Crude oil futures gain after US forces attack Iranian island
Business Lineby BL Mangaluru Bureau31 Aug 2026
Crude oil futures traded higher on Monday morning after US forces attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz.
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top 13%New stock closing auction faces first major test in MSCI rejig
Business Lineby Reuters31 Aug 2026
The equity benchmarks could see sharp swings in the final minutes of trade on Monday as MSCI-index linked investors adjust portfolios ahead of a rebalancing, providing the first major test of the...
Gold today: Prices drop to near two-week low on Fed chief's hawkish stance
Business Lineby Reuters31 Aug 2026
Gold extended declines on Monday, hitting its lowest in nearly two weeks after US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signalled that interest rate hikes may be needed to contain inflation.
Scale of challenge in disaster-hit Nepal still emerging, says founder member of Disaster Management Authority
Business Lineby Vinson Kurian31 Aug 2026
The rescue mission in disaster-hit Nepal is entering its most difficult phase: finding thousands of people feared missing, reaching those trapped beneath mud, rock and debris, and getting them out...
Rupee under pressure from Fed, oil; bonds at risk of further selloff
Business Lineby Reuters31 Aug 2026
The Indian rupee is likely to face pressure this week, with the prospect of a Federal Reserve rate hike adding to headwinds from high oil prices, while bonds may see further selling pressure if...
MSCI rebalance to test India’s new closing auction as $4 billion in flows hit CAS
Business Lineby Bloomberg31 Aug 2026
India’s contentious new closing auction system is about to face its biggest challenge yet as billions of dollars in passive-fund trades flow through it. The quarterly rebalancing of MSCI Inc.
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
Business Lineby AP- PTI31 Aug 2026
US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more...
Home-grown hardware resilience
Business Lineby Jyoti Banthia30 Aug 2026
Early-stage venture capital firm BYT Capital, which began operations in November 2025, is betting on hardware-led deep-tech companies as India looks to build domestic capabilities across sectors...
Sustainability in a smart packaging
Business Lineby Jyoti Banthia30 Aug 2026
For years, sustainable packaging in India has had a familiar problem: plenty of interest, but limited willingness to pay. A new generation of startups is attempting to take a crack at it.
Deep-tech: Patient, but not unquestioning capital
Business Lineby K Vaitheeswaran30 Aug 2026
In the previous column we discussed how the people best equipped to identify promising deep-tech startups are often also connected to the small ecosystem, leading to an expertise-proximity dilemma.
Getting AI to engineer gene editors
Business Lineby Sanjana B30 Aug 2026
Gene editing is proving transformative in fields ranging from medicine to agriculture, but the technology remains constrained by the tools used to rewrite DNA.
Birla vs Adani: Heavy metal face-off
Business Lineby Suresh P Iyengar30 Aug 2026
First they clashed over cement. Now, the corporate rivalry between the Aditya Birla Group and Adani Group is shifting to aluminium.
A new lease of life for Mitra’s corporate career
Business Lineby Vinay Kamath30 Aug 2026
Suparna Mitra and I decide to meet at one of the many delectable dives that dot upscale Indiranagar in Bengaluru. She plumps for a place with a name appropriate for these times, Dongle Café.
Talent migration dynamics: Parochial vs practical?
Business Lineby Kamal Karanth30 Aug 2026
‘Take me home, country roads’ by John Denver is one of my favourite numbers and I loved playing it on loop while driving to my picturesque hometown, Udupi, 400 km from the noise and bustle of...
Rajasthan to set up 172 units of 1 MW/ 4MWhr BESS
Business Lineby Team BL30 Aug 2026
Rajasthan is the State with the highest capacity for solar plants under construction — 52 GW of pure solar and 6 GW of solar-wind hybrid plants (apart from 3.56 GW of pure wind).
There’s a lot wrong in Indian RE sector
Business Lineby M Ramesh30 Aug 2026
New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi never misses an opportunity to dilate on how great things are with the country’s renewable energy industry — even though statistics show otherwise.
Japan opens carbon credit opportunity for Indian green projects
Business Lineby M Ramesh30 Aug 2026
Developers of renewable energy projects with battery storage, compressed biogas plants and carbon capture projects in India may have a new revenue opportunity: selling carbon credits to Japanese...
Cash market volumes fall to five-month low as CAS swings rattle investors
Business Lineby Suresh P Iyengar30 Aug 2026
The average daily turnover (ADT) on the NSE dipped by ₹3,837 crore, or 3 per cent, in August to ₹1,16,579 crore from ₹1,20,416 crore in July, amid uncertainty surrounding the closing auction...
Subhash Chandra raises questions over HDFC claims; seeks reconciliation of ₹4,262 crore dues
Business Lineby Vallari Sanzgiri30 Aug 2026
Zee Group Founder Subhash Chandra on Sunday detailed the outstanding balances owed to lenders in his personal insolvency matter, stating that the HDFC Group has made claims without a valid personal...
A growth story written by global Indians
Business Lineby Sanjay Agarwal30 Aug 2026
India’s next growth chapter will be driven not just by domestic demand, manufacturing and digitalisation.