India doubles down on domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:22 AM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A total of Rs 4,763.34 crore worth investment has been made in the three and a half years under the scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks till September 2025, against an investment commitment of Rs 4,329.95 crore over the period of six years in greenfield projects, according to the government.

Imported car sales in S. Korea jump 23 pc in Nov

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:12 AM

Seoul, Dec 3 (IANS) Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea jumped 23 per cent in November from a year earlier, buoyed by strong demand for Tesla and German models, industry data showed on Wednesday.

India to remain world's fastest growing economy in FY26: OECD

IANS | December 2, 2025 9:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy with an expected growth of 6.7 per cent in 2025-26, driven by higher private consumption and buoyant government expenditure on infrastructure projects, according to the economic outlook report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday.

Manufacturing sector accounts for 78 per cent of foreign technical collaborations: RBI

IANS | December 2, 2025 9:50 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The foreign technical collaboration (FTCs) in the manufacturing sector entities accounted for 78.4 per cent of the total reported FTCs, of which, machinery and motor vehicles together accounted for 30.6 per cent, while FTCs in the services sector constituted 16.6 per cent between financial year 2023-2025 (FY23-25), data from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Tuesday.

Auto sector shines in festive quarter; PV sales up 12 pc, two-wheelers 18 pc

IANS | December 2, 2025 8:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian automobile sector witnessed a robust festive season (September+October+November) as passenger vehicle (PV) wholesale was up 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and retail was up 15 per cent, while two-wheeler (2W) wholesale was up 9 per cent YoY and retail up 18 per cent YoY, a report said on Tuesday.