This 84-year-old Honda engineer looks like Einstein and has 50+ patents: Meet Shotaro Odate behind smart steering-wheel techShotaro Odate, a Honda engineer whose distinctive Einstein-like appearance has drawn attention online, is associated with more than 50 pate...
25 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
MF Tracker: ITI Small Cap Fund delivers 25% returns, tops 3-year chart. Should you book profits now?ITI Small Cap Fund topped the three-year return chart with a 25.19% return, outperforming its benchmark and category average. While strong ...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
ETMarkets NRI Talk | Why private credit, REITs and PMS are entering the NRI investment conversation, explains Sumegh BhatiaPrivate credit, REITs, InvITs and PMS are gaining interest for their potential to provide differentiated return streams, contractual cash f...
25 Aug, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Chasing dues could get easier for small businesses under new rules, MSME Secy Bharat Khera explainsThe number of enterprises in the formal ecosystem has increased from around 16.5 million three to four years ago to 92 million currently, s...
24 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
The Economic Times Product of the Year Awards 2026: Enterprise, Commercial & Horizontal, 27 Categories of Product ExcellenceThe Economic Times Product of the Year Awards 2026 are designed to highlight products delivering sustained value and setting benchmarks acr...
24 Aug, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Steel, bitumen, geopolitics could slow India’s construction boom: ICEMA Vice PresidentIndia's construction equipment industry anticipates single-digit growth this financial year. Rising steel and bitumen prices are significan...
23 Aug, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Why a value strategy in Nifty50 makes sense now: Chintan HariaValuation-aware weighting tends to help when leadership is narrow and a few stocks have run far ahead of their fundamentals, because it red...
21 Aug, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
Small towns emerge big growth driver for connected TV in IndiaConnected TV households in India now number sixty-two to sixty-five million viewers. Growth is significantly higher in smaller towns and ru...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
'Desi' Swiggy bets on Instamart model shift, mirroring main rival BlinkitSwiggy's Instamart will adopt an inventory model after shareholder approval for India-owned status. This change allows Instamart to potenti...
20 Aug, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
In 1964, a mysterious 27-year-old woman bought abandoned 18-acre island off the coast of Maine & lived there alone; 22 years later, she donated it for a wildlife sanctuaryWitch Island off the coast of Maine has a fascinating history of private ownership and clairvoyance. Once known as Davis Island, it later b...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Renaissance art theft shocks Italy as four Antonello da Messina works stolen from Sicily museumFour significant artworks by Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. The thieves bypassed security measures duri...
19 Aug, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
ISM outlay faces currency pressure; ETSA 2026 Best on Campus, Comeback Kid nomineesA weak rupee has dragged down the dollar value of the India Semiconductor Mission subsidies. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
18 Aug, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
Closing auction gets off to a rocky start, but India’s markets will adaptIndia's stock markets are adopting a closing auction session, impacting passive fund investing. Initial trading days showed price divergenc...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
A cheap American sandwich conquered the world. Now China is rewriting the burger's 100-year-old storyBurgers are experiencing a surge in popularity across China's fast-food market. Global chains and local operators are now fiercely competin...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
- PCB crunch, US tariffs shrink Q1 electronic component exports
First-quarter electronic component exports shrank 16% year-on-year to $1.34 billion, while overall electronic goods exports increased 22.5%...
14 Aug, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Ice cream makers bet consumers still want treats, just healthier onesIce cream makers are reformulating products to meet evolving consumer preferences. Demand for healthier options and appetite-suppressing dr...
13 Aug, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
- Astral shares rally 10% following Q1 results; Citi sees target price at Rs 1,900, Nuvama upgrades stock to 'Buy'
Astral shares surged nearly 10% after strong Q1 FY27 results, with profit rising 51.8% YoY. Citi retained a Buy rating with a Rs 1,900 targ...
13 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST