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India’s Airlines Face A Winter Test As Passenger Traffic Falls
Domestic passenger traffic has declined for three straight months in 2026 as high fares and tighter airline capacity force travellers to rethink their plans, putting the winter travel season under pressure.
Adani-Run Mumbai Airport Defers Terminal Overhaul Fight To Summer After Airline Pushback
A joint working group will draw up a redevelopment plan over the next two weeks, as the airport operator and airlines work towards traffic balancing between Mumbai’s two airports from the summer schedule.
India’s Food Brands Face A Labelling Crisis That Hits Small Firms Harder
Chips, biscuits, snacks, instant noodles and cold drinks you buy will soon carry a bright red warning on the front of the pack if they have too much sugar, salt or fat.
Bad Monsoon, No Safety Net: India’s Farmers Are Running Out Of Relief
India's rural economy is facing a three-way hit of damaged crops, fewer safety-net jobs and rising prices, with another uncertain harvest ahead.
Musk Saga Shows Perils Of India’s Trade-By-Exception Approach
Musk’s Starlink grievances trace back to a bespoke Tesla EV policy that brought no investment, offering a stark lesson in negotiating trade by exception.
India’s Rs 1.86 Lakh Crore Power Grid Plan Tests Its Weakest Utilities
Under PM DHARA, private firms or state utilities may build the new lines, but discoms will pay for them for 35 years. They already carry Rs 6.47 lakh crore of losses, and the Centre's Rs 54,082 crore lightens the bill without fixing the payer.
Long-Term Strategy And India Blueprint Help Navigate Global Headwinds: Hyundai Motor CEO José Muñoz
Hyundai’s chief says the group’s mix of carmaking, steel, robots and data centres gives it room to pivot, and India shows how to go local.
IKEA Bets On Hotels, Offices To Expand India Footprint
IKEA is expanding beyond furniture retail with mixed-use developments featuring hotels, offices and shopping centres, while scaling up smaller stores and local sourcing in India.
Climate Risk Needs Boardroom Accountability
Nepal’s floods expose a gap in corporate risk management: climate exposure is still treated as a sustainability disclosure exercise, rather than a material business risk with clear ownership, accountability and board-level oversight.
India's Steelmakers Are Going Green Even As Government Dithers On Funding
A Rs 15,000 crore green steel mission gave way to a narrower Rs 5,000 crore scheme that is still unapproved. The big steelmakers are paying out of pocket, while exports to Europe fall and high-carbon plants get locked in for decades.
India's Biogas Bet Gets A Push, But Feedstock, State Policy Hurdles Remain
After the weak run of a previous version, the Rs 23,731 crore GOBARdhan scheme sets CBG prices and buyer mandates. Feedstock, state policy, and execution still remain the hurdles.
Mumbai Airport T1 Revamp Raises Questions Over Timing
While the Mumbai airport operator says an ageing Terminal 1 cannot be allowed to deteriorate further, aviation experts say the redevelopment could have been better timed to give Navi Mumbai International Airport more time to stabilise.
