Month: June 2026
India-UK FTA more than just about trade: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
Paris: The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) goes beyond just trade and technology to open many doors for the people in both countries, Foreign Secretary…
Jio IPO to be filed with SEBI today, says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries Limited Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has announced that the board of Jio Platforms has approved an IPO document and will be…
The AI data centre paradox: Can India’s natural resources keep up?
There’s a recent thread that holds together San Francisco, Vancouver, Tucson, Santiago, Dublin, London, Johor, Batam and the Indian port city of Visakhapatnam, also called…
Wired Wisdom: Ericsson’s 5G data, Apple’s AI agents, and foldable phone market
Opening thought. This week, the latest Ericsson Mobility Report arrived. The headline estimates are that India’s 5G subscriptions are expected to breach the 1.1 billion…
Deepinder Goyal’s Temple claims discovery of biomarker that calculates cost of being alive; here’s what it means
Deepinder Goyal on Thursday announced that his health and fitness wearables startup Temple has discovered a new biomarker called ‘Entropy’. “The Temple team has made…
Ample world inventories may soften El Nino food supply shock
A super El Nino is likely to unsettle global weather and threaten food output in the coming months, but near record world inventories, expectations of…
Despite West Asia crisis, net direct tax mopup grows 15% to Rs 5.2 lakh crore
New Delhi: India’s direct tax collections, net of refunds, rose 14.64% year-on-year to ₹5.21 lakh crore as on June 17, supported by strong advance tax…
EPF interest rate retained at 8.25% for FY26
New Delhi: The government has ratified an 8.25% interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26, a government official said. The rate has…
India initiates sustainability certification framework for exports to meet EU, UK compliance norms
New Delhi: India has initiated a programme to develop sustainability certification standards for export products, an official said, as it seeks to strengthen the competitiveness…
Modi, Trump direct officials to swiftly finalise trade pact: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
Paris: Trade was a major subject of discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, with both leaders directing their negotiators to…