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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1: SIMCA Advertising Limited (NSE Emerge: SIMCA | ISIN: INE1K4J01018), one of India's established mediatech and Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising companies with a legacy spanning over five decades, has been honoured with the Excellence in Out-of-Home Advertising recognition at the ET NOW Business Conclave & Awards 2026 - West Edition.

The 160-km access-controlled Rameshwar-Paradeep corridor will be built in two packages under HAM and is expected to cut travel time by two-and-a-half hours

Today at 12 p.m. ET (1600 GMT), US forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran, US Central Command posted on X.

Maharashtra has a substantial agricultural load from around 48 lakh agriculture consumers, accounting for almost 30 percent of the total electricity consumption

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a policy aimed at eradicating drugs from the state by 2029 through extensive public awareness and strict action against narcotics with the participation of all departments. Maharashtra is the first state in the country to undertake such a comprehensive campaign, involving coordination among various departments, to create a drug-free state, a statement issued by the government said. Under the policy, strict action will be taken against the cultivation o

The Haryana State Information Commission has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Gurugram's District Town Planner, an official frequently in the news for his actions against illegal construction, encroachments, and unauthorised occupations, an official said. Taking a serious view of his conduct, the commission has also recommended to the Additional Chief Secretary of Haryana that RS Batth undergo training for discharge of official duties at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration or another su

Design and technology services firm Tata Elxsi on Tuesday said it has signed an initial pact with startup Sarla Aviation to collaborate on the development of the Bengaluru-based firm's air taxi platform Shunya. Under the collaboration, Tata Elxsi will provide engineering support across avionics, including flight control systems, software integration, testing, verification and validation, and certification. On the other hand, Sarla Aviation will lead the design, development and type certification

The proposed preferential trade agreement could open new export markets, diversify critical mineral supplies and test whether calibrated deals with developing economies can complement India's recent d

Regulators are examining listing, public float, taxation, currency and surveillance rules for Indian companies seeking to raise funds from global investors at GIFT City

Manufacturing prices fell in Q1 even as real growth outpaced nominal growth, pointing to deflationary pressure unlike agriculture and services

The decision to import 1 MT of raw sugar after allowing exports earlier in the season has revived questions over crop estimates, policy predictability and the cost of repeated trade interventions

DGFT's latest notification aligns INR export proceeds with foreign-currency realisation, while Customs clarifies when the six-month re-export clock begins

IPO action stays strong as Symbiotec Pharmalab and Hy-Tech Engineers post solid debuts, while ESDS Software and Priority Jewels see triple-digit subscription demand

Government rolls out a digital VIP letter management system to track references from MPs, CMs and other dignitaries in real time

India has come a long way since 1991... But sustaining that progress will require new reforms. If the past 30 years were about opening the economy, the next 30 must be about strengthening institutions

Supreme Court invokes Article 142 to close cases against student protesters; Centre directed to compensate families of students who died by suicide over NEET-UG 2026 paper leak

HDFC Life CEO Vibha Padalkar expects growth to return to early teens, with bancassurance, term insurance and non-par products driving expansion

India's large hospital chains are investing 40,000 crore to add beds, but the expansion will meet only a fraction of the country's healthcare needs

The SHANTI Act draft rules and a government-appointed expert panel are bringing fusion into India's regulatory and energy-planning framework, though commercial power generation remains decades away

The Silent Syndicate examines how private equity and global finance are reshaping India's healthcare system, raising questions over ownership, regulation and patient welfare

Rural women continue to spend nearly 286 minutes per day on household chores and caregiving - almost seven times more than men

Tata Consumer Products acquires additional stake from Wildflower Private Trust, taking its holding in the Ching's Secret and Smith & Jones maker to 80 per cent

India's water crisis has been created by decades of treating water as free. Prosecuting the newest useralone would be a policy failure

The Delhi Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the motorcade rehearsal for the BRICS Summit 2026, announcing that restrictions and diversions will affect several key roads in the national Capital on September 2, officials said on Tuesday. The rehearsal will be held from 10 am to 3 pm. According to Ministry of External Affairs statement, the 18th BRICS Summit will take place from September 12 to 13 at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan. The advisory said traffic movement will be r

Amazon's quick commerce business unit, Amazon Now, plans to expand its footprint to 300 cities nationwide soon, a top company official said on Tuesday. We are expanding very rapidly. We have a path to expand to about 300 cities very, very soon, Nishant Sardana, Director - Amazon Now, told PTI here. Amazon Now, launched in January, 2025, is currently operates in about 30 cities. Without specifying a timeframe for realising the plan to enter 300 cities, Sardana said the company is quadrupling its

With India doing away with the requirement of physical boarding pass stamping for international passengers at airports, the global airlines grouping IATA on Tuesday said the move marks a significant step forward in passenger facilitation at Indian airports. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents over 370 airlines worldwide that account for around 85 per cent of the global air traffic. Indian carriers are also part of the grouping. For decades, the requirement for a physica

The fact that the Himalayas are also a zone of high seismic activity adds to the instability and unpredictability of this phenomenon

Comparing AI's infrastructural significance to landmark inventions like steam engine and the internet, Mr Chandrasekaran pointed out that AI was an opportunity that would unlock demand

SCO accepts English as one of its official languages, backs India's concerns on terrorism and sovereignty; Iran urges grouping to create its own bank and export credit agency

New canning line at Ellora Brewery will have a capacity of 40,000 cans per hour and is expected to become operational in September, subject to statutory approvals

Nifty India Internet surges 8% in August as MSCI rejig and block deals lift new-age stocks, while IPO activity hits a yearly high

Ten bids received for the Rameshwar-Konark package and seven for Konark-Paradip as NHAI moves ahead with the 160-km greenfield coastal highway project

How liberalisation, land-use reforms, technology, finance and infrastructure transformed Mumbai from a mill-driven industrial city into a sprawling services and financial hub

Combined entity will bring together digital engineering, cybersecurity and AI capabilities with strengths in SAP, enterprise applications and Industry 4.0 offerings

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 1: StarManch, an Indian homegrown karaoke and social music platform, has entered the connected-mobility space through its integration with the newly launched MG Hector Tomahawk. The development takes StarManch beyond smartphones and introduces a first-of-its-kind interactive karaoke experience within the vehicle's entertainment ecosystem.

Balance of payments recorded a deficit of $8.1 billion in Q1FY27 as portfolio outflows weighed, compared with a surplus of $4.5 billion in the year-ago quarter

From Subbarao and Rajan's crisis-era outreach to Patel's reticence and Das' Governor's Statements, the RBI's communication has evolved alongside India's economic challenges

State-run aluminium producer pushes ahead with new smelter, captive power plant and mining projects as its Damanjodi refinery expansion enters commissioning phase

Supreme Court sets aside 71.29 lakh penalty on Saudi Arabian Airlines, ruling that 'failure to pay' under Finance Act does not cover delayed tax deposits

Diesel export duty rises to Rs 25 per litre and petrol attracts a Rs 1.5 levy, while the export duty on aviation turbine fuel falls to Rs 19 per litre

Utilities are expanding renewable, hydro and storage capacity as power demand rises, but project execution, regulatory uncertainty and valuations remain key

Partnership will study the use of mining byproduct containing silica, iron oxides and other nutrients in crops such as paddy, wheat and vegetables

Two schemes, including SBI Focused Fund, have no IT services exposure

Design-led contracts accounted for 13.93% of manufacturing GMV in FY26, up from 7.65% three years earlier, as Zetwerk moves into engineering and co-creation

Emeritus report finds 60 per cent of Gen Z respondents feel burned out by upskilling pressure, while interest in traditional study-abroad pathways is declining

Coal India (CIL) increased its total coal supplies to 60.60 million tonnes (MT) in August FY 2026-27, registering a 5.50% growth over the 57.40 MT supplied during the corresponding month last year.

Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) today said that it has achieved the distinction of being the highest ESG-scored company globally in the Utilities sector as assessed by S&P Global, following the completion of S&P Global's latest Media and Stakeholder Analysis (MSA) review.

To strengthen its service capabilities in the U.S. structural engineering market

Banks' microfinance portfolio fell 28.5 per cent year-on-year as loan reclassification weighed on reported numbers, while NBFC-MFIs expanded their portfolio

Dealers seek higher workshop revenue per vehicle and action on competition from multi-brand outlets as FADA prepares to take profitability concerns to manufacturers