New Delhi, July 17 The Ministry of Heavy Industries has initiated the formulation of the Automotive Mission Plan 2047 (AMP 2047) aimed at enhancing innovation, global competitiveness, and sustainable development to establish India as a global automotive leader by 2047, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The initiative is a strategic roadmap aligned […]
New Delhi, July 15 The coming months will be crucial for India’s global trade relations, as the government intensifies negotiations with major partners such as the European Union (EU), the United States, and the ASEAN bloc, officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday. During a press briefing, Special Secretary Satya Srinivas […]
ECS Fin at J-9 was a whole mood By Dr Elsa Lycias Joel It’s been almost a couple of weeks since I returned from a two-day Fintech Summit in Dubai hosted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Two days of […]
After India officially overtook Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, Union ministers and BJP leaders hailed the milestone as a moment of national pride and a testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and vision for a rising India. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi said the achievement reflects a decade […]
New Delhi, May 18 At a time when the global economy is facing what the United Nations calls a “precarious moment”, India has emerged as a rare bright spot. The UN’s mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects projects India’s growth at 6.3 per cent in the current fiscal year, the highest among […]
New York, April 29 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reiterated that India would likely be among the “first” to sign a trade deal with the US following President Donald Trump’s demands for realigning economic relations under the threat of tariffs. “Vice President [JD] Vance was in India last week, talked about substantial progress”, he […]
New Delhi, March 10 Elon Musk on Monday said a massive cyber attack has hit his X social media platform, that disabled millions of users across the globe, including in India, from accessing the popular platform. The X platform went down in a massive global outage as users were unable to access the micro-blogging platform. […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has admitted that one of his biggest mistakes was failing to predict the dominance of search, a market that Google successfully capitalised on. He said Microsoft had initially assumed that the web would remain decentralised, not realising that search would become its most valuable business model. Calling it a valuable lesson, […]
New Delhi, March 1 The mutual fund industry has seen significant growth in assets under management (AUM) — from Rs 5.89 lakh crore in May 2008 to Rs 53.4 lakh crore in March 2024, a report showed on Saturday. The steady increase in the share of mutual funds in Indian household savings, from 7.6 per […]
New Delhi Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that he is thrilled to see bonds grow between India and the US. Speaking at the 76th Republic Day celebration in Seattle, US, Nadella said the bond is strong because of shared democratic values by both countries. The event was organised by Indian Consulate in Seattle. “Looking forward, […]