Washington, June 11 (IANS) India will remain the world's fastest-growing major economy despite the economic shock from the conflict in the Middle East, with the World Bank on Thursday raised its growth forecast for the country even as it cut projections for much of the global economy.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is set to visit Switzerland’s capital Berne from June 12-13 for discussions with senior representatives of the Swiss Government and leaders of the Alpine country’s pharmaceutical industry, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India’s textile industry has expanded to nearly $190 billion in 2025-26 and is poised to achieve the target of $350 billion by 2030, Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals pathways are great opportunities for India to reduce import dependence while supporting industrial growth and decarbonisation, Dr VK Saraswat, former member, NITI Aayog, said here on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) China‑Pakistan Economic Corridor has entered a new phase -- dubbed “CPEC 2.0” -- that prioritises artificial intelligence, cloud computing and surveillance technologies over the heavy infrastructure projects that defined the first decade of cooperation, a new report has said.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Pakistan's gross government domestic debt and liabilities rose to Rs 58,089 billion in April, according to a report.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) IT industry’s apex body Nasscom has announced the constitution of the UK Technology Advisory Council (TAC) that will serve as a strategic industry advisory body to the High Commission of India in UK, providing structured inputs on accelerating India-UK technology partnership, it was announced on Thursday.
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) India's top financial banking services providers -- State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of India (BoI), and Yes Bank -- have sharply raised interest rates on Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) or FCNR(B) deposits following the Reserve Bank of India's recent measures to attract foreign currency inflows, with lenders now offering Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) returns of up to 6.6 per cent on US dollar deposits.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The government agency Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Thursday selected three Indian space startups -- Astrobase Space Technologies, SatSure Analytics India and TM2SPACE Technologies -- as the first set of Indian Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) for funding under its Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) Scheme.
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India is strengthening its position as a leading global talent hub for financial services, with Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Bengaluru ranking among the world's top 30 financial services markets, according to a report released on Thursday.
