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Manufacturing Drives India's Private Sector Growth As Composite PMI Rises To 56.5: HSBC

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India's private sector activity strengthened in September, led by a sharper improvement in manufacturing, while new orders and employment also expanded at faster rates, accordin... Read More


SC Quashes Biased Tribunal's Interim Orders, Rules Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments Void

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court has held that arbitral proceedings cannot be conducted in an arbitrary or biased manner, ruling that unilateral appointment of an arbitral tribunal despite obj... Read More


SC Refers Dispute Over Commercial Court Jurisdiction In Trademark Suits To Larger Bench

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court has recently discussed whether a Civil Judge (Senior Division) notified as a Commercial Court under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 can entertain a trademark i... Read More


India's MSMEs Face Margin, Competitiveness Pressure From US 50% Tariff: CRISIL

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The US tariff hike on Indian products to 50 per cent is expected to put significant pressure on India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which account for around 45 ... Read More


India's MSME Credit Portfolio Rises 12.5% To Rs 47.4 Lakh Cr, Major Hubs Dominate: CRIF

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- India's MSME credit market is increasingly concentrated around major industrial and trading hubs, with the MSMEx credit portfolio reaching Rs 47.4 lakh crore as of June 2026, ac... Read More


India, OPEC Discuss Oil Market Stability & Energy Security at Seventh High-Level Meeting

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The seventh High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-India Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi on September 22, with discussions focused on oil market stability, energy security and tim... Read More


India-New Zealand FTA to Enter into Force on October 20 with Duty-Free Access for Indian Exports

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will enter into force on October 20, 2026, providing duty-free access for 100 per cent of India's exports to New Zealand from th... Read More


ICAI To Propose CA Act Changes To Help Indian Accounting Firms Scale Up

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is preparing proposed changes to the Chartered Accountants Act that could give Indian accounting and consulting firms grea... Read More


SEMICON India 2026 Showcases Indigenous RISC-V, AI & HPC Semiconductor Technologies

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- SEMICON India 2026 showcased indigenous semiconductor technologies covering RISC-V processors, artificial intelligence (AI) chips, high-performance computing, broadband connecti... Read More


RBI Tightens Market Risk Rules, Bars Book Reclassification To Lower Capital Requirements

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred banks from reclassifying instruments between the trading book and banking book for regulatory arbitrage or to achieve lower capital re... Read More