2026 simplify India’s customs maze?

7 min read
Budget 2026 is around the corner, and India’s complex customs maze is in focus! Complex duty slabs, thousands of exemptions, and years-long disputes are tying up ₹24,000+ crore, hitting SMEs and exporters in electronics, textiles, and chemicals the hardest. Could simpler duties, a GST-style amnesty, full digitisation, and smoother SEZ integration change the game?
Today, India has eight customs duty slabs; 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, and 40%+

Is there a new player in the global battery race?

7 min read
In 2026, sodium-ion batteries aren’t just prototypes anymore, they’re rolling off production lines

Is Hainan China’s most radical experiment in openness?

6 min read
China is transforming Hainan into a massive new trade zone—a project 50 times the size of Singapore

Demerger & Capex: Could Vedanta capitalise on India’s energy transition?

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7 min read
Vedanta has announced a multi-year capital expenditure program worth ₹81,743 crore

Why 22 nations are banking on the rupee

9 min read
22 nations have agreed to participate in INR-based transactions

The next white revolution wont need cows?

9 min read
Lab grown milk is expected to grow at 24% CAGR and approach $1 billion by 2034

Is BFSI entering its most interesting decade yet

8 min read
ndia’s BFSI sector has grown from ~₹1.8 trillion in 2005 to ~₹105 trillion in 2025

Why are banks still struggling to hold on to CASA?

6 min read
Across banks, average CASA fell from 38.89% in Q2 FY24 to 36.38% in Q2 FY26

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Can Budget 2026 simplify India’s customs maze?

7 min read
Today, India has eight customs duty slabs; 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, and 40%+

Is there a new player in the global battery race?

7 min read
In 2026, sodium-ion batteries aren’t just prototypes anymore, they’re rolling off production lines

Is Hainan China’s most radical experiment in openness?

6 min read
China is transforming Hainan into a massive new trade zone—a project 50 times the size of Singapore

Demerger & Capex: Could Vedanta capitalise on India’s energy transition?

7 min read
Vedanta has announced a multi-year capital expenditure program worth ₹81,743 crore

Why 22 nations are banking on the rupee

9 min read
22 nations have agreed to participate in INR-based transactions

The next white revolution wont need cows?

9 min read
Lab grown milk is expected to grow at 24% CAGR and approach $1 billion by 2034

Is BFSI entering its most interesting decade yet

8 min read
ndia’s BFSI sector has grown from ~₹1.8 trillion in 2005 to ~₹105 trillion in 2025

Why are banks still struggling to hold on to CASA?

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Across banks, average CASA fell from 38.89% in Q2 FY24 to 36.38% in Q2 FY26

Your next health diagnosis could come years in advance

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Healthcare AI is now one of the fastest-growing segments in the global GenAI market, expected to reach $22 billion by 2027

Are Indians getting dependent on borrowing?

6 min read
Unsecured personal loans under ₹50,000 have grown over 30% YoY as per the RBI

Indians love Scotch whisky; but does it rule Indian shelves?

7 min read
The volume of Scotch whisky exports to India has grown by more than 200% in the past decade

Why has cheque clearing suddenly slowed down?

5 min read
Under CTS, cheques can now be cleared within hours, with banks needing to notify their honour or dishonour by 7:00 pm the same day

India’s sporting calendar has no off-season anymore

6 min read
Pro Kabaddi continues to anchor India’s non-cricket calendar, reaching 351 million viewers

Is India economic growth now ‘privately funded’?

5 min read
India’s private credit market has swelled to around $70 billion in FY25, roughly double what it was five years ago

How brainrot is turning mindless memes into millions

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The term brainrot's usage frequency rose by 230% between 2023 and 2024

OpenAI’s rise: A pillar or a pressure point?

7 min read
In 2023, OpenAI generated ~$1.6 billion in sales. That amount had nearly tripled to $3.7 billion by 2024.

Leather at a crossroads - Can India stitch resilience into exports?

6 min read
A new report suggests that revenues of the leather and allied industries could shrink by 10–12% in FY26

Is cash on delivery quietly costing you more?

6 min read
E-commerce businesses lose over ₹20,000 crore annually due to high RTO rates and failed deliveries

Unlocking India’s travel boom— One homestay room at a time

7 min read
India has around 2.6 lakh active homestays, but only 12% are formally registered.

Tracking the index, beating the experts: The passive fund rise

7 min read
Passive funds manage ₹12.2 lakh crore now versus ₹1.91 lakh crore in 2019

Is UPI’s next big win waiting in rural India?

6 min read
Surveys show that only about 38% of rural and semi-urban Indians prefer UPI for transactions, compared with over 80% in urban centres

The $100 billion engine market is heating up — And India wants in

6 min read
Even a 2–3 % foothold in this global engine market could translate into ~$2.5-3.5 billion worth of cumulative business by 2030 for India

From packed theatres to quiet screens - what’s happening to Bollywood?

6 min read
India’s gross box office collections dipped to ₹11,833 crore in 2024, down 3.3% from ₹12,226 crore in 2023

Half the wait, double the trade: India’s maritime leap

7 min read
For April 2024-25, India’s 12 major ports handled 853.56 million tonnes (MMT) of cargo.