2026

NEW DELHI: Nearly two decades after a working group was formed to compile producer price index (PPI), govt Tuesday finally laid out a road map for its introduction. On June 15, govt will unveil the revised wholesale price index, with 2022-23 base, and along with it will come PPI.In five years, govt intends to phase…

MUMBAI: Cans or glass bottles, beer or cold beverages- companies are losing their cool over rising costs this summer instead of keeping their spirits high amid what is otherwise supposed to be an El-Nino-induced harsher season, driving more demand. The war has hit firms on two fronts-for one, soft drink players such as Coca-Cola which…

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The West Asia war-induced challenging fund-raising market conditions notwithstanding, some of the leading unlisted companies are moving ahead with plans to go public.On Tuesday, Prism, the parent of hospitality firm Oyo, got Sebi nod for its IPO that could be worth up to Rs 6,650 crore. Earlier in the day, global beverage giant…

NEW DELHI: Soon after the overhaul of index of industrial production (IIP) for the formal sector, govt machinery is preparing to enter the statistical blind spot of the vast informal economy. The statistics ministry is finalising plans to launch an entirely new index designed to measure monthly industrial production, specifically for the country’s vast informal…