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In a notable move of corporate governance and leadership accountability, Tata Sons Executive Chairman N Chandrasekaran has declined a salary hike for the financial year 2025-26. The decision was conveyed during a recent meeting of the holding company’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee, which coincided with a broader board evaluation of the conglomerate's financial health. Chandrasekaran’s voluntary pay freeze comes at a sensitive time for the salt-to-software empire, as top stakeholders weigh mounting concerns regarding capital allocation and the uneven profitability of several aggressive, new-age ventures. While Tata Sons registered a healthy 24% revenue surge to ₹5.92 lakh crore in the…

As more couples choose to start families later in life due to higher education, career aspirations, financial planning and delayed marriage, fertility specialists are raising concerns about a growing gap between life planning and reproductive biology. Dr Sonali Mandal Bandhyopadhyaya, Fertility Specialist at Birla Fertility & IVF, Howrah, said many couples feel emotionally and financially prepared for parenthood at a later stage, but biological fertility timelines often do not align with these decisions. She noted that women experience a gradual decline in ovarian reserve from their late twenties, with a sharper reduction after the age of 35, while factors such…

Music fans travelling to Assam for major concerts are doing more than enjoying live performances—they are helping drive tourism, local businesses and economic growth, according to a new report released by BookMyShow, Assam Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ATDC) and EY-Parthenon.The report, *The Assam Blueprint: Turning Live Music Economy into a Tourism Multiplier*, estimates that Assam’s live entertainment ecosystem could generate more than ₹700 crore in cumulative economic impact over the next five years through a steady pipeline of marquee events. The study highlights Post Malone’s first-ever India solo headline concert in Guwahati in December 2025, which generated an estimated ₹43…

Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) has launched ‘Pride in Manufacturing’, a first-of-its-kind toolkit aimed at promoting LGBTQIA+ inclusion in India's manufacturing sector, where conversations around workplace diversity have traditionally remained limited.The toolkit was unveiled simultaneously at GCPL’s headquarters in Mumbai and at its manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu by the company’s senior leadership. Developed in partnership with Transformis, an Inclusion and Diversity consulting firm, and Ashoka University student Antara Roy Chowdhury, the toolkit seeks to help organizations create safer, more equitable and inclusive workplaces for LGBTQIA+ employees.According to GCPL, an estimated 45.4 million people in India identify as LGBTQIA+, yet…

JSW Realty, the real estate arm of JSW Group, is in advanced discussions to raise a ₹1,600 crore loan from Tata Capital Ltd to finance a commercial office project near Mumbai’s Bandra business district, according to people familiar with the matter. The proposed five-year loan is expected to carry an interest rate in the range of 9 per cent to 11 per cent per annum, compared to the current five-year government bond yield of 6.47 per cent. However, the transaction has not yet been finalised, and discussions are still ongoing. Both JSW Realty and Tata Capital have not issued any…