Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) plans to bid for critical mineral and rare earth element (REE) blocks in collaboration with state-run energy and transport giants such as Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), GAIL (India) Ltd and RITES as part of its diversification strategy, its top executive said.HCL Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Kumar Singh told PTI…
Gautam Adani (Pic credit- AP) Billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday said drones and anti-drone systems made by his conglomerate played a frontline role in Operation Sindoor — the precision counter-terror strike launched by Indian Armed Forces in direct retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack.“Operation Sindoor called, and we delivered,” Adani told shareholders at the company’s…
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon US retail giant Walmart is working with Indian suppliers to achieve its goal of sourcing $10 billion worth of goods annually from India by 2027, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said during his India visit on Tuesday.Walmart announced the target in December 2020, aiming to boost exports in categories like apparel, food,…
According to HSBC’s analysis quoted in the report, India’s current discretionary spending stands at approximately $250 billion. (AI image) India is on the verge of a consumption boom – one that could potentially lead to an annual boost of $30–40 billion! A substantial consumer spending surge of $40 billion is poised to impact India’s economic…
Black box of crashed AI plane not sent abroad (Image credits: ANI) Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Tuesday that the black box from the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad is being examined by the aircraft accident investigation bureau (AAIB) and dismissed media speculation that it has been sent abroad for analysis.The…
Adani, who ranks as Asia’s second-wealthiest individual after Mukesh Ambani, emphasised that his organisation aims beyond business development. (AP file photo) Gautam Adani announced that the Adani Group intends to invest $15-20 billion in investments across its various enterprises over the next five years to facilitate its next growth phase. He emphasised the conglomerate’s robust…
India has, for the first time, secured a spot among the top 100 countries in the sustainable development goals (SDG) index, according to the latest Sustainable Development Report (SDR) released Tuesday by the UN sustainable development solutions network.India ranks 99th out of 167 countries on the 2025 SDG Index with a score of 67. This…
Indian Railways is set to hike passenger train fares for the first time in several years. The minor increase in fares will be effective from July 1, 2025. Sources told TOI that the passenger fare for non-AC Mail/Express trains will be hiked by 1 paise per kilometre. The fare hike for AC classes will be…
The PPF rate has remained steady at 7.1% since April 2020 even though the g-sec yields have been volatile. (AI image) For the first time in decades, the Public Provident Fund (PPF) rate could dip below 7%. The 10-year government bond yield has averaged 6.30% since the beginning of the April-June 2025 quarter. The Gopinath…
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