Category: Business News & Economy

Tata Chemicals shares surged on Thursday, driven by the RBI’s new guidelines for upper-layer NBFCs, sparking hopes for a Tata Sons listing. Analysts suggest this could unlock significant value for Tata Chemicals, which holds a stake in the unlisted entity. The potential listing of Tata Sons, valued in the unlisted market, could boost Tata Chemicals’…

Indian stock markets closed slightly higher on Thursday, marking a third consecutive week of gains, buoyed by falling crude oil prices. The Nifty 50 and Sensex both edged up, with easing oil prices boosting investor confidence. Analysts suggest dips may attract buying, anticipating improved corporate margins from the second quarter, even with potential monsoon deficits….

India’s credit card market crossed 120 million active cards in May, driven by strong new additions even as spending growth slowed, according to RBI data. Net card additions rose 34% year-on-year to 1.02 million, while total spending increased only 6.3% to ₹2.02 lakh crore.

Power Finance Corp and REC are finalizing a merger plan to help the government maintain its majority stake cost-effectively. Two primary options are being considered: issuing preference shares at ₹10 each, requiring an estimated ₹800 crore outlay, or subscribing to non-tradable bonds worth around ₹24,000 crore. Advisors favor the preference share route, deeming it less…

ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 spotlights the products quietly reshaping retail. From improving product discovery and customer engagement to increasing conversions and retention, the Retail and Consumer Experience category recognises solutions delivering measurable business impact across retail, FMCG, D2C, e-commerce and consumer technology in India.

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, organisations face the challenge of identifying solutions that deliver genuine impact amid an increasingly crowded market. The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026, supported by Knowledge Partner Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, provides a rigorous, independent benchmark to distinguish credible innovation from inflated claims.

The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 recognises the startups, product teams, and enterprises building AI-powered solutions that are reshaping industries at scale. By celebrating real-world impact over theoretical innovation, the awards set a new benchmark for what it means to lead in India’s rapidly evolving AI economy.

The most impactful AI products of 2026 aren’t built to do everything; they’re built to solve one problem exceptionally well. The ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards recognise industry-specific innovations delivering real, measurable business outcomes.

Tomorrow, India’s most senior enterprise leaders stop talking about the future of work and start examining it. This piece looks at why the questions on the table at the ET Future of Knowledge Work Summit, around AI, talent, and organisational change, are no longer abstract, and why the room in Bengaluru on 17 June may…

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful tool for coastal safety, helping detect dangerous rip currents through satellite imagery, weather data, ocean monitoring, and real-time analytics. AI-powered beach safety systems developed by ISRO can deliver faster warnings, support disaster management, improve public safety, and transform environmental data into actionable insights that help reduce drowning risks…