Science & Tech News: Innovations

FM Sitharaman invites global CEOs, investors to join India’s growth story

IANS | April 22, 2025 11:06 AM

San Francisco, April 22 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met global CEOs, pension fund managers and other institutional investors here, and discussed the opportunity for collaboration in the domain of energy and sustainability, the Rs 1 lakh crore ($12 billion) corpus private sector–driven research, development, and innovation scheme, and GIFT-IFSC, among others.

Over 8 in 10 Indian users seek compact smartphones with flagship performance: Report

IANS | April 22, 2025 11:03 AM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) More than eight in 10 (88 per cent) consumers in India are likely to purchase a compact smartphone if it delivers flagship-level performance, with more than half of the respondents not willing to compromise on processor performance and battery life when purchasing a compact smartphone, a report showed on Tuesday.

Indian stock market opens higher, Sensex above 79,500

IANS | April 22, 2025 9:42 AM

Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) The domestic benchmark indices opened marginally up on Tuesday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the auto, PSU bank and financial services sectors in the early trade.

DBT scheme disburses over Rs 43.3 lakh crore so far, Rs 6.60 lakh crore in FY25 alone

IANS | April 21, 2025 6:40 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme has cumulatively disbursed more than Rs 43.3 lakh crore so far, thus redefining welfare delivery by enhancing transparency, curbing leakages and ensuring precise fund distribution.

India’s broadband subscribers rose to 945 million in January: Govt data

IANS | April 21, 2025 6:26 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The total number of broadband subscribers increased from 944.96 million at the end of December to 945.16 million at the end of January, with a monthly growth rate of 0.04 per cent, government data showed on Monday.

Bulls return as market cap of BSE-listed firms crosses $5 trillion again

IANS | April 21, 2025 6:03 PM

Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) After facing pressure due to global uncertainties, Indian stock markets rebounded strongly as the total market capitalisation of all companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has once again crossed the $5 trillion mark.

Being omnivorous or vegan makes no difference to muscle building after weight training

IANS | April 21, 2025 6:00 PM

New York, April 21 (IANS) Does the source of protein — plant or animal-based — make any difference to muscle gain? The answer is no, said researchers on Monday, adding that being omnivorous and vegan makes no difference to muscle building after weight training.

Core sector industries clock 3.8 per cent growth in March

IANS | April 21, 2025 5:40 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The combined index of eight core industries increased by 3.8 per cent in March 2025, as compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.

Apple achieves its best-ever first quarter shipments in India

IANS | April 21, 2025 4:35 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Apple achieved its best-ever first quarter shipments (Q1 2025) in India, driven by strong iPhone 16 series momentum and compelling offers across ecommerce and large format retailers (LFRs) during the Republic Day promotions, a report said on Monday.

Govt directs Google to remove Chinese app for showing wrong map of India

IANS | April 21, 2025 1:25 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), along with the Survey of India (SoI), has directed US tech giant Google to remove the Chinese chat app ‘Ablo’ from its Play Store, as the app is not correct in its depiction of India’s territorial borders.