Author: Deshwale Business Desk

Bank of Baroda has received the prestigious Rajbhasha Kirti Award for the fifth consecutive year, recognising its work towards the implementation and promotion of Hindi in banking services. For 2025-26, the bank secured the Second Prize in the category of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions with more than 800 employees. The award was presented on September 14, 2026, during the Hindi Diwas 2026 celebrations and the 6th All India Rajbhasha Conference at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre in Navi Mumbai. Dr. Debadatta Chand, Managing Director and CEO of Bank of Baroda, received the award from Union Ministers of State for…

For years, the 1 BHK has carried a quiet stigma in India’s housing market. It’s the home people settle for, not the one they dream about. Buyers see it as a starter home, something to move out of once life gets bigger, a bigger family, a bigger salary, a bigger sense of arrival. But there’s an irony hiding in plain sight. The very people who bought a 1 BHK because it was all they could afford may be sitting on an asset that is about to become far more valuable than they ever imagined. Here’s why. Recent housing market data…

Sona Selection India Limited is set to enter the capital markets with its initial public offering (IPO), with the issue scheduled to open for subscription on September 17, 2026. The IPO will remain open until September 21, giving investors five days to participate in the book-building issue. The bidding process for anchor investors will begin a day earlier, on September 16. The company, which operates in the fabric manufacturing and processing sector, has fixed the IPO price band at ₹94 to ₹99 per equity share. The equity shares have a face value of ₹10 each. At the upper end of…

This week, the world’s attention is on New Delhi. The 18th BRICS Summit is being held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13, with India hosting as this year’s chair. Leaders and officials from across the bloc, now eleven countries strong, have gathered for a summit built around a familiar promise: reducing the world’s dependence on the US dollar. But a few days before the summit even began, one of BRICS’s own institutions quietly did something that tells a more complicated story. On September 8, the New Development Bank, the bank BRICS created to fund infrastructure across its member…

મુંબઈ, પુણે અને બેંગલુરુમાં મજબૂત હાજરી ધરાવતી ભારતની અગ્રણી રિયલ એસ્ટેટ ડેવલપમેન્ટ કંપનીઓમાંની એક **કોલ્ટે-પાટીલ ડેવલપર્સ લિમિટેડ (BSE: 532924, NSE: KOLTEPATIL; KPDL)**એ પુણેના વડગાંવ ખાતે આવેલા પોતાના પ્રીમિયમ રહેણાંક પ્રોજેક્ટ **‘Vyana at The Reserve’**ના લોન્ચનું નોંધપાત્ર પરિણામ જાહેર કર્યું છે. કંપનીએ માત્ર 60 કલાકમાં 600થી વધુ રહેણાંક એકમોનું બુકિંગ નોંધાવ્યું છે, જે રૂ. 600 કરોડથી વધુના વેચાણને દર્શાવે છે. કંપનીના ઇતિહાસમાં આ અત્યાર સુધીનું સૌથી મજબૂત પ્રોજેક્ટ લોન્ચ પ્રદર્શન છે. વેચાણની આ ઝડપી ગતિ ગ્રાહકોના કોલ્ટે-પાટીલ પ્રત્યેના મજબૂત વિશ્વાસને દર્શાવે છે અને પુણેના રિયલ એસ્ટેટ બજારમાં કંપનીની અગ્રણી સ્થિતિને વધુ મજબૂત બનાવે છે. ‘The Reserve’ પ્રોજેક્ટ ‘The Reserve’ 20 એકરમાં…

PETRONAS Lubricants India and Tata Motors have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pilot a structured model for the responsible collection and recycling of used automotive lubricants. The initiative will be launched simultaneously across Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, with the aim of creating a scalable system for used-oil management and supporting India’s transition towards a circular economy. The collaboration brings together the automotive and lubricant expertise of both companies to address the environmental challenges associated with used lubricants. The initiative is also designed to support compliance with India’s evolving Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework and encourage more responsible resource…

Maharashtra is preparing to introduce a dedicated Chemical Sector Policy by the end of October, as the state looks to attract fresh investments and strengthen its position as a leading global hub for chemical manufacturing. The government is also exploring chemical parks spread across 2,500 to 5,000 acres in Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri. The announcements were made at ASSOCHAM MahaChem 2026 in Mumbai, where senior government officials, industry leaders, investors, researchers and startups discussed the future of Maharashtra’s chemical sector. Dr. P. Anbalagan IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries, Investment and Services Department, Government of Maharashtra, said the proposed policy will address…

जब भी भारत में खर्च करने वाले शहरों की बात होती है, दिमाग में सबसे पहले मुंबई, दिल्ली या बेंगलुरु का नाम आता है। लेकिन एक नई रिपोर्ट बताती है कि यह तस्वीर अब पूरी तरह बदल रही है। गुजरात का शहर सूरत, जो कभी सिर्फ हीरे तराशने और कपड़ा बुनने के लिए जाना जाता था, अब भारत के सबसे बड़े उपभोक्ता बाज़ारों में शुमार हो चुका है। ‘द मैनी अर्बन इंडियाज़’ नाम की इस रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, सूरत भारत के टॉप उपभोक्ता बाज़ारों में सातवें नंबर पर है। यह रैंकिंग भले ही सुनने में साधारण लगे, लेकिन असली बात…

Steamhouse India Limited, a pioneer in India’s community boiler system, has announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO), with the public issue set to open for subscription on September 9, 2026, and close on September 11, 2026. The company announced the details of the forthcoming IPO at a press conference held in Mumbai on Monday. The IPO has been priced in the range of ₹77 to ₹81 per equity share, with a face value of ₹2 per share. The total issue size is ₹414 crore, comprising a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹353 crore and an Offer for…

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis laid the foundation stone for the Bajaj Finserv Campus at Koregaon Park Annexe in Pune, a landmark project designed to become one of India’s first AI-powered ‘sentient’ corporate campuses. The campus will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to sense environmental and occupancy conditions and adapt its operations in real time. The foundation stone ceremony was attended by Sunetra Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Manjusha Nagpure, Mayor of Pune, and other state dignitaries. Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis highlighted the Bajaj Group’s contribution to Maharashtra’s industrial and…