Recent Posts

ET logo
Posted in Economy

Tea industry seeks policy support as rising costs, labour shortage strain margins

Kolkata: India’s tea industry is facing mounting financial stress due to rising input costs, stagnant prices, labour shortages and climate-related risks, prompting planters to seek…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

VB-G RAM G & PMAY-G account for 63 pc of Dept of Rural Development Budget: Report

New Delhi: VB-G RAM G — the scheme set to replace MGNREGA — got the highest share in the Budget for the Department of Rural…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

Moody’s cites Russian crude uncertainty in US trade pact

The US-India interim trade pact eases tariff pressures on exports to America but leaves significant uncertainties over Russian crude oil imports and large-scale US purchase…

Continue Reading
ET logo
Posted in Economy

India-UK free trade pact likely to be implemented in April: Official

New Delhi, The India-UK free trade agreement, signed in July last year, is likely to be implemented in April 2026, according to an official. India…

Continue Reading
An AI data labeller working on her computer in Ranchi. India, which will host an international AI summit this month, has ambitious plans in the tech sector. (Photo: Representative/AFP )
Posted in Business

India’s moment to re-engineer AI for human impact, writes IIT-K director ahead of Delhi summit| Technology News

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 arrives at a rare inflection point. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has crossed the threshold from promise to pervasiveness, yet the…

Continue Reading
Helen Bovington in her Manhattan apartment.
Posted in Business

Gen Z, locked out of home buying, puts its money in the market| Business News

A generation of young people locked out of homeownership has found another way to build wealth: putting money into the stock market. Helen Bovington in…

Continue Reading
Beautification work underway near Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled for 16-20 February. (Sonu Mehta/HT)
Posted in Business

Inside India’s bid to rewrite the global AI playbook| Business News

At the Bharat Mandapam—the same stage where the G20 shifted the global tectonic plates—India is preparing to host what is being billed as the “Bretton…

Continue Reading
OpenAI plans to significantly increase its headcount and footprint in India within the year, Sam Altman says. (Reuters)
Posted in Business

Sam Altman bets on India as OpenAI’s next growth engine| Business News

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is doubling down on India, labelling the world’s most populous nation a potential “full-stack AI leader” as the San Francisco-based startup…

Continue Reading
Magicpin aims to grow active user base to 20 million in 2026 driven by food delivery: CEO Anshoo Sharma
Posted in Startups

Magicpin aims to grow active user base to 20 million in 2026 driven by food delivery: CEO Anshoo Sharma

Magicpin aims to grow its active user base to 20 million in 2026 with food delivery as a key growth driver, the hyperlocal platform’s CEO…

Continue Reading
1
Posted in Economy

Rs 1.5 lakh crore infra push: Cabinet clears road, rail & urban projects, launches Urban Challenge Fund

New Delhi: The cabinet approved infrastructure projects worth about Rs 1.50 lakh crore, spanning urban development, transport connectivity, rail capacity expansion and startup financing, in…

Continue Reading