India

Bill Gates cancels keynote address at India AI summit

The Gates Foundation said he won’t be attending to ensure the focus remains on the summit’s key priorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is counting on the Indian diaspora to shore up direct foreign investment.

Fewer hurdles for Indian diaspora investors, but more needed to sweeten the deal: analysts

Real estate developers, particularly in the luxury segment, have been increasingly wooing the Indian diaspora

The Indian government is preparing new rules that promise revenue protection for developers and invite global funds to bid for projects to accelerate expressway expansion, according to sources.

India seeks to revive private investment in high-speed roads

The target is to award projects worth one trillion rupees to the private sector by fiscal year 2027

Technicians work on the assembly line in a solar manufacturing hub in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Oct 23, 2024.

Modi’s rooftop solar push slowed by reluctant lenders, states

Residential installations at 2.36 million are well below the ministry’s target of 4 million by March

Micron Technology has set up a plant in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.

India eyes making advanced chips to expand tech industry

It aims to make the transition from producing 28 nanometre chips to 2 nanometres

Food inspectors found rotten tomatoes and 40 litres of oil repeatedly used in cooking and unfit of consumption at a McDonald's outlet in Jaipur, Rajasthan in India.

McDonald’s India outlet gets regulatory warning over rotten tomatoes, reused oil

The outlet was issued a warning and given 14 days to fix its problems

The centre will support UBS’s global platform across technology, finance and shared services, with an emphasis on expanding capabilities in areas such as AI.

UBS joins foreign banks expanding India global capability hubs

The Swiss bank plans to add “2,000 professionals in the coming months” at the new facility

Last year, almost 72,000 permits were okayed for Indians – nearly a third of the total annual quota for migrant workers on visas.

Russia, facing labour crunch worsened by war, pivots to India for workers

The move reflects strong defence and economic ties between Moscow and New Delhi

Investor appetite has turned positive on the rising awareness of diversification benefits and increasingly predictable cash flows.

Urban migration in India sets stage for record property IPO year

More than half a dozen companies are lining up for initial public offerings this year that may raise nearly US$3.3 billion