Month: April 2026
AI startup Sarvam close to raising $300 million at $1.5 billion valuation
India’s homegrown artificial intelligence startup, Sarvam AI, is close to raising $300 million to $350 million as it seeks to build a domestic player that…
Tech Tonic – HDMI, USB-C and history repeating itself
It’s actually great that USB-C cables are everywhere. Smartphones, laptops, tablets, external storage drives, game console controllers, power banks, and in your car too. The…
Gemma 4 imbibes Google’s sharpest AI instincts, and is more welcoming| Business News
Even as Google releases the Gemma 4, its open large language models, there is a short historical significance to it. These models find the same…
Database startup Supabase seeks to double valuation to $10 billion: Report
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is in talks to lead an investment in open-source database startup Supabase at a valuation of about $10 billion, The…
FMCGs buying up Ayurveda startups for healthy growth
Ayurveda seems to have found a sweet spot in India’s FMCG playbook as national players turn to regional and niche brands in this space to…
Income tax dept opposes benefits to Jane Street Singapore
Mumbai: The Indian tax office has challenged the treaty benefits claimed by the Singapore arm of the American investor group Jane Street in a draft…
Key petrochemical products get 3 month import duty relief
New Delhi: India Thursday exempted imports of critical petrochemical products from customs duty for three months till June 30, giving relief to sectors such as…
India Inc seeks export ban on key inputs, QCO relief
New Delhi: Industry has suggested that the government consider an export ban on key raw materials such as sulphur and helium, temporary relaxation of Quality…
PMI slows to lowest level in 4 years in March
New Delhi: Manufacturing sector activity slowed to its lowest level in nearly four years in March 2026, dragged down by the impact of the war…
India is looking at preferential access to US market, says Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: India is looking at preferential market access for its products in the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, adding…