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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.

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.

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.

India remains concern about the effectiveness of Project Preparation Facility (PPF) of the New Development Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told BRICS’ Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in Washington.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed 30 licensing agreements for Transfer of Technology (ToT) with 16 Indian companies, including three start-ups, at Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019, held at Goa University 17-19 Oct 2019.

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd is acquiring Bengaluru-headquartered Powerupcloud Technologies Pvt Ltd, a fast-growing cloud consulting helping clients across India, Singapore, UAE and USA.  

It is important for India and US to iron out bilateral issues on intellectual property (IP), Narendra Sabharwal, Chair, FICCI IPR Committee, has stressed.