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Signals from Mint · Industry
- Government plans to extend ZED quality certification to service MSMEs
- Edible oil prices may stay elevated until November, raising grocery inflation risk
- Airtel removes lower-priced prepaid packs, pushing users to higher-value plans
- India’s out-of-home F&B consumption volume fell 8.6% in FY26
- OTT franchises face retention risk as familiar stars exit between seasons
- Indian retailers shift to neighbourhood micro-markets as small formats reshape expansion economics
- Airtel raises prepaid daily-data entry point 16.7% by withdrawing ₹299 plan
- Sugar industry seeks earlier crushing to ease festive-season supply pressure
- Piracy persists, but star-led films continue to draw cinema audiences
- Dearer smartphones and laptops threaten India’s festive electronics sales
- RBI’s polymer-note plan could trigger ATM cassette replacement costs for banks
- India extends PM E-Drive e-two-wheeler subsidy to FY28, lifts allocation to ₹2,767 crore
- Bombay HC seeks Centre’s reply on FSSAI flavoured rum and whisky ban
- BEE to track Bharat Vecto as truck fuel-efficiency rules remain on course for 2027
- India cinema footfall rises 5% in H1 2026, but remains below 2022 levels
- FMCG makers see broad demand recovery as input costs ease and monsoon improves
- Britannia, HUL, Dabur and GCPL weigh September-quarter price hikes
- JioHotstar tests shoppable streaming as India’s content-commerce market takes shape
- Himachal apple crop forecast to fall 30%, keeping prices high until September
- RBI’s proposed NBFC curbs put Bajaj Finance’s revolving-credit engine in focus