Shubham Kumar

Chipmakers turn to AI to speed design, verification and defect detection

Industry executives say AI is helping shorten chip-verification cycles, improve hardware-software co-design, detect wafer defects and reduce learning time for engineers

Semiconductor industry flags need for more process and product engineers

Industry representatives say India needs more experienced process and product engineers, stronger STEM education and manufacturing talent as it pushes into advanced packaging.

Antibiotic sales decline, but concerns over inappropriate use remain

Pharmarack data show anti-bacterial unit sales falling since 2023; experts say lower volumes alone do not indicate more appropriate antibiotic use

India's sugar flip-flop highlights fault lines in agri trade policy regime

The decision to import 1 MT of raw sugar after allowing exports earlier in the season has revived questions over crop estimates, policy predictability and the cost of repeated trade interventions

PM Modi to visit Brussels in Dec to attend FTA signing: EU Counsellor

After concluding the negotiations for the trade deal in January, India and the EU last month also completed the legal scrubbing of the agreement's text

AM/NS India ties up with ICAR-IARI to study iron ore tailings in farming

Partnership will study the use of mining byproduct containing silica, iron oxides and other nutrients in crops such as paddy, wheat and vegetables

IMD predicts below-normal September rains; 47% of country rain deficient

September rainfall is expected to be below 91 per cent of the long-period average, while June-August monsoon rains have recorded a deficiency of 13.8 per cent

CII taskforce seeks new green finance institution for sustainability goals

The institution can help catalyse up to one trillion dollars of investments over a 5 to 10-year period, said the report

RMSI's new tool to offer localised climate risk intelligence to enterprises

RMSI is a tech company delivering advanced solutions in geospatial intelligence, AI, and smart automation to help enterprises address complex challenges such as climate change and disaster management

Agriculture ministry teams work to bridge farmgate-retail gap in onions

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says ministry teams are examining the gap between prices received by farmers and those paid by consumers for onions

AM Green planning ₹10K cr investment across states to set up bio-refineries

Clean energy firm plans five bio-refineries through 2030, with projects in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh using a range of feedstocks

Agri varsities should focus on student employability, job data: Chouhan

MoS says over 2.5 million students passed out of agricultural universities in the last 10 years; but 0.8 million did not get employed

Centre raps states for tardy progress in digital agriculture mission

The Centre has questioned states over delays in implementing the Digital Agriculture Mission, with 61 per cent of India's sown area linked to Farmer IDs

About 40% of India's sown area yet to be linked to Farmer IDs: Agri Min

Around 40 per cent of India's net sown area is yet to be linked to Farmer IDs, while most states have not drafted standard operating procedures for cultivator categories

Govt blames Red Rot, Top Borer disease, waterlogging for sugar price rise

No ethanol link to sugar price rise; millers jacking up rates, says govt

Oil companies' production decline rate superior to global average: Minister

Puri said domestic production of crude oil from offshore and onshore fields stood at 27.96 million tonnes (MT) last financial year (2025-26), against 28.70 MT in 2024-25 and 29.36 MT in 2023-24

Tighter energy norms to cut profitability of urea makers by a qtr: Crisil

Crisil said impact will not be uniform, as it will be sharper for manufacturers with greater dependence on legacy urea ops and for plants that benefited most from earlier efficiency-linked savings

Premiumisation to bolster retail portfolio: Senior DLF executive

DLF expects its retail portfolio to sustain healthy growth as premiumisation lifts footfalls, consumption rises 11-12 per cent and new mall projects support rental income

NDDB plans to launch handloom, handicrafts brand this year, says MD

NDDB plans to launch a women farmer-owned handicrafts and handloom brand this year while expanding its FPO network to boost rural incomes

MMT looking at fungibility options post India IPO: Co-Founder Magow

MakeMyTrip says it is evaluating options including ADRs and restructuring after its India IPO to enable seamless investor participation across US and Indian markets