Investment

PM wants stakeholders to work together for a timely roll-out of 5G Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the industry to think of a better way of handling electronic waste and create a circular economy and consider forming a...

Deadline: five years for Agra Metro completion Efforts are on to attract multi-billion-dollar investments from all over the world to improve India’s infrastructure, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of construction work on 29.4-km Agra Metro. Speaking on...

Ministry list advantage of floating structures Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has compiled the draft guidelines for technical specifications of floating structures, with a vision to set up and deploy world-class floating infrastructure all along the coastline and issued...

Naik wants AYUSH Sector to upscale quickly The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of AYUSH are to set up an Export Promotion Council to boost AYUSH exports, citing growing global interest in AYUSH-based solutions for disease resistance...

India-US discuss IP issues FICCI is committed to exploring areas of cooperation and partnership to establish a favourable innovation and IP ecosystem in India, an India-US dialogue session was told on 4 Dec 2020. The ecosystem will address IP concerns...

Global investors back India focused education technology company The London-based iNSTRUCKO, is expanding customer base across India, Middle East, Singapore, and the UK, having raised said it will use the recently raised an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A funding from...

Policy focus on reviving growth The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects the economy to record positive growth in the second half of the current financial year, with a 7.5% contraction for the whole year, an improvement over its previous...

Mariette sees the Government and Fintech roles in India’s cashless economy. Lyra, well established in international markets, is planning to replicate the successful global solutions in India with features in accordance with regulatory requirements in the country, Christophe Mariette, Chairman,...

A deal of passion for innovation and digital transformation New York’s Deloitte Consulting has agreed to acquire HashedIn Technologies Private Limited, a high-end product development and software engineering firm in India as part of its longstanding and strategic investment in...

Govt urged to address key issues The Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) expects to end financial 2020-21 with overall merchandise exports of about US$290 billion supported by increasing orders and enquiries as well as resilience in the global supply...