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Investment firm Prosus may turn to artificial intelligence to shape biz

In India, Prosus has investments in Swiggy and owns payment technology (tech) company PayU, Rapido, a ride-hailing aggregator, and ecommerce platform Meesho

The Applecart upset: US reciprocal tariffs bite into India growth plans

Apple's rapid India pivot now faces a Trump-sized tariff pothole

Indian trade group asks govt to partly shift gold, silver imports to US

Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council says step will balance trade deficit with the US

India's top 4 business families anchor for a fifth of CSR contributions

Despite the substantial CSR investments made by family-run businesses, contributions from high networth individuals (HNIs) and ultra high networth individuals (UHNIs) fell marginally in FY24

Surat rings loud in ultra-premium smartphone surge beyond metros

This Gujarat city accounted for 2.4 per cent share of the ultra-premium smartphones market in Octo­ber 2024

Advertisers pay big bucks for slot during India-Pak Champions Trophy clash

The companies are forking out a staggering Rs 50 lakh for a ten-second spot during the India-Pak cricket match on Sunday

India's dependency on China upstream imports on the rise: McKinsey report

India's exports to China are declining, suggesting an emerging asymmetrical trade relationship between the world's two largest developing economies

Govt's electronics export goal faces US President Trump's tariff wall

The US is the largest market for India's electronics exports, accounting for 33 per cent of the total as of 2023-24 (FY24)

Govt mulls including charging infrastructure in EV investment mandate

The policy, announced in March last year, was widely seen as an attempt to woo Tesla

Funding squeeze hit brakes on startups' unicorn race in 2024: Tracxn

Time taken to become unicorn fell by half in four years till 2023; back to 2019 levels again

Cheaper indirect routes pull Indian flyers away from direct Europe flights

Data from OAG, covering December 2023 to November 2024, shows that as much as a third of flyers between Mumbai and London and a fourth of flyers from Delhi to London travel indirectly

Indian startup unicorns grow far beyond IIT, IIM, and ISBs: Study

At the top of non-IIT/management institutes is Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), which has produced 10 startup unicorn founders in the US

For India, AI presents both opportunities and challenges in global race

DeepSeek has raised hopes among countries like India that it is possible to be a key player in global AI race through innovation. But is India on time for the party?

DPIIT to sign MoUs with cos for setting up manufacturing incubation centres

Move to boost startups in the segment by ensuring financial and non-financial support

India-US trade ties: For smartphone exports, it's all or nothing

India imposes an effective import duty of 16.5 per cent on smartphones, whereas the US has a zero-duty policy

January smartphone exports top full-year total of FY21, shows data

Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw recently posted on X that smartphone exports for 2024-25 are likely to reach ₹2.25 trillion

9 months, Rs 1.62 trillion: Apple iPhone revenue closes in on Tata Steel

Market revenue is the amount a company earns from selling its products in domestic and export markets

PE/VC pullback brings dark clouds over Indian climate-tech companies

Funding fell 61% to $1.3 bn in 2024

De Beers repositions in India as lab-grown diamonds gain popularity

A key area where De Beers wants to make an impact is ensuring the authenticity of diamonds - a major concern among customers and sometimes even jewellers

iPhone exports clock Rs 1 trillion, first time for any financial year

Over the past decade, smartphones have climbed from being India's 167th-ranked export in FY15 to the country's second-largest export now