*Financial News* 
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by Rudra Shares* 
Vande Mataram
Friday, 31 July 2026

*Commodities*
• Silver (spot): Rs 218838
• Gold (spot): Rs 142809
• Gold tariff hike boosts grey market, hurts organised trade, says WGC
• Oil falls more than 1% on proposed Saudi-led maritime defence coalition

*Power & Renewable Energy*
• NTPC builds more renewable energy capacity than coal for first time
• Tata Power begins work on Rs 5,750-crore Andhra renewable project

*Financial Services & Banking*
• Bajaj Finance's FINAI to unlock growth for next 8-10 years: Rajeev Jain
• 'State insurers quote low premiums to win NPCIL nuke insurance cover
• RBI issues revised Basel Pillar 3 disclosure framework for commercial, small finance and payments banks
•'IDFC & Bandhan Bank turn giant slayers and outwit HDFC in a classic 'CASA' Blanca move

*E-Commerce & Consumer Internet*
• Flipkart pushes deeper into consumer lending with Pay Later service
• ‘Swiggy takes aim at Zepto's NRV, says metric can inflate topline by 20%
•Zepto pauses IPO plans for now, likely to raise over Rs 1,000 crore in pre-IPO funding from existing investors

*Electric Mobility & Auto*
• Olectra becomes first to deploy 4,000 electric buses on Indian roads
•Mahindra's EV 3-wheeler arm turns unicorn after Rs 322-cr funding at Rs 10,822 cr valuation
• IndiGo's Rahul Bhatia warns airport ownership of airlines poses conflict of interest

*Telecom & Technology*
• HFCL bags fresh order for optical fibre cable exports worth ₹441 crore
• DoT, Madhya Pradesh sign MoU for telecom manufacturing zone in Gwalior
• Jio & Airtel may soon change India’s internet game entirely
• Uttar Pradesh says two chip projects await MeitY's approval as state readies for Semicon 2.0

*Industry*
• Piramal Pharma eyes mid-teens growth in FY27, prioritises organic expansion
• Vedanta bets on Hind Zinc for next phase of growth
• IndianOil set for board revamp as govt proposes four MD positions
• 'Bosch Home to start AC exports from India in two years: CEO & President Jan Brockmann
• On a war footing, India Inc to ramps up festive hiring; temporary recruitment expected to rise 8-25% from last year

*Capital Markets & IPOs*
• Poojaa Precision Engg's Rs 160 crore SME IPO receives bids worth Rs 30,000 crore on final day of subscription; GMP declines
• Anawil Wire and Engineering IPO to open on August 3; windmill tower maker aims to raise Rs 178 crore
•FIIs net buy shares worth Rs 3,624 crore, DIIs net sell Rs 1,864-crore equities
• Solar panel cleaning robot maker Aegeus Technologies to launch IPO on August 4
•SEBI agrees to settle NSE co-location, dark fibre cases for Rs 1,491 crore, issues demand letter
• 'DII holdings in Nifty 500 hit record 21% as FII stake falls to all-time low

*IT & Technology Services*
•'Leaving Infosys in a better place: Outgoing CEO Salil Parekh says firm poised to win in AI services

*Government & Policy*
• PM Modi hails passage of anti-paper leak bill in Parliament, says 'bill will make exam system more robust'
• Uttar Pradesh says two chip projects await MeitY's approval as state readies for Semicon 2.0

*Politics*
• Opposition questions Amit Shah's absence, forces four Lok Sabha halts
•Lok Sabha clears Vande Mataram Bill as DMK joins debate, opposes it
• Priyanka Gandhi, Kalyan Banerjee spar over Congress, TMC and defectors
• 'Huge question mark over judiciary': CJP's Dipke on SC nod to FIRs against protesters
• SC issues notice to Bhagwant Mann on plea against quashing of rioting case
• Shouldn't selection panel on CEC, ECs have a show of fairness? SC asks Centre
• SC directs Delhi govt to treat Jantar Mantar protesters injured in pellet firing

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