Month: May 2026
Why CEA Anantha Nageswaran says India is facing a ‘Live Balance of Payments Stress Test’
India is facing one of its toughest external-sector challenges in years as rising oil prices, foreign investor exits, a weakening rupee, and slowing capital inflows…
Competition Commission of India says it won’t allow ‘winner-takes-all tyranny’ of Big Tech firms in digital markets
New Delhi: Competition Commission seeks to strike the right balance to ensure that it neither stifles innovation with over-regulation nor allows the “winner-takes-all tyranny” of…
Citi sees India tightening currency controls to halt Rupee slump
India may take a number of steps in coming months to bolster foreign reserves and the rupee, including possibly restricting outflows from businesses, according to…
UN cuts India’s 2026 GDP forecast to 6.4 pc, still among fastest-growing economies
United Nations: The United Nations has revised downward India’s economic growth forecast for 2026 to 6.4 per cent from its earlier projection of 6.6 per…
DG ICAR Jat felicitates progressive millet farmer K Chikkana at ICAR-IIMR
M L Jat, Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR, on Tuesday felicitated K. Chikkana, a progressive millet farmer from Bombrahalli village in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district,…
Airtel’s Priority Postpaid 5G fast lane may reopen net neutrality fault lines
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a significant change to the company’s telecom network infrastructure, implementing a new slicing technology that will prioritise the 5G experience…
PM Modi courts Norwegian investment in shipping, green transition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Norwegian companies to increase investments in India in sectors such as the blue economy, shipbuilding, green transition, renewable energy,…
Cornell professor talks AI chaos, and dismissing AI writers
Cognitive warmup. Actor, comedian and filmmaker Seth Rogen has some choice words for creatives using AI to ‘write’. During a promotion of his animated film…
Italy and India set to upgrade ties during PM Modi’s visit to Rome
Italy and India will seek to reinforce diplomatic and trade ties during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Rome by elevating their relationship to that…
At Google I/O 2026, Sundar Pichai underlines focus on AI agents
In the first key developer conference keynote of this summer, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai laid out the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) vision….