Aprajita Sharma
Touting cheaper labour and relaxed customs, India makes big push to be a global electronics repair hub
[NEW DELHI] The Indian government’s new pilot project to position the country as an electronics repair hub has the potential to generate...
India’s private equity, venture capital investments cross US$60b mark for third year in a row
[NEW DELHI] Amid a funding winter, India – the third-largest tech start-up ecosystem in the world – continued to see healthy investments...
Apple takes bigger bite out of India with new retail stores, expanded iPhone production
[NEW DELHI] There is “Apple-mania” in India this week, with the US tech giant’s chief executive officer (CEO) Tim Cook gracing the...
India’s real-time payments system expands its reach to the world
[NEW DELHI] INDIA’S Unified Payments Interface (UPI) – an instant real-time payments system that allows users to transfer money across multiple banks...
India looks to raise another 80 billion rupees from second tranche of green bonds
[NEW DELHI] The Indian government announced on Thursday (Feb 9) that it hopes to raise a minimum of 80 billion rupees (S$1.28...
India’s budget maintains fine balance between fiscal prudence and economic growth
[NEW DELHI] India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (Feb 1) unveiled a 45 trillion rupees (S$715.1 billion) budget for the next...
After a torrid 2022, Indian rupee seeks some reprieve as economy stays resilient
[NEW DELHI] The Indian rupee had a year to forget in 2022, as it fell 11.4 per cent against the US dollar...
India’s real-time payments system on quest to leave global footprint
[NEW DELHI] India’s real-time payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), has made great strides since it was launched in 2016, to the...
Amid fears of a global recession, India is seen as oasis for investors
AGAINST the backdrop of the so-called China+1 strategy where more businesses and investors are looking to diversify beyond China, one country that...
India’s rising tycoons take global spotlight
India’s wealthiest grew their collective wealth by US$25 billion to a record US$800 billion in 2022
