Maruti Suzuki selects 6 startups to boost automation, customer experience

IANS | May 12, 2026 3:43 PM

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Leading automobile firm Maruti Suzuki India Limited on Tuesday said that it selected six startups under the 10th cohort of its flagship accelerator programme to develop AI-based and technology-driven solutions aimed at improving automation and enhancing customer experience.

API security incidents cost APAC firms over $1 million on average: Report

IANS | May 12, 2026 3:02 PM

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As enterprises across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region rapidly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, API security incidents are imposing steep financial costs, with the average estimated loss per incident now exceeding $1 million, a report showed on Tuesday.

India’s ethanol-blended petrol makes a splash amid global oil shock: report

IANS | May 12, 2026 2:14 PM

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Amid global supply disruptions due to the Middle East crisis and soaring crude prices, ethanol-blended petrol is rapidly gaining ground as a sustainable fuel of the future, with India emerging as one of the world’s most closely watched biofuel success stories, according to a report in The Times Kuwait newspaper.

Singapore playing key role in China’s plan to globalise yuan: Report

IANS | May 12, 2026 2:05 PM

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Singapore has emerged as a key hub in China’s strategy to internationalise its currency, the renminbi (RMB), and reduce dependence on the US dollar-dominated global financial system. The city state facilitates China’s monetary and capital flows, across other countries in Southeast Asia, according to a new report.

India’s clean fuel transition opens Rs 1 lakh crore biogas opportunity: Report

IANS | May 12, 2026 1:22 PM

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India’s “theoretical compressed biogas production capacity is estimated at 62 million metric tonnes annually”, but current output remains below 1 per cent of that potential, leaving a massive untapped domestic energy opportunity that could attract nearly Rs 1 lakh crore of investments, a report said on Tuesday.