New Delhi, Aug 13 — India added 34 GWdc (gigawatts direct current) of solar capacity in the first half of 2026 -- 38 per cent above the H1 2025 levels -- and the country is on track to record 50 GWdc this year, a new report showed on Thursday.India is set to commission more solar capacity in 2026…
Seoul, Aug 13 — Foreign investors remained net sellers of South Korean securities for the sixth consecutive month in July, central bank data showed on Thursday, amid a broader market readjustment.Offshore investors sold a net US$21.65 billion worth of local stocks and bonds last month, following…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — India is working on advancing multilingual, voice-first AI solutions for inclusive governance and citizen-centric public service delivery, according to an official statement.Towards this goal, the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) and NITI Aayog have signed a statement of…
Washington, Aug 13 — Two US senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen Space Force readiness as China rapidly expands its military and commercial capabilities in space.Republican Senator Katie Britt of Alabama and Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada introduced the…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — The Centre will launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli on August 14, a day ahead of Independence Day,…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — Women remain significantly underrepresented in the top leadership ranks of India's largest listed companies, with only nine serving as chief executive officers and 25 as managing directors across the country's top 500 listed firms, the Parliament was informed on…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — The government on Wednesday said the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of manufacturing GVA at constant prices as per the revised series during 2022-23 to 2025-26 is 10.88 per cent.Minister of State (Independent Charge) Rao Inderjit Singh informed the Lok Sabha that the…
Mumbai, Aug 12 — Shares of Tata Group companies came under broad selling pressure on Wednesday after N. Chandrasekaran decided not to seek reappointment as chairman of Tata Sons, wiping out more than Rs 68,000 crore in combined market capitalisation despite gains in a handful of group stocks.The…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 — The Government of Karnataka and the Consulate General of Israel in Bengaluru on Wednesday held the Karnataka-Israel Cyber Dialogue 2026, bringing together government officials, industry leaders, startups, academia and cybersecurity experts to explore deeper collaboration in…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — DigiLocker has reached more than 72.43 crore registered users and has about 72.86 crore document access transactions in the last three years, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Moreover, the UMANG platform has more than 11.66 crore registered users witnessing about 798…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday called upon Indian businesses and citizens to adopt fair trading practices, promote recycling and reuse and embrace a circular economy as the country seeks to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047.Addressing the…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — Indian semiconductor startups have raised approximately $206 million across 51 funding rounds since 2022, with investor interest currently shifting to fewer but larger bets on companies closer to commercialisation, a report said on Wednesday. The report from venture capital firm…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — India's dealmaking activity accelerated in July as overall transaction value reached $11.6 billion across 210 deals due to a rebound in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), steady private equity (PE) investments and the strongest capital markets activity of the year, a report…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — IT services mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity recorded 449 deals worth about $14.8 billion in the first half of 2026, with cloud, data and analytics, cybersecurity and managed services leading deal activity, a report said on Wednesday.Despite softer discretionary…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — India has emerged as a country that is capable of linking the United States, Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia with plans for economic corridors, technological partnerships, resilient supply chains, and strategic connectivity in the Middle East region, according to an article in…
Mumbai, Aug 12 — India's capital markets regulator has found no signs of manipulation in the newly introduced closing auction session, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Wednesday, amid concerns raised by some market participants over the new…
Ahmedabad, Aug 12 — Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Wednesday reflected on his early struggles, saying that the millions of young people working at various Adani Group project sites across the country reminds him of his own journey as a small-town teenager who left home in search of…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — The Centre’s Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme Phase-II has supported the sale of approximately 16.72 lakh electric vehicles, including e-2Ws, e-3Ws, and e-4Ws. In addition, 5,299 electric buses (e-buses) have been deployed…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — India's total merchandise exports for the July‑September quarter of fiscal 2027 are projected at $131.2 billion, marking a year‑on‑year rise of 17.6 per cent, a report said on Wednesday.The report from India Exim Bank forecasted non‑oil exports at $113.8 billion, up 20.3 per…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — N Chandrasekaran -- who has completed four decades with the Tata Group -- on Wednesday described his tenure at the helm of the group as a great honour and a profound responsibility after resigning and deciding not to seek reappointment as Chairman of Tata Sons when his current…
Seoul, Aug 12 — South Korea's major mobile carrier KT Corp said on Wednesday its second-quarter net income fell 34.5 per cent from a year earlier due to the effect of government fines from its massive data breach.The company's net income for the April-June period on a consolidated basis was 480.6…