Tuesday, March 10, 2026

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

K’taka keen to operate and maintain new airports: Minister M.B. Patil

The government is mulling bringing the responsibility of operation and maintenance of new airports under the ambit of the Karnataka State Industrial and...

Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar test flew drone fitted with ‘Rabbit SAR’

Space sector startup, Sisir Radar Private Ltd has successfully tested its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) fitted on a drone, said a senior company...

Neuralink likely to begin first human trial later this year: Elon Musk

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink is likely to begin the first human trial this...

Xi meets Bill Gates, calls him ‘American friend’

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates here on Friday, and said the latter was his "first American friend...

FM calls for strengthening GST registration process using technology

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration process may be further strengthened by using technology...

Nutraceuticals products market in India to touch $18 million in 2025

The demand for nutraceutical products has increased in recent years, resulting in a remarkable compound annual growth of 20 percent over the past...

Indian stock markets reach close to 52 week high levels

With falling inflation, and healthy economic numbers, the two Indian stock markets opened and closed at a higher note on Friday and are...

Finance Ministry officials meet Moody’s executives, apprise them of economic measures

Senior Finance Ministry officials on Friday met rating agency Moody's executives and are said to have apprised them about various economic measures and...

Domestic airlines witness 36.10% increase in passenger count

The passenger count in domestic airlines from January-May 2023 reached an impressive milestone of 636.07 lakh, reflecting a significant annual growth rate of...

India, China bought 80% of Russian crude in May: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that India and China, which are the two major consumers of discounted Russian crude, have...