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New Delhi, Jan 2026 : BMW Group India on Thursday announced its best-ever annual performance in 2025, delivering a total of 18,001 vehicles, representing a robust 14 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth. The performance outpaced the average growth of India’s luxury car segment, underlining the strong demand for BMW and MINI vehicles despite a competitive market environment. Of the total sales, BMW accounted for 17,271 units, while MINI sold 730 units during the year. BMW Motorrad also recorded impressive performance,…

Reduction in GST rates helped food processing industry increase market access for the industry; appealed to convert volume into value exports; appealed global brands to set up their R&D center in India APEDA’s ‘Bharati Initiative’ to spotlight agri-food start-ups Shri Chirag Paswan, Minister of Food Processing Industries, Government of India inaugurated Indusfood 2026 at Expo Mart, Greater Noida, on 8th January 2026. Indusfood is Asia’s premier food and beverage tradeshow. This is the biggest edition of the show yet covering…

India–UAE Food Corridor to be launched; APEDA’s ‘Bharati Initiative’ to spotlight agri-food start-ups The 9th edition of Indusfood 2026, India’s flagship global food and beverage (F&B) sourcing exhibition, is scheduled to be held from 8 to 10 January 2026 at the India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. Organised by the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI), the event aims to further consolidate India’s position as a trusted and competitive partner in global food supply chains. Branded as Asia’s premier…

The Conference to deliberate on Policy, Investment and Innovation Aimed at Making India a Global Textile Hub by 2030 The National Textiles Ministers’ Conference 2026, organised by the Ministry of Textiles, in collaboration with the Government of Assam, will commence from tomorrow, 8th January in Guwahati, Assam. The two-day Conference will be held under the theme “India’s Textiles: Weaving Growth, Heritage & Innovation”, bringing together Textile Ministers and senior officials from States and Union Territories across the nation. The two-day Conference…

New Delhi; January 2026: : IPO lock-in expiries worth USD 45 billion are scheduled to open in the coming months, with several recently listed companies set to witness the lifting of pre-listing shareholder lock-ins over the next month, according to a report by Nuvama. The report stated that between January 6, 2026 and April 30, 2026, a total of 96 companies are slated to have their pre listing shareholder lock-ins lifted. The USD 45 billion figure refers to the total…

MOIL has achieved best-ever production performance in FY 2025-26 (Apr-Dec), recording its best-ever production figures for both the third quarter and the first nine months of the financial year. During Q3 of FY 2025-26, MOIL achieved a record manganese ore production of 4.77 lakh tonnes, registering a growth of about 3.7% over the corresponding period last year (CPLY). This is the highest-ever production achieved by the company in any third quarter since its inception. Further strengthening this growth momentum, MOIL has also recorded its best-ever nine-month production…

New Delhi; January 2026: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found market leaders Tata Steel, JSW Steel, state-run SAIL, and 25 other firms breached antitrust law by colluding on steel selling prices, a confidential document shows, putting the companies and their executives at risk of hefty fines. CCI has also held 56 top executives, including JSW’s billionaire Managing Director Sajjan Jindal, Tata Steel CEO T.V. Narendran and four former SAIL chairpersons, liable for price collusion over varying periods of…

New Delhi, Jan 2026 : A newly launched, government-backed cab-hailing platform, Bharat Taxi, is witnessing a strong early surge in adoption across India, signalling growing public interest in a cooperative-based alternative to established ride-hailing giants Ola and Uber. Supported by the Ministry of Cooperation, Bharat Taxi has seen an impressive rise in registrations within days of its launch. According to official estimates, nearly 40,000 to 45,000 new users have been signing up daily over the past two days. A post…

New Delhi, Jan 2026 : Prices of precious metals surged sharply on Monday as heightened geopolitical tensions triggered a fresh wave of safe-haven buying. Gold and silver opened higher in domestic and international markets after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, an event that unsettled global investors and boosted demand for bullion. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold February futures were trading 1.47 per cent higher at Rs 1,37,750 per 10 grams around 1:30…

“By strengthening education, we sow the seeds of lasting development and build the foundation of an empowered society” – Smt. Ranjana Chopra, Secretary of Tribal Affairs In a path breaking step towards welfare of tribal youth, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), a Maharatna company operating under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.…