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Tamil Nadu gets Rs 7 trillion in investments in first five months of 2024

Electronics steal the show with Google entry, Apple supplier expansions

Prices of consumer durables may go up; container prices up 4-fold in a mth

However, Super Plastronics, a Kodak brand licensee, plans to hike prices in the range of 3-5 per cent in June and another 3-5 per cent in July on its televisions

US, UK in focus as pharma companies eye $31 billion exports in FY25

Industry also working to pump up business in Africa and Russia, regions battling geopolitical crises

By 2026, 100% of enterprise PC purchases will be AI PCs: Gartner report

In India, AI PCs could have a high impact on the PC market by bringing content and ease of accessibility in native languages

Patient safety outfit files PIL against 'dumping' of used medical devices

The domestic lobby felt that local manufacturers who stepped forward to make these devices in India under PLI are left dismayed as a result

E-commerce, BFSI, hospitality sectors driving job market in 2024: Report

The adoption of digitalisation is becoming increasingly evident in tier II and III cities like Lucknow, Coimbatore, and Gwalior that have been witnessing a surge in job postings

Simaero to invest $100 million over five years to train 5,000 pilots

Last month, IndiGo placed an order with Airbus for 30 A350-900 widebody aircraft at a deal size estimated to be between $4-5 billion

Smart TV shipments down 14% in Jan-March, Chinese brands decline 30%

Moreover, Samsung reclaimed the top slot after overtaking Xiaomi as shipments of smart TVs from Chinese brands declined 30 per cent during the quarter

Rooftop solar installations fall 26% to 367 MW in Jan-Mar: Report

India's cumulative rooftop solar capacity was 10.8 GW as of March 2024

More women join workforce, but leadership gaps remain, shows study

The report, based on LinkedIn's economic graph data, offers insights into gender representation across industries and job functions in India

JPMorgan to increase India headcount by 5%-7% over next few years: Top exec

The New York-based lender already employs about 55,000 people, about a fifth of its global workforce, across five Indian cities

India needs wider range of semiconductor suppliers, says industry expert

Governments around the world are investing aggressively to build domestic supplies of semiconductors

Home prices to rise steadily, affordable housing to be scarce: Poll

Economic growth in India, Asia's third-largest economy is expected to continue outpacing its major peers

India's sugar consumption might touch 30 million tonnes next season

India's annual sugar consumption growth rate of 2.2 per cent is significantly higher than the world average which is closer to 1 per cent

Quick, quicker, quickest: The impatient Indian fires up an industry

Instant delivery firms diversify to high-end consumer durables & e-comm majors enter the space

Tryst with Semicons: Arduous road for India to lead chip manufacturing

Out of the 39 new ATMP-OSAT plants announced globally, India already has three, which the government has cleared: one each by Micron, Tata, and Murugappa Group, with an investment of $7.8 billion

India's peak power demand touches new record high of 246 Gigawatts

During the current year, May has witnessed several power demand records

Delhi breaches 8,300 MW mark first time as power demand soars amid heatwave

Officials said this is the first time in the city's history that the power demand has breached the 8300-MW mark and the mercury crossed 52 degrees Celsius

Airfares to major summer destinations defy sweltering heat, stay cool

Delhi's Mungeshpur area shattered records on Wednesday, logging a scorching 52.3 degrees Celsius - the highest temperature ever recorded in the city

At $10,000, shipping container rates are again the talk of global trade

With capacity stretched by more than five months of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, the container shipping industry is scrambling to meet demand that's picking up in the US and Europe