Guwahati, Sep 20 (IANS) Assam has the potential to emerge as a major energy hub for the country and could become the "Battery of India" in the coming years, Adani Group Director Jeet Adani said on Sunday.
Guwahati, Sep 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday laid the foundation stone for Adani Power Limited’s 3,200 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Chapar in Dhubri district, marking one of the largest private investments in the state's history.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Calling on the next generation of engineers to embrace interdisciplinary thinking, Mizoram Governor General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh has said India’s future technological leadership would depend on engineers who can work across traditional academic and professional boundaries.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India’s exports to free trade agreement (FTA) partners have shot up during the first quarter of 2026-27, with shipments to Singapore and Sri Lanka more than doubling and exports to ASEAN rising by more than 60 per cent, which shows that the trade pacts are actually bearing fruit, according to reports.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s middle class is coming under growing financial pressure as the cost of securing basic necessities such as electricity, water, healthcare, education and transportation continues to rise, turning what many economists and observers describe as public policy failures into private household struggles, a report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) China’s rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is reshaping workplaces across industries, boosting productivity but also intensifying concerns about job displacement, particularly among young workers, a report has said.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) More than 10.40 lakh accredited social health activists (ASHAs) and 10.58 lakh trained Anganwadi workers are strengthening community healthcare and early childhood services, enabling convergence and strengthening local institutions, according to a government factsheet on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows reached Rs 23,676 crore this month via selling through the exchanges (up to September 19), indicating that FPI flows into India again turned negative after the positive flows in July and August, according to analysts.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) With more than 600 exhibitors, around 300 international companies, participation from 52 countries, and 56 MoUs, announcements and strategic initiatives, the ‘SEMICON India 2026’ event provided a platform for investment, technology partnerships, commercialisation of research, industry–academia collaboration, startup development, skilling and international cooperation across the semiconductor value chain.
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India’s gross domestic savings rate, currently around 34 per cent of GDP, needs to rise towards 38-40 per cent to sustain the 7-8 per cent growth required for Viksit Bharat, according to NK Singh, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission.
