'Breathing feels like a luxury’: Internet outraged as Delhi chokes on toxic air
  • 29 Nov 2025 04:25 PM
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'Breathing feels like a luxury’: Internet outraged as Delhi chokes on toxic air

Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/breathing-feels-like-a-luxury-internet-outraged-as-delhi-chokes-on-toxic-air-11764382398740.html

Delhi’s air quality slipped to the ‘very poor’ category on Saturday with the city’s AQI touching 369, sparking widespread concern and anger online. Social media users called toxic air in the Capital an “existential crisis” and urged authorities to take urgent, measurable action.

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Reliance share price hits record high despite ₹56 crore GST notice. Details here
  • 28 Nov 2025 06:50 PM
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Reliance share price hits record high despite ₹56 crore GST notice. Details here

Source: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/reliance-share-price-hits-record-high-despite-rs-56-crore-gst-notice-details-here-11764304665617.html

Reliance Industries share price has been on a decent upward trend. Reliance shares have gained 6% in one month and have risen 14% in three months. The stock has rallied 29% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, while it has jumped 77% in the past five years.

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India’s GDP growth surges to six-quarter high of 8.2%, beats expectations
  • 28 Nov 2025 06:59 PM
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India’s GDP growth surges to six-quarter high of 8.2%, beats expectations

Source: https://www.livemint.com/economy/india-gdp-growth-economy-gdp-forecast-rbi-economic-resilience-interest-rate-inflation-tariffs-gst-rate-cuts-nominal-gdp-11764307329773.html

The July-September growth is way above the 7.2% growth forecast by 15 economists in a Mint poll. This is also significantly higher than the latest projection of 7% for the quarter by the Reserve Bank of India.

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Cement makers focus on volumes amid flat prices, rising competition
  • 28 Nov 2025 06:53 PM

Cement makers focus on volumes amid flat prices, rising competition

Source: https://www.livemint.com/market/mark-to-market/india-cement-prices-flat-volume-growth-rising-competition-11764307710318.html

The Indian cement sector continues to grapple with muted price trends amid tepid demand. Following a goods and services tax (GST) rate cut in late September, the benefit was passed on to consumers, with the GST on cement reduced from 28% to 18%. As a result, prices eased in October, with weakness persisting through November. Cement demand in certain markets during Q3FY26 has been affected by a mix of factors, including elections in Bihar and the Vidarbha region, labour shortages, and construction slowdowns in Delhi due to pollution.

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RBI policy: Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led MPC expected to cut repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25% in December meeting
  • 28 Nov 2025 06:56 PM

RBI policy: Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led MPC expected to cut repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25% in December meeting

Source: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/rbi-policy-governor-sanjay-malhotra-led-mpc-expected-to-cut-repo-rate-by-25-bps-to-5-25-in-december-meeting-11764319817944.html

RBI has held rates since August, after a cumulative 100 bps of cuts in the first half of the year. A sharp fall in food prices and GST rate cuts have driven consumer inflation to a record low of 0.25% in October, giving the central bank room to support weak consumption.

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Market peak: Stock indices can reliably rise—but corporate results must justify it
  • 28 Nov 2025 06:46 PM

Market peak: Stock indices can reliably rise—but corporate results must justify it

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/market-peak-sensex-stock-indices-corporate-results-nifty-india-inc-investors-economy-11764250918383.html

Fourteen months after a big selloff attributed to a global shift in capital flows, Indian largecap stock indices regained the limelight on Thursday. The wait had begun to seem endless, but the BSE Sensex finally surpassed last year’s peak to touch a fresh intraday all-time high. This index leapt above the 86,000 mark for the first time, though it closed the trading day lower.

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Tata Sierra launch: Street bets on volume boost, SUV market share gain for Tata Motors PV; stock rallies
  • 26 Nov 2025 06:06 PM

Tata Sierra launch: Street bets on volume boost, SUV market share gain for Tata Motors PV; stock rallies

Source: https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/tata-sierra-launch-street-bets-on-volume-boost-suv-market-share-gain-for-tata-motors-pv-stock-rallies-11764141871769.html

Tata Sierra launch expected to lift Tata’s SUV market share from 16.9% to 20% - 25%. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles targets double-digit growth in FY26, backed by strong post-GST demand momentum, and plans to extend Sierra lineup with EV/AWD variants.

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For India’s auto part makers, hybrids are the real gold mine
  • 25 Nov 2025 06:19 PM

For India’s auto part makers, hybrids are the real gold mine

Source: https://www.livemint.com/industry/for-india-auto-part-makers-hybrids-are-real-gold-mine-ev-11763972501247.html

Auto component makers are licking their lips at the ascent of hybrids, spying a new growth engine at a time when electric vehicle (EV) sales have not measured up. Hybrid sales are rising overseas, Indian automakers are preparing a range of hybrid launches, and there is growing pressure to tax hybrids on par with electrics—all promising tailwinds for the segment.

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India set to defer TREM V norms for small tractors, plans mid-stage standard
  • 25 Nov 2025 06:24 PM

India set to defer TREM V norms for small tractors, plans mid-stage standard

Source: https://www.livemint.com/industry/agriculture/india-set-to-defer-trem-v-norms-for-small-tractors-mid-stage-standard-farmer-pollution-sales-11763895125891.html

The Centre is set to give Indian tractor makers major relief by delaying the rollout of the next phase of emission rules—the Tractor and Machinery Emission Standards V (TREM V)—for tractors below 50 horsepower (HP), two officials told Mint.

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India’s economy gains momentum, but RBI cautions on global stock exuberance
  • 25 Nov 2025 06:07 PM

India’s economy gains momentum, but RBI cautions on global stock exuberance

Source: https://www.livemint.com/economy/rbi-state-of-economy-report-india-growth-11763994759167.html

India's economy shows resilience with robust growth in manufacturing and services, supported by GST reforms, according to the Reserve Bank of India's report. However, global market volatility and elevated equity valuations raise concerns for financial stability.

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