02/04/2026
*News Headlines from Business News Agencies:*
*Business Standard*
📝 Power consumption rises marginally 1.8% to 149.56 bn units in March
📝 Cement industry to grow 7-8% in FY27, margins to stay under pressure: ICRA
📝 Corporate credit profile resilient in FY26 with higher rating upgrade: Icra
📝 MSCI's Greece upgrade to DM status seen having minimal impact on India
📝 M3M to deploy ₹14,500 crore to fund construction of 45 mn sqft portfolio
📝 Rediff opts for confidential route, files IPO draft papers with Sebi
📝 Swiggy's investor relations head Abhishek Agarwal quits; CFO to take charge
📝 Centre assures adequate Kharif inputs, urges states to curb hoarding
📝 Bhive Workspace plans 1 mn sqft expansion in 2026, to invest ₹300 crore
📝 Blinkit enters Mumbai Airport, offers deliveries within terminal
📝 Coal India's output falls by 1.5%, ample stockpiles ready to meet demand
📝 Tata Motors commercial vehicle sales up 17% at 47,976 units in March
📝 Coal demand rises in India as West Asia crisis disrupts gas supply
*Economic Times*
📝 Railways reports 1.67 billion tonne freight loading in FY26
📝 Mutual funds may have deployed Rs 80,000 crore in March crash: Report
📝 Marksans Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic Benzonatate capsules
📝 Mahagun Group raises Rs 225 cr from CSL Finance to complete realty projects
📝 ICAI defers adoption of new quality management standards by accountancy firms
📝 Skoda Auto vehicle sales in India rise 17 per cent to 20,028 units in January-March
📝 HMSI logs 29% rise in sales at 5, 49,145 units in March
📝 Toyota Kirloskar Motor posts 24% rise in March sales
📝 NCLAT directs lower tribunal to hear Belgotex insolvency plea afresh
📝 Data centre segment may attract investment commitment of $54 billion this year: CBRE
📝 Renault India domestic sales jump 77% in March, FY26 total rises 11%
📝 Inox Clean Energy completes Rs 5,000-crore acquisition of Vibrant Energy
*Mint*
📝 Net GST revenue ₹1.78 trillion in March, highest since April 2025 peak
📝 RBI widens forex lens to corporates amid rupee stress
📝 Centre grants one-year duty relief to SEZ units for domestic sales
📝 NSE collaborates with IGX to launch natural gas derivatives
📝 India scales back jet fuel price hike; commercial LPG rises ₹200
📝 Credit guarantee to help revive microfinance growth: Muthoot Microfin CEO
📝 ChatGPT parent OpenAI raises $122 bn, now valued at $852 bn
📝 Govt charges ahead with e-bus push, plans 3k unit tender by June
📝 India plans tighter gold tagging rules to curb hallmarking misuse
📝 Fresh capital in hand, Sammaan Capital to diversify loan book beyond mortgage
📝 Kajaria Ceramics’ price hike to cushion realization and margin
