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GCCs Propel India’s Office Market to Record Absorption in 2025

GCCs Propel India’s Office Market to Record Absorption in 2025

Global capability centres (GCCs) emerged as the dominant growth driver of India’s office market in 2025, accounting for 45 per cent of total absorption, up from 41 per cent in 2024. Strong demand from global capability centres (GCCs), supported by a favourable policy environment and H1‑B visa restrictions, propelled pan‑India office absorption to an all‑time...

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ABB Dispatches First India-Made Wind Converter After Gamesa Acquisition

ABB Dispatches First India-Made Wind Converter After Gamesa Acquisition

The converter was produced at ABB’s state-of-the-art Nelamangala facility in Bengaluru and shipped to a wind turbine original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Global electrification and automation major ABB on Monday announced the dispatch of its first locally manufactured wind power converter in India, following its acquisition of Gamesa Electric’s power electronics business in December 2025 for...

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Discoms Spark Turnaround: Power Utilities Post First Profit in Several Years

Discoms Spark Turnaround: Power Utilities Post First Profit in Several Years

The turnaround in distribution utilities is matched by improvements in other critical performance indicators, highlighting the depth of reforms. It’s good news that was long‑awaited. India’s power distribution utilities have collectively recorded a positive profit after tax (PAT) of ₹27.01 billion in FY2024‑25, marking a turnaround for the sector. The world’s third‑largest energy consumer’s distribution...

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DGCA Fines IndiGo ₹222 Million, Warns Management Over December Flight Disruptions

DGCA Fines IndiGo ₹222 Million, Warns Management Over December Flight Disruptions

Following demands for a complete overhaul, the aviation regulator said it is undertaking an internal inquiry to strengthen systemic resilience and improve its organisation. India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a consolidated fine of ₹222 million on IndiGo, as well as issued a stern warning to the company’s senior...

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CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget

CII Urges Infrastructure Push, Competitiveness and Digitisation in Union Budget

Amid a third‑quarter rise in its Business Confidence Index, the industry chamber expressed confidence that reform momentum will be sustained in the Union Budget 2026‑27. As the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Business Confidence Index registered its third consecutive rise to 66.5 points in Q3FY2026, the industry chamber has urged further steps to support the...

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PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Sleeper Train as Symbol of Viksit Bharat

PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Sleeper Train as Symbol of Viksit Bharat

Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for rail and road projects worth ₹32.5 billion in Malda, aimed at strengthening connectivity and accelerating development across West Bengal and the Northeast. Calling the launch of the Vande Bharat sleeper trains another major milestone in the modernisation of Indian Railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said their introduction will...

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Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

Officials Gear Up for Full Operationalisation of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

Connecting JNPA to the 1,506 km WDFC will mark the culmination of one of India’s largest rail projects since Independence. Senior officials of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp. of India Ltd (DFCCIL) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) recently concluded detailed discussions on operationalising the remaining Vaitarna-JNPA section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor...

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Transition to Bioenergy Requires Cohesive Effort Across Entire Value Chain: Naik

Transition to Bioenergy Requires Cohesive Effort Across Entire Value Chain: Naik

With MSMEs at the heart of India’s industrial output, he emphasised that their transition to renewable thermal energy is critical. Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power, has emphasised that technology alone cannot drive India’s transition to bioenergy, calling for close collaboration across the entire value chain. This...

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Air India, Singapore Airlines Ink Cooperation Framework to Deepen Partnership

Air India, Singapore Airlines Ink Cooperation Framework to Deepen Partnership

Beyond enhancing connectivity between Singapore and India, the move marks another step in Air India’s bid to reclaim its position as India’s leading international carrier. Air India and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a commercial cooperation framework agreement to deepen their long‑standing partnership through definitive joint business agreements. The agreement was formalised in Mumbai on...

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Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March

Manohar Lal Flags Off Countdown to Global Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 in March

The four‑day event will showcase India’s leadership in the global energy transition while addressing challenges and opportunities in the power sector. India will host the Bharat Electricity Summit (BES) 2026, a global conference‑cum‑exhibition for the power and electricity sectors, from March 19-22 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. Announcing the summit on Thursday, Union Minister of Power...