Davos: India is among the top countries in terms of investment plans made by CEOs and also in terms of their confidence in the country’s economic growth, a global survey showed on Monday. Releasing its annual CEO survey here on the first evening of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, PwC said nearly 9 out…
Davos: This highest town in Europe has become synonymous with an annual gathering of the most powerful people in the world and that requires some heavy-duty security cover. Nearly 5,000 Swiss army personnel, including those equipped with the latest gadgets like drones and AI-powered tools, have taken over this small skiing resort town to ensure…
New Delhi: India’s space sector wants the government to spend more on space-based services, slash taxes to spur growth of start-ups and introduce a production-linked incentive scheme for them in the Union Budget. The sector has put forward its demand ahead of the Union Budget for 2025-26 on February 1. The Indian space economy is…
New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s car was pelted with stones during campaigning in the New Delhi constituency on Saturday, the party alleged. “Supporters of BJP’s New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma attacked Kejriwal during campaigning in the constituency,” an AAP leader said. Police said that no one pelted stones at the Kejriwal’s car but some…
New Delhi: Electric vehicle sales in India crossed 14.08 lakh units in 2024, achieving a market penetration rate of 5.59 per cent, up from 4.44 percent in the previous year, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Saturday. The minister asserted that the upward trend in EV adoption underscores the growing public trust in electric…
New Delhi: The first part of the Parliament’s Budget session is set to be held between January 31 and February 13, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman likely to table her eighth straight budget on February 1. Parliament budget session will start with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will hold discussions in Brussels with Commissioner of the European Commission for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic from January 18-20 on the proposed free trade agreement between the two, an official statement said on Friday. On the sidelines, the minister is also expected to meet World…
Indian Single-malts are making in roads in the global travel retail sector– a space traditionally dominated by Scotch. In recent years the Indian single-malt whisky industry has undergone a lot of transformation and challenged a long-held consumer perception with power brands like the award-winning ‘Kadamba Indian Single-malt whisky’ which carved out a distinct identity and…
New Delhi: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday said it has achieved financial closure for its Bina refinery expansion cum petrochemical project with the signing of a loan agreement of Rs 31,802 crore with a consortium of six lenders led by the State Bank of India. The project, estimated to cost Rs 48,926…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced liberalised norms to encourage use of Indian Rupee and local/ national currencies to settle cross-border transactions. The decision comes at a time when the domestic currency is sliding and touched an all-time low of 86.70 per US dollar on Monday. The Reserve Bank has already…
