Monday, August 31
Allison Hooker, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, is on a five-day visit to India from Sunday to advance bilateral strategic and economic ties. Hooker's trip to New Delhi and Bengaluru comes amid increasing strain in ties between the two countries after Washington slapped a whopping 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, including 25 per cent levies for India's procurement of Russian crude oil. The US embassy said Under Secretary Hooker's visit marks another step forward in advancing President Donald Trump's priorities for a strong US-India partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific. Hooker's December 7-11 visit is aimed at advancing the US-India strategic partnership, deepening economic and commercial ties including increasing American exports, and fostering collaborat
November 2025 has emerged as one of the most polluted months in recent memory for Delhi–NCR, with all of India’s ten most polluted cities falling within the region. Ghaziabad led the national charts, while Delhi itself settled at fourth place, revealing the alarming state of air quality in the nation’s capital. Only Bahadurgarh in Haryana managed a glimmer of clean air, while the rest of the top 10 failed to record a single day within safe limits, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The interconnected nature of pollution in the NCR means that emissions from one city do not stay confined; they affect the entire region, turning the area into a vast, smog-covered cluster.Delhi recorded a monthly average PM2.5 concentration of 215 micrograms per cubic metr
Kaynes Technologies’ sharp 43% slide from its October peak, capped by a steep 12.5% drop on Friday, has raised questions about whether the stock is approaching a reversal zone or slipping into deeper losses. While momentum indicators remain firmly bearish, its stretched gap from the 200-day moving average suggests potential mean-reversion opportunities for tactical investors.Edited excerpts from a chat with Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited:After a flat week, how would you trade the market now? Would Friday's RBI optimism carry forward on Monday as well? Friday’s optimism stemmed from the completion of a morning star pattern, signaling a potential reversal from the downtrend that began on December 1. However, while the downswing was brief, the reversal is
New Delhi: Housing prices in real estate projects along Dwarka Expressway, Gurugram, have surged about 3.5 times during the last five years due to high consumer demand amid improved infrastructure, according to Square Yards.Real estate consultant Square Yards has released a report on Dwarka Expressway, which has emerged as one of the key micro-markets in Delhi-NCR."Average property prices have risen over 3.5 times in the past five years, climbing from around Rs 6,300 per sq ft in 2020 to approximately Rs 21,700-24,000 per sq ft in 2025," the report mentioned.Square Yards noted that the sharp 28 per cent annual growth rate in the last five years underscores the Dwarka Expressway corridor's rapid evolution from an emerging micro-market into one of NCR's most coveted residential destinations.
