Month: May 2026
MSME apprenticeships set for boost as India drafts roadmap
New Delhi: India is preparing a roadmap to scale up apprenticeship training among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with a focus on policy, regulatory…
Galaxeye eyes 8-week timeline to begin commercial data rollout; defence demand to anchor early revenues
Spacetech startup Galaxeye is targeting an eight-week window to begin commercial sales of satellite imagery from its newly launched Mission Drishti, with defence and security…
The lore of Sam Altman is being tested like never before
The lore of Sam Altman is being tested. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the company’s president, Greg Brockman, arriving last week for court proceedings in…
Spacetech startup GalaxEye launches Mission Drishti from SpaceX
Spacetech startup GalaxEye on Sunday launched its first earth observation (EO)satellite, Mission Drishti, aboard a Falcon 9 operated by SpaceX from Vandenberg, California. The 190-kg…
CEA Nageswaran calls for capex push amid EV growth momentum
Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday exhorted the corporate sector to reflect on its choices, pointing out that while the average profitability of…
Finance Ministry seeks faster disposal by DRTs, holds talks
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Saturday held deliberations on reducing pendency and accelerating disposal of cases in debt recovery tribunals. It said in a…
NITI Aayog gets two new full-time members
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said it has appointed Dr R Balasubramaniam and Dr Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog. This takes…
Parliamentary Panels flag ministries’ budget gaps: Funds cut at RE stage, still unspent
The parliamentary standing committees have red flagged a consistent trend of central ministries unable to spend allocated budgets, and surrendering funds in several cases. In…
Plurilaterals without guardrails can fragment trading system: Experts
There is a contrast between the doom and gloom around the WTO system, and the reality of growing trade volumes, said Pascal Lamy, former Director-General,…
Govt eases FDI norms under FEMA for up to 10% Chinese stake
The government on Saturday tweaked rules under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), giving effect to its recent decision to allow overseas entities having a…