Datanomics: Protein of India
Concerns highlighted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports over the removal of eggs and fruit from PM nutrition meals have reignited the debate over the nutritional quality of school meals, but data shows the challenge extends far beyond them. At the national level, the share of cereals in protein…
SBI launches AI-powered feature
State Bank of India (SBI) introduced a range of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled features on its retail and business banking platforms, including AI-powered virtual assistants for corporate and MSME customers, new digital account opening journey and mobile-based trade finance services, the bank said in a release on Wednesday. These announcements were made as part of the…
toyota kirloskar motor report
The company’s exports rose 7 percent to 2,575 units last month as compared to 2,416 units sold in June 2025 (Photo: Reuters) read 1 minute Last update: 01 July 2026 | 3:33 pm First Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Wednesday reported a 7 per cent rise in total sales to 31,016 units in June 2026 as…
Vedanta Group Stocks: Oil & Gas
Vedanta Group shares today Shares of Vedanta Group’s recently demerged companies surged as much as 20 per cent on BSE in intra-day deals on Wednesday amid heavy demand. Vedanta Oil & Gas was closed 20 per cent higher at ₹38.76 on the back of a two-fold jump in average trading volumes. As of 01:54 pm,…
Synthetic Data and Agentic AI
Banks are testing products on fake customers. It’s fast, cheap and ethically questionable. Financial institutions are quietly replacing real customers with algorithmic clones to circumvent stringent data privacy laws and accelerate time-to-market. Testing a new credit card or AI investing app traditionally takes months of testing. For bank product developers, the synthetic consumer, who never…
Bri looks to new funding models
These funds aim to make Indian films a new asset class, somewhat like the highly sought-after Indian Premier League (IPL) teams. Two such funds – Filmni Global and CineNow – have already launched. The first of Filmni Global’s 10 special purpose vehicles (SPVs) is about to be shut down. The £5 million SPV will identify…
Kotak Bank will buy Deutsche Bain
Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank has entered into a definitive agreement with Deutsche Bank to acquire its retail banking, affluent private banking and wealth management business in India for Rs 281.7 crore. The business being acquired includes loans worth Rs 29,000 crore, deposits of Rs 16,000 crore and assets under management (AUM) of Rs…
Purvanchal is moving towards development
Coming out of its image of being the bad land of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Purvanchal (eastern region) is emerging as the state’s growth hub due to massive infrastructure push, better law and order and ease of doing business, top ministers of the state government said at Business Standard’s “Ubharata Purvanchal”, or Rising Purvanchal conference here…
JP Morgan named Iyengar Hea
An experienced dealmaker has taken charge as large-cap M&A has shown signs of selective recovery. JPMorgan Chase, the global leader in investment banking revenues, has named Anu Iyengar as global president of investment banking and M&A, signaling a renewed emphasis on dealmaking as a pillar of its investment banking strategy. As part of a broader…
FIFA WC 2026 RO32: Netherlands
The Netherlands take on Morocco at the Estadio Monterrey on Tuesday in one of the standout fixtures of the round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup 2026, with a place in the last 16 up for grabs against either Brazil or Japan. Both sides reached the knockout stage with seven points from three matches…