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  by Priyanka Jadhav  Mumbai, 29 September 2026 : MAPIC India 2026 opened today at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, bringing together leading retailers, developers, investors, brands, technology companies and other key stakeholders from India and around the world to explore the forces shaping the next phase of India's retail growth. Organised by RX India, the two-day event combines a high-level conference, exhibition and networking platform connecting the retail, real estate, food and beverage, leisure, technology and services ecosystem. The opening day, themed The India Advantage: Reforms, Retail & Rising Consumption, focused on India's expanding consumption economy, evolving retail formats and growing retail real estate opportunity. Industry Leaders Discuss India's Next Retail Chapter The inaugural session, The India Advantage: From Reform to Retail Growth in a Rising Consumption Economy, brought together senior leaders from Lacoste India, Shoppers Stop, Relia...

  Shares of Swastika Infra Limited, a Jaipur-based power distribution EPC company, hit the 5 percent upper circuit on Wednesday after making a decent market debut at a premium of 8 percent over the issue price. The stock listed at ₹200 per share on the NSE, a premium of 8.10 percent over the issue price of ₹185, and went on to touch ₹210, its highest permissible trading limit for the session. At the upper circuit, the stock traded 13.5 percent above the IPO price. The ₹160.88 crore initial public offering, priced in a band of ₹175–185 per share, comprised a fresh issue of ₹128.50 crore and an offer for sale of ₹32.38 crore by promoter and other selling shareholders. The issue was open for subscription from September 23 to September 25, 2026. Ahead of the IPO, the company raised ₹40 crore through a pre-IPO placement of 24.24 lakh shares at ₹165 each to 78 allottees. The shares are listed on both the BSE (BSE: 544949) and the NSE (NSE: SWASTIKAIN). The company proposes to use up to ₹...

  by Priyanka Jadhav  While preference for NPS as a saving instrument rises, knowing the right corpus sits way below recommended levels   Mumbai September28,2026: HDFC Pension Fund Management Ltd., one of India's leading pension fund managers, today, unveiled the second edition of its flagship research NPS Preference Index Study 2026. The research highlights key behavioural insights amongst Indians towards retirement planning and their preference towards the National Pension Scheme (NPS) as an instrument for retirement planning. The detailed report was unveiled by Mr. S. Ramann – Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) and Mr. Sriram Iyer – MD & CEO, HDFC Pension Fund Management Ltd.  The 2026 study showed India’s NPS Preference Index rising to 57, up three points from the inaugural 2023 reading of 54. The gain was led by Consideration, which climbed six points to 59, ahead of Familiarity (58, up three points) and Appeal (56, up two...

  by Priyanka Jadhav  Mumbai, September 28, 2026: Following the Ganpati Visarjan, Vivekanand Education Society (VES), one of Mumbai’s reputed educational groups, in collaboration with Vanashakti, an organisation working towards environmental conservation and sustainable development, organised a beach clean-up drive at Dadar Chowpatty. The initiative brought together over 500 students from VES and the NSS team of VES, along with 40 teachers and representatives from various VES institutes. As part of the drive, volunteers collected over 2000 kg of waste from the beach.  Participating VES institutions included VES Polytechnic, VES Business School, VES College of Law, VES College of Pharmacy, VES Institute of Technology, VES College of Architecture, VES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, VES Institute of Management Studies & Research, VES Tulsi Technical and Swami Vivekanand High School and Junior College. The drive collected plastic, cloth materials and other waste...

  By Priyanka Jadhav   The campaign reaches students, teachers and staff across 120 institutions, advancing CPR awareness and emergency preparedness ahead ol World Heart Day 2026, themed “United libr Every Heartbeat.” MUMBAI, 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 : ‘Is Navi Mumbai ready to save a life. This was the question that set the CPR Pledge Movement in motion by Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai. Conducted from 8 July to 7 August 2026, the movement set out to mobilise 50,000 people to pledge that they would learn CPR and be better prepared to respond in the critical moments before professional medical help arrives. Navi Mumbai not only crossed the target but brought together people from across the city in a collective commitment to being prepared. More than 120 institutions, including schools, colleges, workplaces and community organisations, participated in the initiative, bringing together students, teachers, healthcare professionals, employees, families and community members. This initiative...

by Priyanka Jadhav   Mumbai, Sep 10:   A three-day national conference focusing on emerging challenges and opportunities in the Indian education sector will be held at Novotel Imagica, Khopoli, from October 30 to November 1, 2026. The ‘The Schools of India Education Summit 2026’ will bring together educationists, school founders, principals, policymakers and researchers working in artificial intelligence and educational technology to deliberate on issues concerning the future of school education in India, Malpani Group Director Yashvardhan Malpani said here today.  The summit will focus on the integration of technology with traditional educational values, the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms and measures to improve access to quality and equitable education. The event was announced in the presence of School of India founder Ankit Pushparaj Verma and Dhruv School Director Anishka Malpani, among others. Verma said the conference would focus on discussions an...