Expansions, layoffs, funding, leadership moves, and policy shifts — with our take on what it means for hiring in India, today and over the next five years.
Swiggy has laid out an ambitious profitability roadmap targeting Rs 10,000 crore in adjusted EBITDA by FY31, with its food delivery vertical alone expected to contribute Rs 5,000 crore. The company plans to achieve this through affordability-driven strategies and tighter operational efficiency. This multi-year growth plan signals sustained business scaling across its platforms.
Coal India has won the bid for an iron ore block in Odisha's Gadadharpur region, outbidding competitors with a premium of 114%. This marks the state-owned giant's first significant step into iron ore mining, a space long dominated by NMDC. The move signals a strategic diversification for one of India's largest public-sector employers.
Diagnostics major Metropolis Healthcare is deepening its footprint in non-metro and smaller-town markets, which now account for over a quarter of its revenue and are growing at 25%. Rather than simply opening new standalone labs, the company is focused on increasing density within existing networks — bringing organised diagnostic services closer to underserved populations across India's tier-2 and tier-3 geographies.
South Korean entertainment powerhouse Hybe — the label behind global phenomenon BTS — has quietly established a physical presence in Mumbai as of 2025. The company is now conducting auditions across multiple Indian cities to form what it intends to be India's first professionally engineered all-girl pop group. This marks one of the most significant direct investments by a global music conglomerate into India's talent ecosystem.
Standard Chartered has received regulatory approval from IFSCA to offer wealth management products out of GIFT City, marking its first retail-oriented play from the financial hub. The move signals a broader industry trend of foreign banks moving beyond wholesale and institutional banking in India to compete for a slice of the country's rapidly growing private wealth segment.
Business leaders are being urged to look past simple automation and embed AI into the foundational logic of how their organisations operate. The shift involves redesigning entire workflows, building new internal capabilities, and judging AI's value by measurable business outcomes rather than productivity metrics alone. This signals a maturation in how Indian enterprises across sectors are expected to approach AI adoption.
India's central bank has placed Tata Sons, the holding company of the sprawling Tata Group, into the 'Upper Layer' category under its scale-based NBFC regulatory framework. This classification subjects Tata Sons to significantly stricter oversight, governance, and compliance requirements. The move has broad implications given that Tata Sons sits at the apex of one of India's largest and most diversified conglomerates.
Tata Group's retail arm Trent posted double-digit revenue and profit growth in Q1, largely driven by aggressive new store openings rather than stronger performance at existing outlets. Sluggish like-for-like sales at already-operating stores, however, suggested underlying consumer demand remains subdued. The divergence between headline growth and store-level performance has raised questions about the sustainability of the current expansion pace.
Kolte-Patil Developers is set to redevelop six housing societies across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with the portfolio expected to generate revenues of around ₹6,000 crore. The projects are concentrated in high-demand western Mumbai localities and are slated to be launched over the next six to twelve months. This signals a significant capital commitment to the MMR real estate market.
Standard Chartered has received in-principle regulatory approval from IFSCA to launch retail wealth management services at GIFT City in Gujarat. The bank, which was the first foreign lender to set up operations at GIFT City back in 2020, plans to roll out these offerings within the coming months. This marks a notable expansion of the international financial hub's product ecosystem.
Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam, a veteran aviation leader with a strong track record of steering Ethiopian Airlines through major global crises, as its new chief executive. The airline is currently grappling with safety concerns, financial losses, and the operational challenge of fleet modernisation. His mandate will include restoring the carrier's credibility and navigating complex airspace restrictions.
Air India has brought in Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief executive, tasking him with steering the carrier through a difficult period marked by heavy financial losses, safety scrutiny, and disruptions to international routes. The airline is simultaneously pushing ahead with fleet modernisation and consolidating its various aviation businesses. This appointment signals a critical operational phase for one of India's most prominent carriers.