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Fashion's next revolution won't be on the runway
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (379+ words) India's textile industry contributes 2. 3% to GDP and employs over 45 million people, yet it remains one of the largest consumers and polluters of water. Wet processing units, where fabrics are dyed, printed, and finished, are particularly resource-intensive. In hubs like Tirupur…...
Max Fashion CEO on Growth, Gen Z Trends and Competing with Reliance Retail and Zudio
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (508+ words) If you go back to 2006, there was a limited, organised retail to begin with. And here we were large, 10, 000 to 12, 000 square feet stores, very organised. Every product was below Rs799. That was our motto. Great fashion under Rs799, and that was a…...
BMW India clocks 17% growth as EV sales surge, luxury market slows
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (412+ words) BMW Group India clocked 17 percent growth in the March-ended-quarter (Q1) sales on the back of its aggressive play in electric vehicles (EVs) and the entry-level segment, even as the broader luxury car market grew by just 3 percent. The luxury segment's growth…...
In charts: How India's new labour laws had more worker perks, but less pain for firms
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (85+ words) How India's new labour laws had more worker perks, but less pain for firms'Forbes India How India's new labour laws had more worker perks, but less pain for firms India's landmark labour reforms expanded worker benefits, while keeping the corporate…...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, flags inflation risks and global uncertainty
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (690+ words) The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) delivered a widely anticipated pause on April 8, opting to hold the policy repo rate steady as it balanced easing inflation with lingering global uncertainties. The decision signals a central bank that…...
US-Iran war explained: Timeline of conflict, escalation and ceasefire
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (501+ words) Barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline to Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz expired, the two countries agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for the opening of the waterway. With this, the hostilities that were…...
Graphic of the day: Brent plummets post-ceasefire
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (38+ words) Forbes India Graphic of the day: Brent plummets post-ceasefire Brent crude marks historic daily drop following the Iran ceasefire - #1 Inside Kris Gopalakrishnan's mission to decode the human brain By Kathakali Chanda...
RAK's largest private developer, BNW Developments, debuts in Dubai with off-plan branded residences
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (231+ words) Dubai, UAE, 6th April, 2026: BNW Developments strides into Dubai's real estate market with the launch of Orvessa Residences by Michel Adam. As the single largest private developer in Ras Al Khaimah, BNW expands its prestigious branded residences portfolio to Al Furjan…...
What lures Netflix viewers?
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1005+ words) The movie's success was another win for the Netflix strategy of using its recommendation system to bring a broad range of content to potentially interested viewers. In the best-case scenario, movies and shows like K-Pop Demon Hunters, Squid Game, or…...
From Infosys to neuroscience: Kris Gopalakrishnan's next big mission
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (328+ words) The field of computer science came about as we wondered about how humans think, and if we can replicate that," says Gopalakrishnan, 70, on a Zoom call from the office of Axilor Ventures, a business incubator where he now serves as…...