India is poised to become a global industrial powerhouse by 2047, with manufacturing’s share of GDP targeted to rise from about 17% now to 25%: Report

Electronics, defence, automotive and electric vehicles, energy and pharmaceuticals are five sectors that could anchor a $25 trillion industrial opportunity by 2047: Report

Over 99% of mobile phones sold in India are now domestically produced, up from 26% in 2014–15, reflecting the impact of PLI schemes

India's gem and jewellery exports in November 2025 have shown significant improvement compared to the same period last year

Gross gem and jewellery exports in November rose 19% to $2.52 billion from $2.09 billion in November 2024

For April–November, gold jewellery exports grew 10.14% to $7.93 billion from $7.20 billion

US Representative Bill Huizenga highlighted the expanding economic and strategic dimensions of the India-US partnership, emphasising the growing interest of American businesses

US Representative Bill Huizenga said that "a new trade deal with India under President Trump and PM Modi would further enhance the bilateral relationship

India-US accelerate efforts under the Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce and Technology (COMPACT) agenda

Moderate growth in manufacturing and services output could raise jobs in textiles, garments and related industries by 53%: NCAER report

Textiles, apparel and hospitality could generate the strongest job growth by 2030, driven by higher investment in these sectors: NCAER report

India's employment strategy must go beyond setting aggregrate growth target to attaining calibrated mix of demand side and supply side measures: NCAER

In its biggest move yet, Amazon is pouring $35 billion or over Rs 3.1 lakh crore into India

With a single pledge, Amazon has redrawn India’s digital battleground: $35bn (over Rs 3.1 lakh crore) by 2030, the largest foreign investment the country has ever seen

Amazon’s $35bn pledge by 2030 builds on the more than $40bn Amazon has already poured into the country since 2010

AUM of mutual fund industry crossed Rs 80 lakh crore in November as inflows into equity-oriented schemes rose: Amfi

The SIP AUM was at Rs 16.53 lakh crores for the month November 20.5% of the total mutual fund industry AUM

AMFI remains committed to strengthening investor awareness and ensuring a transparent, diversified, and accessible investment ecosystem: Venkat Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI

India’s PLI schemes have attracted over ₹1.88 lakh crore in actual investments and generated 12.3 lakh jobs across 14 sectors as of June 2025: Report

Government’s PLI push has led to the creation of more than 12.3 lakh jobs, highlighting its growing impact on India’s manufacturing ecosystem and employment landscape

The PLI schemes continue to drive capacity expansion, domestic production, exports, and technological modernization across industries: DPIIT

PM Modi and US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation and reviewed the progress of the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership

PM Modi & US President Trump exchanged views on expanding cooperation in critical technologies, energy, defence and security, and other priority sectors linked to the implementation of the India–US COMPACT

PM Modi & US President Trump spoke about key regional and global developments. They agreed to work closely to address shared challenges and advance common interests

Net inflows into equity mutual fund (MF) schemes rose 21% month-on-month (M-o-M) to ₹29,911 crore in November

The mutual fund industry in November showed a quiet but clear rebound. Gross sales for equity funds rose to ₹64,000 crore

Systematic investment plan (SIP) flows continued to underpin equity mobilisation, bringing in ₹29,445 crore

Tier 2, Tier 3 and rural regions accounted for 62% of all new health insurance policies sold by insurers so far in FY26: Report

The share of people buying insurance cover between Rs 10–14 lakh in Tier 2 cities has increased to 47 per cent in FY26

India’s Tier 2, Tier 3 and rural regions are now overtaking metros as the primary demand centres for health insurance: Data

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is set to open a new branch in India after nearly a decade: Sources

Foreign banks are being drawn to expand in India, lured by its rapid economic expansion, strong credit demand and deepening corporate activity

India’s stable macro environment have further enhanced its appeal for global lenders

Prada, Lidcom (Sant Rohidas Leather Industries & Charmakar Development Corporation), and Lidkar signed a MoU at the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai

‘Prada Made in India x Inspired by Kolhapuri Chappals’ project will celebrate Indian craftsmanship through a limited-edition collection of sandals

Our collaboration with Lidcom and Lidkar stems from a meaningful cultural exchange, where every voice contributed to creating not just a product, but a broader initiative: Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada Group

A massive collaboration between Prada and Kolhapuri Chappals has been announced

Kolhapuri chappals have an export potential of $1 billion: Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal

Our craftsmen, artisans and leather workers will really work together to make this a global brand, a global offering: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on the collab of Prada and Kolhapuri Chappals

Flipkart Minutes, the quick-commerce (q-com) arm of e-commerce major Flipkart, plans to double its dark-store numbers to 1,000 by March-April next year

To meet the 1,000-store target, Flipkart Minutes aims to open three to four new dark stores each day over the next four months

The year 2025 is the first full year of operations for the Flipkart’s qcom vertical as it started operations in August 2024

Indian Railways has taken up a state-of-the-art project for running its first hydrogen train, on a pilot basis: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

India’s hydrogen train project is being done according to the specifications framed by the Research, Design, and Standards Organisation

To support the operation of hydrogen trains in the country, a hydrogen production plant has been set up at Jind, where hydrogen is produced through the electrolysis process

India is 'sprinting ahead' of a slowing global economy and must become self-reliant in critical technologies and industries to secure its future growth: Mukesh Ambani

The global economy is growing at less than 2 percent, and India is sprinting ahead at nearly 8 percent: Mukesh Ambani

Decades ago India was talking about a vibrant Gujarat, now the world is talking about a vibrant India: Mukesh Ambani

Netherlands is gearing up to participate in India's AI Impact Summit, with Prime Minister Dick Schoof leading the Dutch delegation

The Netherlands aims to collaborate with India on key enabling technologies like AI and semiconductors, connecting Indian IITs with Dutch technical universities

Official pre-summit event of the upcoming AI Impact Summit brought forth important conversations on technology, AI and geopolitics

PM Modi’s forthcoming visit to Jordan on 15–16 December marks a moment of strategic significance for India’s West Asia diplomacy

PM Modi’s engagement with Amman signals New Delhi’s intent to consolidate ties with a reliable and moderate Arab partner

This will be PM Modi’s first stand-alone bilateral visit to Jordan, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations

Electronic exports has gained momentum and emerged as one of the top export items for India

India’s exports of personal computers have more than doubled in Apr-Oct 2025, rising $147.9 million to $317.6 million: Report

India’s PC exports to the US have gone up by more than six times as it rose from $5.5 million a year ago to $37.2 million

Language AI is becoming the backbone of India’s next wave of digital inclusion

From multilingual panchayats to voice-enabled governance and enterprise-scale deployments, Bhashini is redefining access, empowerment and customer engagement

Bhashini is enabling transcription and translation of parliamentary proceedings, digitisation of historic documents and multilingual access for hundreds of government websites

India is rapidly transforming into a global hub for live entertainment, attracting major international festivals like Rolling Loud and Lollapalooza: Report

Today, India is not just participating in global culture -- it is reshaping the festival and touring economy itself: Report

The world’s music festivals are no longer visiting India. They have now started to orbit around it: Report

Shripad Yesso Naik says as of December 3, 2025, a total of 53,54,099 applications had been received on the national portal under PMSG: MBY

19,17,698 rooftop solar systems had been installed across the country, covering 23,96,497 households under PMSG: MBY: Govt

A total of 7,075.78 MW of rooftop solar capacity has been installed in the country under the scheme - PMSG: MBY: Govt

Deepavali, the festival of lights, has been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, marking a significant global recognition for the widely celebrated Indian tradition

A joyous moment as Deepavali, the festival of lights, which is celebrated globally, is added to the @UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list: MEA

UNESCO described Deepavali on its official website as a community celebration tied to the lunar calendar

India is not replacing China as the world’s manufacturing base. But in the digital economy, India is emerging as the main alternative

If an AI model can understand India, it can operate anywhere in the world. In effect, India is a natural AI test laboratory

For the first time ever, big global tech giants - Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are showing massive interest in India

ADB upped India's growth forecast for FY26 to 7.2 per cent from 6.5 per cent driven primarily by robust domestic consumption supported by recent tax cuts

India's 2025 growth projection is raised to 7.2 per cent, reflecting stronger second-quarter expansion as tax cuts supported consumption: ADB's Asian Development Outlook, December

During the second quarter ended September, India logged a six-quarter high GDP growth of 8.2 per cent as compared to 7.8 per cent recorded in the first quarter: Report

Amazon, the ecommerce giant announced top dollar investment - $35 bn over a period of five years — with AI being among the biggest priority areas

Amazon’s investment in India will create one million jobs, boost cumulative exports to $80 billion, and deliver AI benefits to 15 million small businesses

Microsoft is committed to "skill 20 million people across India in AI" by 2030: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

India is rightly positioned to build its own sovereign AI: Thomas Zacharia, Sr.VP, Strategic Technology Partnerships and Public Policy at AMD

India has the computing infrastructure that comes as the building blocks in place: Thomas Zacharia

Sovereign AI is about nations, organisations, or entities controlling their own AI development, data, and infrastructure to ensure strategic autonomy, security, and compliance with local laws

The Ministry of Labour & Employment on Wednesday inked an initial pact with Microsoft to strengthen job opportunities, artificial intelligence skilling, and workforce readiness in the country

India’s Labour Ministry inks pact with Microsoft: This collaboration represents a major step in expanding employment linkages, scaling AI-led skilling, and preparing India's workforce for global opportunities

A central feature of the partnership is Microsoft's commitment to encourage 15,000-plus employers and partners from its extensive international network onto the Labour Ministry's National Career Service (NCS) platform

Mining major Vedanta Group on Wednesday announced plans to invest ₹1 trillion in Rajasthan to double its production across zinc, lead, silver, oil & gas, and renewable energy

Rajasthan has abundant reserves of oil, gas, and minerals, giving it the potential to take India’s economy to even greater heights: Vedanta group Chairman Anil Agarwal

Two of its flagship businesses, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, the world’s largest integrated zinc producer, and Cairn Oil & Gas, have their largest operations in Rajasthan

The Indian diaspora has constituted a significant share of Singapore’s migrant community, shaping our economy, culture, and the diverse social fabric we treasure today: Singapore’s Ex-deputy PM

Singapore’s former deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean says his country’s name is derived from Sanskrit and noted that its ties with India are 'deeply rooted in history’

The bond between the two nations is deeply rooted in history, as the name Singapore is derived from Sanskrit, reflecting India’s early influence in Southeast Asia: Singapore’s Ex-deputy PM

FMCG major Nestle India will sharpen its focus on technology and consumer-centricity as it targets volume-led expansion across categories

India, one of Nestle’s fastest-growing markets, offers “enormous headroom”: Nestle India Chairman

It is not just about value growth, but about how many more meals our consumers enjoy with Maggi, how many more cups of coffee they drink, how many more KitKats they taste: Nestle India

Over 24 countries will compete in the inaugural Commonwealth Kho Kho Championship from March 9 to 14 next year, for which the venue is yet to be finalised in India

The Kho Kho Federation of India is in talks with several states to finalise the venue after Commonwealth Sport (CS) gave the approval for the event to take place in India

India to host first Commonwealth Kho Kho Championship; the event will see 16 men's and as many women's teams competing.

Elon Musk announced his readiness to serve India via Starlink, following a meeting between SpaceX's senior leadership and Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s senior leadership team, to discuss advancing satellite-based last-mile access across India

A pleasure to meet Lauren Dreyer, Vice President of Starlink Business Operations (SpaceX), and the senior leadership team to discuss advancing satellite-based last-mile access across India: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Amazon, the ecommerce giant announced top dollar investment - $35 bn over a period of five years — with AI being among the biggest priority areas

Counting the latest pledge, Amazon’s cumulative investments in India would come to $75 billion by 2030 - making the company the largest foreign investor currently

Amazon’s $35 bn commitment caps a wave of big tech bets on India, as Google and Microsoft join in a $70 bn push to build AI infrastructure, data centres, and future talent

The e-way bill, an electronic permit generated for the movement of goods worth over ₹50,000 under the GST framework has stood at 129.8 million in November, the third-highest monthly total so far

RBI has recently raised its full-year FY26 gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection to 7.3 per cent from 6.8 per cent

Asian Development Bank has lifted its forecast to 7.2 per cent, citing strong domestic consumption supported by rural economy and GST-related reforms

ISRO is set to launch its heaviest American commercial satellite, the 6.5-tonne BlueBird-6, on December 15 from Sriharikota

LVM-3 had recently put India’s heaviest CMS-3 satellite, weighing 4.4 tonnes, into its orbit on Nov 2

The LVM3 rocket will carry the BlueBird-6 satellite, designed to provide direct-to-device mobile broadband in areas with poor network coverage

China emerged as the second fastest growing major export market for India after Spain in September and October

India's exports in November may rise 15% to $36 billion due to market diversification, despite US tariffs, with significant growth in China and Spain

The recent India visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened up a new market for Indian goods

India’s exports of defence products are expected to touch ₹50,000 crore by 2029–2030: Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary of Defence Production

Domestic production of defence products touched ₹1.5 lakh crore in 2024-2025, 174 % higher than ₹46,000 crore worth production in 2014-2015

The Indian Navy is inducting 10 ships this year that are designed and built in India and will induct another 10 next year

The government has migrated around 12.68 lakh official email accounts of various ministries and departments to a Zoho-based platform: MeitY

The government’s contract with Zoho ensures that the ownership of all data and intellectual property generated during the engagement remains with the government: MoS MeitY Jitin Prasada

Zoho’s email system has built-in security measures with data encrypted both while being stored and while being sent

PM Modi's upcoming visit to Muscat will be a "very important" milestone in bilateral ties, as both nations mark 70 years of diplomatic relations: Oman's Ambassador

India and Oman are set to sign their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), following conclusion of negotiations in late 2025: Oman's Ambassador

The Indian business community has shown great interest in exploring opportunities in Oman: Oman's Ambassador

PM Modi has lauded Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s address in Parliament on electoral reforms

Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that there were three instances of "vote chori" by Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi

The Narendra Modi government's policy is clear -- detect all aliens, delete their names from the voters list and throw them out of the country: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Indian Railways has taken up a state-of-the-art project for running its first hydrogen train

First hydrogen train project demonstrates Indian Railways' commitment to advancing alternative-energy-powered train travel: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hydrogen Train-set features many prominent elements, including a train designed and developed in India, demonstrating Indian Railways' commitment to Atmanirbhar Bharat

During Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi, PM Modi and the Russian President formalised an Arctic partnership that signals a recalibration of India’s strategic positioning

PM Modi and Russian President Putin have signalled that the Arctic will not be left to chance or to Western preference

Joint ventures with Russia in Arctic mineral extraction would provide India with direct supply chains for materials

The India-Russia partnership is truly multi-dimensional, covering bilateral, regional, and global facets of cooperation and diverse domains of human endeavour

The nature and scope of cooperation in various multilateral institutions, which often finds Russia and India pursuing the same causes and goals, are wide-ranging

India and Russia have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in other regional fora, such as the East Asia Summit, ASEAN Regional Forum, and Asia Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus

PLI schemes in the country have resulted in actual investment of over ₹1.88 lakh crore as of June 2025 across 14 sectors: Report

The investments through the PLI schemes have resulted in incremental production and sales of over ₹17 lakh crore and employment generation of over 12.3 lakh: DPIIT

PLI schemes have witnessed exports exceeding ₹7.5 lakh crore with significant contributions from sectors such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, telecom & networking products and food processing: DPIIT

First it was Google, now it is Microsoft, Intel, and Cognizant. A new era of global technology investment seems to be unfolding in India

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella met PM Modi. Their conversation culminated in Microsoft committing $17.5 billion, the company’s biggest-ever investment in Asia

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, recently announced a monumental $15 billion investment to build a state-of-the-art AI data hub in Visakhapatnam

Strong demand for products from the region's high-tech economies and India's faster-than-expected growth have improved the outlook for developing Asia: Asian Development Bank

Growth in 2025 is now projected at 5.1%, up from the 4.8% forecast in September: Asian Development Bank

Southeast Asia is expected to expand 4.5 per cent this year, up from 4.3 per cent previously, with growth to inch up to 4.4 per cent in 2026: ADB

Ipsos survey finds 51% of Indians expect better living standards by 2026, driven by strong GDP growth and a young population, says Ipsos India CEO Suresh Ramalingam

Ipsos Cost of Living Survey in its latest study has stated that Indians was the most optimistic population as most citizens believe an improvement of their standard of living in 2026

Indians remain the most optimistic population globally when it comes to expectations of rising disposable incomes in 2026, outperforming all 30 markets surveyed: Ipsos

Nityanand Rai says that Maoist violence has declined to 218 incidents so far in 2025 from the high of 1,936 incidents in 2010

The Centre told Parliament that Maoist violence has declined by 89% since its peak and that only three districts currently remain affected by it

The government has vowed to eradicate left-wing extremism (LWE) by March 31, 2026

To support the country’s ambitions, Microsoft is committing US$17.5B- to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for India’s AI first future: Satya Nadella

Today we are announcing our largest investment in Asia - $17.5 billion over four years (CY 2026 to 2029) - to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, skilling and ongoing operations: Microsoft

Happy to see India being the place where Microsoft will make its largest-ever investment in Asia: PM Modi