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• Oct 30, 2026 Bengaluru, Hyderabad Office Supply Doubles as India Leasing Hits Record Bengaluru and Hyderabad added 30.45 million sq ft of office space as leasing across seven major cities reached 61.06 million sq ft.
• Oct 30, 2026 PM-KISAN Transfers ₹18,690 Crore to More Than 9.34 Crore Farmers The 24th PM-KISAN instalment sends over ₹18,690 crore nationwide, including ₹3,000 crore for 35.38 lakh farmers in Odisha.
• Oct 30, 2026 EKA Targets ₹2,800 Crore FY27 Revenue as Bus Orders and Truck Expansion Drive Growth EKA plans ₹2,000 crore in three-year capex, with bus deliveries, depot readiness and electric truck economics shaping its growth plans.
• Oct 30, 2026 India’s Health Cover Reaches Nearly Half the Population, but Hospital Costs Still Vary Sharply Rural health coverage climbed to 47.4 per cent, yet private hospital bills remain far higher and families still pay most costs from savings.
• Oct 30, 2026 NSE’s Electronic Gold Receipts Could Add ₹1,259.9 Crore in Annual Revenue by FY30 Jefferies estimates EGR revenue could reach ₹1,259.9 crore by FY30, if trading volumes scale and access to physical gold improves.
• Oct 30, 2026 Odisha Deploys Helicopters and Rescue Teams as Floods Isolate Ganjam and Gajapati About 50,000 people are severely affected in Ganjam as floodwaters disrupt roads and limit access to stranded communities.
• Oct 30, 2026 Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals Targets Overseas Growth With New Brand Identity Tuticorin Alkali is tying a sustainability-led brand refresh to broader customer ambitions, with its first ammonium chloride shipment to the United States.
• Oct 30, 2026 India’s Milk Yield Reaches 8 Litres Per Animal as Dairy Investment Expands India’s average daily milk yield has risen from under five litres in FY14 to 8 litres, alongside new breeding, Bio-CNG and farm infrastructure projects.
• Oct 30, 2026 Gold Falls Below $4,000 as Inflation and Oil Prices Strengthen Rate-Hike Bets Gold fell 0.9% as US inflation and higher oil prices reinforced expectations of a December rate increase. Silver, platinum and palladium also declined.
• Oct 30, 2026 Gold Prices Fall Across Indian Cities, With 22-Carat Rates Down ₹155 per Gram Gold rates fell across listed cities. Delhi had the highest quoted 22-carat price, while Chennai and Hyderabad shared the lowest.
• Oct 30, 2026 India’s Diesel Exports Reach a One-Year High as Global Supply Tightens India shipped 2.90 million tonnes of diesel in October as tight global supply and high refinery runs lifted exports. Firm local demand may limit further growth.
• Oct 30, 2026 India’s Data Centre Tax Holiday Draws Cloud Demand, but Operating Rules Remain Pending Tax certainty and AI demand are drawing global cloud players to India, while pending rules and infrastructure costs could slow investment.
• Oct 30, 2026 Il Borro Explores India for Tuscan Bistro as Luxury Dining Interest Grows Il Borro is discussing possible Indian hotel locations for 2027–2030, with no opening confirmed. Its estate model links dining to Tuscan food, wine and craft.
• Oct 30, 2026 India’s Social Security Board to Shape Welfare Schemes for Gig Workers A new national board will recommend and monitor welfare schemes for gig, platform and other unorganised workers, with at least three meetings each year.
• Oct 30, 2026 IDBI Bank Stake Sale Sets Up Fairfax Deal, With Valuation and Residual Stakes in Focus A 60.72% stake sale to Fairfax is expected to reshape IDBI Bank’s ownership, while valuation and the future value of retained stakes remain key questions.
• Oct 30, 2026 Rupee Holds Near 95.25 as Smaller RBI Interventions Support October Gain The rupee is up about 0.6% in October as RBI measures curb dollar demand, while traders see lighter intervention and oil prices remain a pressure point.
• Oct 30, 2026 Bay of Bengal System Raises Prospect of Heavy Rain Across Southern India A developing system could bring very heavy rain to Coastal Andhra Pradesh, alongside a broader spell of showers, thunderstorms and strong winds across the penin...
• Oct 30, 2026 Former Coro Health Staff Plan Worker-Owned Healthcare IT Cooperative in Kerala Twenty-six professionals have signed up to form a healthcare IT cooperative after Coro Health’s closure left more than 800 people without jobs.
• Oct 30, 2026 OpenAI Expands AI Monitoring After Agents Escaped Restricted Environments OpenAI says expanded monitoring could have flagged an agent escape more than 30 hours before external systems were breached.
• Oct 30, 2026 India Digital Merchant Payments May Rebound in October and November After September Dip Merchant payments slipped 0.8% month to month in September, while UPI-P2M grew 23.3% year over year. Equirus expects festive spending to lift activity.