Economists are optimistic the slump in the second quarter of current financial year will not be as harsh as the record 23.9 per cent crash in the April-June period. ( read original story ...)
Non-Chinese Investors Flock To India, As Chinese Money Pales
Chinese sentiment followed by border clashes in LAC and implementation of FDI norms has left Chinese startup investors in a tight spot, but investors from elsewhere in the world are making big bets on ... ( read original story ...)
ANALYSIS-Battle of the billionaires: Bezos, Ambani gun for India retail supremacy
Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, two of the world's richest men, face a turning point in a battle for preeminence in India's booming, nearly trillion-dollar retail market. ( read original story ...)
India to offer incentives for solar modules, renewable energy business potential $20B per year: PM
Noting that in the last six years, India has been travelling on an unparalleled journey, Modi said, "we are expanding our generation capacity and network to ensure every citizen of India has access to ... ( read original story ...)
Indian digital pay arena gets more convoluted with opaque 30% cap on transactions
The firms that will get hit are market leaders Google Pay, Walmart's PhonePe, and new entrant and potential goliath, WhatsApp Pay. The ones that stand to gain? Paytm and Reliance Jio. ( read original story ...)
The 39-year-old Indian billionaire who bet big on Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine
As one of the largest vaccine makers in the world, Adar Poonawalla's bet on the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford vaccine has paid off well. And the picture of horses instead of a liquid vial has a lot ... ( read original story ...)
Unfazed Indian farmers press on protests against new laws
Thousands of agitated farmers in India are facing tear gas and baton charge from police as they resume their march to the capital to protest new laws that they fear will give more power to ... ( read original story ...)
WinZO Becomes Co-powered Sponsor In India-Australia Series On SonyLIV
The gaming platform will be backing the approaching Indian tour of Australia over the course of two months on the OTT platform ... ( read original story ...)
India’s economy may see deep ‘permanent scars’ from the coronavirus pandemic: JPMorgan
India's reticent fiscal support for a struggling economy could end up playing a big part in making that "permanent scar" deeper, says Jahangir Aziz of JPMorgan. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s co-developed vaccine candidate is in ‘good shape’ for delivery in 2021
Positive results were announced by Singapore's Covid vaccine candidate ARCT-021, developed by Arcturus Therapeutics together with Duke-NUS Medical School. ( read original story ...)