New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Bangladesh has made significant social and economic gains over the past 55 years but continues to struggle with weak institutional capacity for policymaking, a new report has said.
Bangkok, Oct 16 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Governor Kazuhiko Amakawa on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings here and discussed expanding cooperation in clean energy, semiconductors and critical minerals.
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Instant househelp platform Snabbit has reported a sharp increase in losses during FY26 as the company ramped up spending to expand its footprint and acquire customers, despite recording strong revenue growth in its first full year of operations.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Africa, a continent that is rich in critical mineral resources, is emerging as a priority in India-Japan discussions on closer bilateral ties to build economic security and supply chains. The two countries are positioning themselves to deepen cooperation in critical minerals, digital infrastructure, healthcare, green energy, and resilient supply chains across the Global South, seeing it as an opportunity for the next phase of investment, according to an article in The Diplomat.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) India will need an additional 2.6 billion sq. ft. of healthcare real estate by 2035, as the country needs nearly 2.9 million incremental hospital beds to align with global healthcare infrastructure benchmarks, a report said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) After a prolonged period of estranged diplomatic ties, India and Canada have turned around their bilateral relationship to focus on economic complementarities and shared strategic interests, according to a new report.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the maiden export of 1.755 metric tonnes of organic Palmyra Jaggery Powder from Tamil Nadu's Gobichettipalayam to Varna, Bulgaria, an official statement said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The central government on Friday reduced the duty drawback rates applicable to the export of gold and silver jewellery, as well as other precious metal products.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu on Friday termed his India visit as very useful, saying the Team Canada Trade Mission concluded with over 30 commercial partnerships between Canadian and Indian entities valued at close to $300 million (Canadian).
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Trade between India and Arab countries already exceeds $150 billion, while new investment opportunities in India could drive the figure to $500 billion over the next 10 to 20 years, according to a report in TV BRICS news website.
