While the Sensex closed 536 points or 1.46% lower to 36,305, the Nifty lost 175 points or 1.58% to trade at 10,967 level. This is the weakest closing since July 11 when it settled at 36,265.93. The Sensex has lost 1,249.04 points in the previous four sessions.

The project will produce 1.27 million tonnes of neem-coated urea -- a crop nutrient -- and would use coal-gasification technology to produce feedstock for the plant.

Lessons from the failure of some of India's biggest business names.

Voltas and Arcelik, a part of Koç Holding, the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey, have formed a 50:50 joint venture, Voltbek Home Appliances Pvt Ltd, and will reportedly invest Rs 1,000 crore in it over the next four-five years.

The other issues which figured in the meeting included ways to control sale of counterfeit products through an online platform, and facilitating logistics for the sector.

According to The Economic Times, the proposal envisages setting up 14 national employment zones in the coastal states under the special purpose vehicle route, and is expected to be rolled out ahead of general elections next year, when employment generation is sure to emerge as a key issue. The plans are currently being shaped by the shipping ministry in consultation with think-tank  NITI Aayog.

Factory output measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production had expanded by just 1 per cent in July last year, according to the data released by Central Statistics Office.

The key takeaway - the pickup in growth, without demand-pull inflationary pressure in the economy, supports our thesis that reforms have lifted India's potential growth, and activity ahead is likely to remain non-inflationary, writes Abhishek Gupta.

GreyOrange, one of the rare hardware startups to come out of India, was founded in 2011 by BITS-Pilani graduates Samay Kohli and Akash Gupta.

The outstanding non-food credit disbursement by schedule commercial banks stood at Rs 76,276 billion by the end of July 2018.

If you would have invested Rs 1 lakh into the stock exactly five years ago, it would have grown to Rs 5,14,018 today.  Currently, the stock is trading at 1,155 level. Five years ago, it stood at 224.70 level. The stock has gained 40% during the last one year and 29.14% since the beginning of this year.

The commerce and industry ministry is setting up two more task forces to plan the use of big data and artificial intelligence in government processes and chalk out the country's response to the changing trade dynamics.

The index touched 38,989.65 level, rising 93 points compared to its previous close of 38,896. Yesterday, the Sensex hit an all-time high of 38,920 level intra day. However, gains were trimmed due to profit booking with Sensex at record levels.

The Sensex touched an all-time high of 38,736 with 29 of the 30 components trading in the green. The Nifty was just short of hitting the key 11,700 level after reaching a record high of 11,695 in trade today.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday opened the country's biggest incubation centre, Bhamashah Techno Hub, in Jhalana Industrial Area of Jaipur, which will provide start-ups with a unique platform to evolve into accomplished organisations.

The Indian economy is expected to grow by around 7.5 per cent in 2018 and 2019 as it is largely resilient to external pressures like those from higher oil prices, Moody's Investors Service said today.

While the Sensex hit an all time high of 38,402 rising 124 points from yesterday's close, the Nifty rose 30 points to new peak of 11,581 after climbing 30 points from its previous close.

There are already clear signs of green shoots sprouting in pockets of local manufacturing in sectors as diverse as steel, auto, chemicals and energy.

The first quarter results have been fairly robust. A revival seems round the corner.

The Sagarmala project has made huge progress in the last three years, but funding is a big constraint.