New Delhi, Aug 17 — The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has cleared nearly 31 applications involving investments of Rs 7,877 crore under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), as the government steps up efforts to strengthen India’s domestic electronics…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Indian residents and customers in Qatar can now send money directly to UPI-enabled bank accounts in India through Qatar Post outlets, following the launch of a new Qatar-India remittance service powered by UPI, it was announced on Monday.The service, which became operational on…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India’s smartphone market eased 10 per cent year‑on‑year in the second quarter of 2026 as consumers delayed upgrades and manufacturers and retailers worked down inventories, a report said on Monday.The report from technology research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR) said the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Bharat Taxi -- India's first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform -- has registered nearly 8 lakh drivers and around 41 lakh customers by July 25 since its launch and is targeting a nationwide expansion by 2029, an official fact-sheet said on Monday.Established under the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Nearly half of acquisitions by India’s top 26 IT companies over the past two fiscals were driven by considerations around artificial intelligence and allied technologies, a report said on Monday.Capability-led, largely low-leverage deals should keep the credit profiles of…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will administer a pledge to officials of both ministries at the Pusa campus in the national capital on Tuesday, following the 'Sapt Dhara of Shakti' initiative outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought feedback from non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) on draft guidelines proposed for regulating revolving credit facilities, while emphasising the need for stronger compliance, internal audit and risk management frameworks, a report has…
Gandhinagar, Aug 17 — Gujarat’s Department of Science and Technology has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which a technology company will provide approximately Rs 100 crore in financial support for youth training, capacity building and Artificial Intelligence-related…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India is the world’s second-largest fish producer, contributing 8 per cent to global output, ranks second in aquaculture production, leads in shrimp production and export, and is one of the largest producers in capture fisheries, the government said on Monday.Since 2015, the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India's deeptech sector has attracted nearly $11.4 billion in private equity and venture capital investments between 2015 and 2026 year-to-date, according to a report released on Monday.A report by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) said that 2025…
Melbourne, Aug 17 — Researchers in Australia have predicted a new type of quantum matter, challenging decades of thinking about how ultracold particles behave. The study shows that under the right conditions, mixtures of two fundamentally different types of quantum particles -- bosons and fermions…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The Ministry of Defence on Monday announced that it has signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the Indian Navy for 30 months.The…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Two more Air India pilots have failed preliminary drug tests conducted by the airline as part of an expanded screening programme introduced after a recent in-flight incident on a Phuket-Delhi service, according to a report.A report by NDTV -- citing sources -- said that the…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the government will soon announce the composition of a high-powered committee to recommend how the banking sector should play its role in supporting the country’s transformation into a developed economy by 2047.Addressing…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran has pitched bringing back E10 petrol alongside E20 for India's older vehicle fleet, saying the lower blend would help protect older two-wheelers, according to a report.In an article -- published by The Indian Express -- Nageswaran…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — India’s oil marketing companies saw earnings weaken in the first quarter of FY27 after reporting strong profitability in FY26, due to marketing losses and high LPG under‑recoveries, a new report has said.The gross refining margin has improved, high LPG under-recoveries eroded…
Seoul, Aug 17 — Google shut down 449 South Korean YouTube channels in the second quarter of this year for their politically charged content, a report showed.According to "Influence Operations Bulletin Q2 2006" by Google's Threat Analysis Group, the U.S. company terminated 22 YouTube channels in…
New Delhi, Aug 16 — The Union Ministry of Mines is organising a roadshow on the 8th Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks and a workshop on the National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust (NMEDT) on Monday in Patna, according to an official statement issued on…
New Delhi, Aug 16 — India's transport sector comprises a diverse mix of two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, buses, trains, and passenger cars, each of which is expected to electrify at a different pace, and thus distinguishes the country's transition to electric mobility from that of Europe and the US,…
New Delhi, Aug 16 — Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh, on Sunday called for making diabetes prevention a national priority, saying rural India is no longer untouched by the diabetes epidemic and requires a community-led, technology-enabled and data-driven response.Addressing the…
New Delhi, Aug 16 — Elon Musk has announced that social media platform X will make government requests to remove or restrict content more visible to users, as part of a broader effort to increase transparency around content moderation, recommendation algorithms and official intervention in online…