New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian medical devices industry has the potential to grow at 28 per cent yearly to reach $50 bn by 2030, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. The industry has the power to emerge as the global leader in manufacturing and innovation in next 25 years, he said while […]
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday announced that WhatsApp is rolling out Call Links to make it easier to start and join a call in just one tap. “We’ve also started testing secured and encrypted group video calls for up to 32 people on WhatsApp,” Zuckerberg posted. Group calling […]
Mumbai, Sep 20 India’s fintech market is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, from $31 billion in 2021, Chief Economic Advisor Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran said here on Tuesday. Speaking at the ‘Global Fintech Fest 2022’ (GFF 2022), he noted that a major shift towards a more equitable distribution of investment across sectors including […]
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) Millions of users were glued to Apple live stream presentation on YouTube as well as other online channels that introduced the new iPhone 14 series alongside the newest products on Wednesday, a report said on Thursday. Ten minutes before the launch, over 300,000 people were on the YouTube live stream page, […]
Bengaluru, Sep 5 HAL-L&T consortium has bagged Rs 860 crore contract for end-to-end realisation of five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) over a period of four years from the NewsSpace India Limited (NSIL). The contract was exchanged on Monday between HAL and NSIL during the inaugural session of the seventh Bengaluru Space Expo 2022. Over the […]
New Delhi, Sep 5 India’s external debt rose by 8.2 per cent to stand at $620.7 billion on March 31, 2022, compared to $573.7 billon on March 31, 2021. Out of this, 53.2 per cent of external debt was denominated in US dollars, the Indian rupee denominated debt was estimated at 31.2 per cent and […]
Goodfellows, a young start-up that provides authentic meaningful companionship to seniors through young, educated graduates that are vetted intensely for empathy and emotional intelligence. Shantanu Naidu, General Manager in the office of Ratan N. Tata, said, “The start-up emphasises that companionship means different things to different people. To some, it may mean watching a movie, […]
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Global coffee chain Starbucks has named Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan its next CEO. Narasimhan, who currently heads health and hygiene company Reckitt, will join Starbucks in October and take over from its iconic interim CEO Howard Shultz in April. Narasimhan joins the growing ranks of Indian-descent CEOs heading leading US corporate giants such […]
San Francisco, Aug 29 (IANS) PC and printer major HP Inc on Monday announced the completion of its $3.3 billion acquisition of Poly, a leading global provider of workplace collaboration solutions. The deal is expected to accelerate HP’s strategy to create a more growth-oriented portfolio, further strengthen its industry opportunity in hybrid work solutions, and position […]
Mumbai, August 27 India’s forex reserves fell by $6.687 billion to $564.053 billion in the week ending August 19, the RBI’s weekly statistical data showed. “India’s forex reserves dipped to USD 564bn as on August 19, lowest since October 2020. The main reason behind this fall is dip in foreign current assets which the RBI […]