Showing a resilient economy in the Asia-Pacific region amid global uncertainties, India’s GDP will grow at 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. This assumes the upcoming monsoon season will be normal and that commodity — especially crude — prices...
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries and redefine the global technological landscape, India is emerging as a key player in this revolution, said global technology leaders amid the AI Action Summit in Paris. The third edition of the AI Action Summit is the latest in a series of...
India’s engineering exports continue to show resilience despite several external challenges, according to EEPC India. EEPC India chairman Pankaj Chadha on Wednesday said sustaining the growth momentum, engineering goods shipments during January 2025 stood at $9.41 billion, a growth of 7.4 percent year-on-year compared to $8.76 billion in the same month...
Telecom major Airtel on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. This is the first agreement to be signed in India, which is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisations to sell Starlink in the country. Airtel and...
The vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat is a clarion call for transforming India into a global manufacturing powerhouse. The petrochemical industry is a critical pillar of India’s economic development, with strong backward and forward linkages supporting a wide array of downstream industries, including plastics, automobile, textiles, construction, and consumer...
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday said it has entered into a strategic agreement with Equinor India for the purchase of propane and butane for a period of one year. Equinor India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equinor ASA. BPCL said that the agreement ensures a reliable supply of these...
Adani Green Energy, which is Adani Group’s renewable energy vertical, on Friday said it has surpassed a record 12,000 megawatts (MW) of operational portfolio. The Adani Group, while making the announcement, asserted it is the first and only renewable energy company in India to reach this landmark. Adani Green Energy’s 12,258.1...
Big tech companies like Meta and Google must take stronger action against the rapidly growing illegal online gambling and betting market on their platforms in India, a new report said on Thursday. The Digital India Foundation report revealed that illegal gambling networks lure users through digital ads, social media, messaging...
Lawmakers are flagging what they say are likely significant violations of U.S. law by Temu, a popular Chinese shopping platform, accusing it of providing an unchecked channel that allows goods made with forced labor to flow into the United States. In a report released Thursday, the House Select Committee on the...
Government think tank NITI Aayog and the India SME Forum on Thursday launched a joint initiative, A Million Women Arise, to empower women entrepreneurs across India. Addressing the launch event here, Ankita Pandey, Director, Ministry of MSME, said that women-owned enterprises make up 35 per cent of India’s six crore...