India, Japan ties to benefit Global South

IANS | August 26, 2025 3:17 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba this week, will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, including defence and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, as well as discuss issues of regional and global importance.

AI to unlock $500 billion opportunity for India’s tech services: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 3:01 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence will play a decisive role in shaping the future of India’s technology services industry as AI -- particularly the rise of Agentic AI --will unlock $300–500 billion in new opportunities and mark the beginning of a new era where humans and intelligent AI agents work together as hybrid teams, a new report said on Tuesday.

America’s bet on China for pharma, drugs may be highly risky: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 2:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) While the US sources cheap medicines ranging from everyday painkillers like ibuprofen and acetaminophen to critical antibiotics and chemotherapy agents from China, increasing dependency on the country may introduce serious risks, according to a report.

India will become a hub of clean energy: PM Modi (Ld)

IANS | August 26, 2025 2:19 PM

Ahmedabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated localised production of hybrid battery electrodes and flagged off Battery Electric Vehicle (EV) exports to 100 countries from Hansalpur in Ahmedabad and stated that India will become a hub of clean energy.

REIT penetration in India to nearly double from current 16 pc by 2030: Report

IANS | August 26, 2025 2:05 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Nearly 140 million square feet of India’s office and retail spaces have been listed in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) market and 25-30 per cent of the overall office stock in India could be listed by 2030 -- from the current levels of 16 per cent, according to a report released on Tuesday.

IPO mainboard funding in India touches Rs 15,200 crore in Aug

IANS | August 26, 2025 1:36 PM

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Market activity in August remained strong, with 13 mainboard initial public offerings (IPO) raising Rs 15,200 crore and 28 SME IPOs raising Rs 1,345 crore -- the highest SME fundraise since September 2024.