India, Africa must double bilateral trade by 2030: Piyush Goyal

IANS | August 29, 2025 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India and Africa must work to double bilateral trade by 2030, focusing on value addition, technology-driven agriculture, renewable energy, and healthcare, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

Mukesh Ambani bets big on AI, genomics as new growth drivers

IANS | August 29, 2025 5:20 PM

Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) India, with its scale, talent and entrepreneurial spirit, is uniquely positioned to lead in this new era of artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics, and Reliance has positioned itself confidently to lead the nation's mission to ensure that abundance and affordability become the birthright of every Indian, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Friday.

India’s GDP growth accelerates to 7.8 pc in April-June quarter

IANS | August 29, 2025 4:43 PM

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India’s GDP growth accelerated to a robust 7.8 per cent in the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year compared to the growth of 6.5 per cent during same quarter of FY 2024-25, official figures released by the Ministry of Statistics showed on Friday.