23 Apr 2026
India's Hybrids Outsell EVs 3 to 1 — Japanese Carmakers Win
Hybrids outsold EVs nearly 3:1 in India in FY2026 with just 8 models. Japanese carmakers are winning the world's third-largest auto market.
Markets, companies, startups, and economic policy affecting India.
Hybrids outsold EVs nearly 3:1 in India in FY2026 with just 8 models. Japanese carmakers are winning the world's third-largest auto market.
US let both Iranian and Russian oil waivers expire in one week. India lost its two cheapest crude sources. Bessent says buy American. Refineries can't.
25 dead in Virudhunagar firecracker factory blast — a licensed unit running illegally on Sunday. Since 2022, 134 killed in this one district alone.
Gold hit ₹1.54 lakh per 10 grams on Akshaya Tritiya 2026. India's gold sales at record prices still crossed ₹20,000 crore. Demand was muted.
India grew faster than every major economy and still dropped to 6th in the IMF's GDP rankings. The rupee's decline erased years of nominal gains.
Noida factory workers protested for minimum wage hikes. 350+ arrested. Two states raised wages in one week — but the new rates still trail inflation.
Vedanta boiler blast in Chhattisgarh kills 10, injures 25+. India loses 3 factory workers daily — and the law protecting them is from 1923.
Nine FIRs, seven arrests at TCS Nashik over sexual harassment and forced religious conversion. The POSH Act failed eight women for four years.
India recorded 1.43 lakh patent filings in FY26, up 30.2%. The real story: 69% came from Indian filers, not foreign corporations. Tamil Nadu led.
Delhi's draft EV policy bans petrol two-wheelers from 2028, waives road tax for EVs under ₹30 lakh, and commits ₹3,954 crore. Full timeline inside.