Middle East conflict sparks cost shock for India Inc
The Middle East conflict can trigger a wide spectrum of impact on Indian corporates, ranging from logistics logjams and fuel shortages to inflationary pressures and capital reallocation.
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India’s Q1 housing sales fall amid global headwinds; annual growth intact
Latest ANAROCK Research data indicates that Q1 2026 saw a 7% drop in sales across the top 7 cities against Q4 2025.
Jewar Airport fuels Noida property boom, prices jump up to 5x
Apartment prices in Noida have nearly tripled over the past five years, while plot values have risen by an average of 1.5x, with select micro-markets witnessing up to 5x growth.
India’s data centre capacity set to quadruple to 4 GW by 2030: CareEdge Ratings
India’s Data Centre capacity per million internet users remains significantly lower at 1.2 MW per million users, compared with the world average of 5 MW per million users.
Why the Hormuz crisis could make South Mumbai homes costlier
Shipping disruptions and rising input costs triggered by the Strait of Hormuz crisis are set to push up construction costs, impacting luxury housing prices in South Mumbai.
Office demand to stay robust in 2026, may hit 75 msf: Colliers Report
Bengaluru is expected to dominate the Indian office market in 2026 too, with the city accounting close to one-third of the overall leasing activity and supply additions each.
India retains cost advantage in office fit-outs across Asia-Pacific: Knight Frank
India’s competitive labour costs, established contractor ecosystem and domestic sourcing capabilities continue to keep workplace build-out costs significantly lower than several regional markets.
India’s listed REIT market cap surges over six-fold to Rs 1.7 trillion since FY20: CBRE
This upward momentum represents a more than six-fold expansion in under six years, driven by new listings as well as consistent unit price growth among existing REITs.
Food, global commodity risks push CPI inflation higher in February: SBI Research
While all-India core inflation only increased by 5 bps to 3.40% in Feb’26, the state-wise trend is quite divergent.
Iran disruption raises credit risks for APAC ports and airports: Fitch
APAC, especially Indian airports, could face near-term traffic volatility if disruption to West Asian airspace persists.
