Tech startups raise $2.5 bn in Jan-March, make India 3rd most funded globally

IANS | March 24, 2025 1:27 PM

Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) Domestic tech startups raised $2.5 billion in the January-March period this year (Q1 2025) to date, marking a 13.64 per cent increase from the previous quarter and an 8.7 per cent rise from the same period last year -- making India the third most-funded country globally -- ahead of Malta and Germany and behind the US and the UK, a report showed on Monday.

India’s manufacturing sector posts robust growth in March, hiring up: HSBC

IANS | March 24, 2025 12:04 PM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India's business activity ended FY25 on a strong note, with the manufacturing sector posting a robust expansion in sales and production during March, driven by a rising demand for goods. Hiring, too, increased during the month, according to the HSBC Flash India survey released on Monday.

India’s traditional Goli Pop Soda makes a fresh splash in US, Europe, Gulf markets

IANS | March 23, 2025 1:16 PM

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) India’s traditional Goli Soda has made strong inroads in global markets under the new Goli Pop Soda brand after successful trial shipments to the US, the UK, Europe, and Gulf countries, according to a statement issued by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on Sunday.