New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Smartphone financing tenure in India averaged 10 months in Q2 2026, with Tier 2 cities emerging as the most financing‑driven market where EMI plans accounted for 57.5 per cent of purchases, a report said on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India's digital transformation market is projected to reach $229.59 billion by 2029 due to rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, cloud computing, enterprise digitisation and the expansion of digital public infrastructure, according to a report released on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday said the government is working to increase women’s participation across India’s aviation workforce to 25 per cent, building on the country’s significantly higher representation of women pilots compared to the global average.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In a significant step to facilitate the ease of doing business for exporters, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the requirement of submitting physical duty payment challans while applying for Export Obligation Discharge Certificates under the Advance Authorisation (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Schemes, according to a Commerce Ministry statement issued on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The expenditure on India’s 1,847 major infrastructure projects, currently being implemented by the Centre, has reached Rs 21.97 lakh crore (as of June 2026), which represents over 54 per cent of the total investment of Rs 40.54 lakh crore earmarked for these mega projects, reflecting steady progress in the pace of work, according to a factsheet issued by the government on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India’s initial public offering (IPO) market remained among the world’s most active in FY26 as 366 IPOs across mainboard and SME platforms raised approximately Rs 1.9 lakh crore, a report said on Monday.
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Gold and silver prices rose sharply on Monday due to buying momentum ahead of the festive season and firm global market cues, with precious metals recording substantial gains of up to more than 1 per cent.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Monday announced that it is targeting 2 million cumulative connected car sales by 2030, while it has over 0.8 million connected cars on Indian roads.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India's fresher hiring outlook strengthened for the July-December period this year with 75 per cent of employers indicating an intent to hire entry-level talent, according to a report released on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India's smartphone market is changing fast. People no longer only care about low prices or how many phones are sold. Instead, they want more value from their devices. Young buyers want features that used to be available only in expensive phones.
