India to grow by 6.5 pc in 2025 amid global slump: UN report

IANS | April 17, 2025 12:34 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India is expected to remain the fastest growing major economy with a 6.5 per cent growth rate in 2025 while global growth is seen as marking a shift towards a recessionary path with the international trading system facing its most serious challenge since the Second World War, according to the latest UNCTAD report.

Indian stock market opens in red, IT stocks drag

IANS | April 17, 2025 9:34 AM

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) After three consecutive days of gains, the domestic benchmark indices opened in red on Thursday amid weak global cues, as selling was seen in the IT and auto sectors in the early trade.

Apple surpasses 60 pc reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions

IANS | April 16, 2025 10:03 PM

Cupertino, (California), April 16 (IANS) Apple on Wednesday announced that it has surpassed a 60 per cent reduction in its global greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2015 levels, as part of its 2030 goal to become carbon neutral across its entire footprint in the next five years.

India’s apparel exports clock double digit growth amid global headwinds

IANS | April 16, 2025 8:53 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India's exports of textiles & apparel have attained a growth of 6.32 per cent during the current financial year ended on March 31, 2025, as compared to the previous year with the apparel segment being the main growth driver, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)