Anand Mahindra & family pledge Rs 500 crore for Mahindra University’s expansion
New Delhi, March 27 - Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra and his family have pledged Rs 500 crore over the next five years to Mahindra University, starting from the next financial year (FY25) till FY29, it was announced on Wednesday.
HPCL, Tata Motors ink pact to set up EV charging stations
New Delhi, March 27 - The electric mobility unit of Tata Motors Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corp on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to set up EV charging stations across India.
Top S. Korean game developer joins Google Cloud on AI, cloud computing
Seoul, March 27 - NCSOFT Corporation, a major South Korean online and mobile game developer, said on Wednesday that it has joined hands with Google Cloud in improving artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing capabilities.
SK hynix expects significant increase in sales of high-end chips
Seoul, March 27 - SK hynix, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday that it expects a significant increase in the portion of its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chip sales relative to total DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) chip sales.
Blue Planet acquires Vac-Tech Engineering to boost hazardous waste management
New Delhi, March 27 - Sustainable waste management solutions provider Blue Planet on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Vac-Tech Engineering for an undisclosed sum.
Morgan Stanley raises India’s GDP growth estimate to 6.8 pc for 2025
New Delhi, March 27 - Global brokerage Morgan Stanley has raised India’s GDP growth expectation to 6.8 per cent in 2025 from 6.5 per cent on continued traction in industrial and capex activity.
Lawyers have opportunity to shape global regulations: Abhishek Manu Singhvi
New Delhi, March 27 - Member of Parliament and senior Supreme Court advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has said the building of a nation is fundamentally dependent on the foundation of good governance that is controlled by the rule of law.
Sensex gains more than 500 points amid bullish undertone
New Delhi, March 27 - Market is likely to continue in the consolidation mode for a couple of days more and then take a new directional trend starting April, says V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.
Adani Green’s solar power plant to produce 540 mn units annually operationalised in Rajasthan
Ahmedabad, March 27 - Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) on Wednesday said it has commissioned a 180 MW solar power plant at Devikot in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
LG Group to invest over $74 billion into future tech by 2028
Seoul, March 27 - LG Group said on Wednesday it will invest 100 trillion won ($74.4 billion) in South Korea by 2028 to sharpen future technologies and seek new growth drivers.
Need for uniformity in regulations for small modular reactors, say nuclear power experts
Sochi (Russia), March 26 - Nuclear power experts on Tuesday were unanimous in their view that there is a need for common regulations for small modular reactors (SMR) which is expected to be the sunrise sector within the industry.
Govt directs NCCF, NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion directly from farmers
New Delhi, March 26 - The government has directed the NCCF and the NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion for the country’s buffer requirement directly from farmers as the Rabi-2024 harvest has begun arriving in the market, the Food Ministry
Global extended reality headset shipments drop 19 pc, Meta leads
New Delhi, March 26 - Global Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments dropped 19 per cent (year-on-year) in 2023, as Meta captured 59 per cent of the market, a new report showed on Tuesday.
Oversight Board asks Meta to remove restriction on Arabic word ‘shaheed’
New Delhi, March 26 - Meta's oversight board on Tuesday asked the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed", roughly translated as "martyr" in English.
TRAI issues recommendations to streamline M2M eSIM sector
New Delhi, March 26 - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday released recommendations aimed at streamlining the regulatory landscape of machine-to-machine (M2M) embedded SIM (eSIM) in India.
India’s manufacturing industry most targeted for ransomware attacks: Study
New Delhi, March 26 - India’s manufacturing industry witnessed the most ransomware extortion in 2023, according to a global report.
Myntra outpaces market with strong growth aided by customer acquisition, innovation & operational excellence
Bengaluru, March 26 - Myntra, India's premier fashion, beauty and lifestyle destination, on Tuesday said it has been on a strong growth trajectory, growing notably faster than the online fashion market since H2 (second half) of CY 2023, with GMV growth nearing two
India on the path to its next industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, say analysts
New Delhi, March 26 - India is on the path to its next industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, as per analysts at Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers.
Mumbai overtakes Beijing to become Asia’s new billionaire capital
New Delhi, March 26 - Mumbai has surpassed Beijing to emerge as Asia's new billionaire capital while India has overtaken Germany to become the third-ranked country globally with 271 billionaires, according to the latest Hurun Research Institute report.
Indian tech startups receive $1.6 bn in funding in Q1 2024; retail, fintech lead
New Delhi, March 26 - The Indian tech startup ecosystem received $1.6 billion in total funding in the first quarter this year (till March 15), becoming the fourth-highest nation globally in terms of funding raised during this period, a new report showed on