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The science that underlines the need for action towards a sustainable and inclusive future has never been strong, said Sunny Verghese, the re-elected chair of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for another two-year.

India is a key market for Changi Airport, with annual traffic between the two countries exceeding 4.8 million passenger movements, Lim Ching Kiat, Changi Airport Group managing director said.

Ethical living is a crucial trend currently influencing consumer preferences and driving new product development in soft drinks in India, according to global market research company Euromonitor International in its webinar ‘Megatrends shaping the soft drinks market in India’.

The government is making some realistic decisions for US businesses planning to relocate out of China, making India a competitive next destination, underlining the market potential based on huge domestic demand and export potential.

The India-US bilateral defence trade is expected to reach US$18 billion by year-end and the US is committed to strengthening its partnership with India while furthering military-to-military relationships and cooperation.

The India frozen pizza market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.8% during the forecast period 2019 - 2027, to account to US$1.84 billion from US$550 million in 2018.

President Ram Nath Kovind said that the Philippines-India business story is an encouraging one with the real gain being collaboration in the IT-BPO segment.

While a few companies have made contributions into government-affiliated technology business incubation (TBIs) centres as part of their CSR mandate in the past, time is right to allow more public-private participation in R&D. 

India and Japan collaborating in building Hospital infrastructure through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

A nuclear plant is coming up in the Gorakhpur of Haryana, previously having focused such plants in southern India, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space.