New Delhi, Sep 2 — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that the government expects investments in the data centre sector to reach around $200 billion, reflecting the scale of the opportunity created by India’s rapidly growing digital economy and AI ecosystem.India is the…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — As the official GDP growth figures have sparked a debate after incorporating a revised base year and updated historical estimates, a report from SBI Research on Wednesday pushed back against criticism of the data, arguing that comparisons being used to question the growth rate…
New Delhi, Sep 2 — Indian corporate firms kicked off FY27 on a strong note with revenue growth accelerating to its highest level in several quarters and companies comfortably outperforming expectations, according to a report released on Wednesday.An analysis by PL Capital showed aggregate revenue…
Kolkata, Sep 2 — The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has put up a strong performance at the Design/Build/Fly Competition organised by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) at Wichita, Kansas. This was IIT Kharagpur's first appearance in the prestigious event.…
Kochi, Sep 2 — Climate change is increasingly putting the livelihoods of India’s small-scale fishers at risk, with tising temperatures, rough seas, stronger storms, and changing monsoon patterns affecting both fishing days and catches, warns a new assessment.The new diagnostic assessment, prepared…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — India has emerged as a key exporter of petrol to Russia, with shipments touching nearly 1 million barrels over the past two months as widespread Ukrainian drone attacks have crippled the country’s refineries, forcing Moscow to take recourse to imports to meet domestic demand,…
Chicago, Aug 30 — The year 2047 is the target year set for achieving 'Viksit Bharat' which is hardly 20 years from now, so the speed and scale with which the reforms are happening require a lot more support, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.Addressing the vibrant Indian diaspora here,…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — The Department of Consumer Affairs has notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, paving the way for Indian Standard Time (IST) to become the common time reference for legal, administrative, commercial and other official purposes across the country, it was…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — When Tim Cook took over as chief executive of Apple in August 2011, following Steve Jobs’ second departure from the company amid his deteriorating health, expectations were sky-high and doubts were equally strong.Cook was widely viewed as an operations and supply-chain expert…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — Higher education enrolment in India has risen steadily in a decade, growing 31.5 per cent from 3.42 crore students in 2014–15 to 4.50 crore in 2023–24, an official factsheet said on Sunday.The gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education rose from 23.7 per cent in 2014–15 to…
New Delhi, Aug 30 — President Droupadi Murmu will grace the ‘NIFT Combined Convocation 2026’ as the Chief Guest on Monday, where graduating students from 18 NIFT campuses across the country will come together to celebrate the conferment of their degrees and mark the culmination of their academic…
Chicago, Aug 30 — Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacted and addressed the vibrant Indian diaspora community in the US at the Consulate General of India’s office here, an official statement said on Sunday.FM Sitharaman lauded the diaspora’s role as a formidable force that enhances…
Mumbai, Aug 29 — Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought equity worth Rs 30,918 crore this month (up to August 29), of which Rs 18,790 crore was through exchanges and Rs 12,128 crore was through 'primary market and others' category.This is the second month in a row that FPIs have turned buyers in…
Seoul, Aug 30 — South Korean individual investors purchased over $7 billion worth of US stocks over the past two months amid a correction in the local equity market, industry data showed on Sunday.Retail investors bought a net $7.04 billion worth of stocks in the U.S. market from July 1 through…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — The sustained expansion of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road connectivity is changing the landscape of rural mobility in the hilly areas, taking all-weather connectivity to villages and habitations that were earlier difficult to access, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — The government on Saturday emphasised that research undertaken by Textile Research Associations (TRAs) should increasingly be industry-driven, outcome-oriented and measurable, with greater focus on translating research into technologies, patents, prototypes, commercialisation…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has discussed opportunities for Mondelēz International to further expand its production, sourcing, services and export footprint in India with the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Luca Zaramella, it was…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — The Central government's Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) has brought more than 115 lakh hectares under micro‑irrigation as of July 2026 and has benefitted 12.30 lakh farmers, around 20 per cent of them women, an official factsheet said on Saturday.The centrally sponsored scheme,…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited the sale of compounded asafoetida (hing powder) by Everest Food Products Private Limited and Laljee Godhoo over alleged non-compliance with prescribed food safety standards, the regulator said on…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — The 57th meeting of the GST Council -- chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman -- is scheduled to be held here on September 12 with simplification of GST registration for large businesses likely to figure on the agenda, according to an office memorandum circulated…
New Delhi, Aug 29 — Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday called for transforming the National Test House (NTH) into a premier global testing and certification organisation with its certificates gaining worldwide acceptance as India expands its manufacturing capabilities.Addressing the 115th…