Narendra Modi
Economy
Economy on rebound, govt focuses on spending: Finance minister
India's economy will return to growth in 2021/22 after a sharp contraction in the latest year, and higher public spending ......
General
PM Modi refuses to back down on farm reforms despite huge protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday resisted calls for the repeal of farm reforms that have ignited the biggest protests ......
Infrastructure
Modi sees $20 bn annual investment in green energy sector
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he expects the energy-hungry country's burgeoning renewable energy sector to require an ......
TMT
How agri-tech startups are seeking high-tech solutions to colossal food waste
Startups and venture capital are pouring into what might seem an unlikely place: India's vast, outdated agriculture industry. Seizing on controversial ......
Finance
India Inc's ‘donations' spiked in election year; PM Cares Fund gets big chunk
Indian companies bumped up their voluntary donations and spending on corporate social responsibility initiatives during the year through March 2020, ......
General
Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million
Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries ......
Manufacturing
Maharashtra invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into India
India’s richest state Maharashtra has invited U.S. electric-car maker Tesla Inc, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested ......
Economy
GST shortfall: Central govt to borrow $15 bn to give to states
India's federal government said it plans to borrow 1.1 trillion rupees in tranches to compensate states for tax losses due ......
General
Peak holiday season set to send India's COVID-19 cases surging
Already on track to overtake the United States with the world's most novel coronavirus infections, India is bracing for a ......
Economy
Centre, some states in stalemate on borrowing to boost pandemic-hit economy
Spending to help India's pandemic-hit economy is likely to face delays after the federal government and some states on Monday ......