Semicon India scheme to create 85,000 jobs: Centre

IANS | January 21, 2025 12:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In the run-up to the Union Budget 2025-26 to be presented on February 1, the Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of the government’s policies in pushing up investments and employment through the semiconductor programme and the PLI scheme for electronic goods manufacturing.

Quick-commerce to remain hot sector for VC investments in India this year

IANS | January 21, 2025 11:28 AM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Global VC investment rose from $349.4 billion across 43,320 deals in 2023 to $368.3 billion across 35,684 deals in 2024, as quick-commerce remained a hot sector of investments in India in the fourth quarter last year and will continue in 2025, according to a report on Tuesday.

India, Belgium to deepen trade and investment ties: Piyush Goyal

IANS | January 21, 2025 10:00 AM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Bernard Quintin, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, held bilateral talks in Brussels to boost trade and investment ties across the spectrum, it was announced on Tuesday.

India's annual coffee exports double to $1.3 billion in last 4 years

IANS | January 20, 2025 5:10 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India's coffee exports have almost doubled in the last four years to touch $1.29 billion in FY 2023-24 from $719.42 million in 2020-21 with the country becoming the seventh-largest coffee producer globally, according to a statement released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.