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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicDiwali sales

Topic: Diwali sales

Demand for green crackers picks up at market near Delhi’s Jama Masjid, but there’s no ‘variety’

SC allowed sale of NEERI‑approved ‘green crackers’ from 18 to 20 Oct. These crackers exclude toxic substances such as lithium, lead, and arsenic.

Diwali car discounts make for a great deal. But don’t drive home a soon-to-be extinct SUV

Festive discounts are not unique to the ‘meat of the market cars’; they are rife even at the luxury end, albeit not always in a direct form.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.