HYDERABAD: Climate-tech company Sow & Reap Chara Pvt Ltd and Sagar Cements Limited have signed a 10-year offtake agreement to deploy integrated biochar and gasification units at Sagar Cements’ Mattampally plant in Telangana, aiming to decarbonise the energy-intensive calcination stage of cement manufacturing and support the company’s net-zero emissions reduction target by 2030.Under the project,…
HYDERABAD: UPC Volt, a joint venture between Netherlands-based UPC Renewables Group and VOLT Data Centers, plans to set up a 100 MW AI-ready data centre in Bharat Future City with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore over five years.The project is expected to create over 3,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and over 800…
HYDERABAD: The Telangana govt announced the launch of Aikam, its flagship autonomous AI innovation entity that is being positioned as a “global proving ground” for deploying artificial intelligence (AI) at scale, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on Thursday.Aikam has been designed with an eye on positioning Telangana among…
NEW DELHI: Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a business imperative for Indian enterprises, moving beyond ethical intent to a strategic priority linked with trust, governance, and long-term value creation, according to Nasscom’s State of Responsible AI in India 2025 report.The report, unveiled at the Responsible Intelligence Confluence in New Delhi, reveals that nearly…
The former deputy managing director of IMF Gita Gopinath flagged that pollution poses a bigger threat to India’s economic growth than global trade tariffs and must be tackled as a top national priority, during a discussion on the Indian economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.Gopinath said debates on business development often focus on…
Indian silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed a sharp sell-off on Thursday, plunging up to 20% in early trade as investors rushed to exit amid heightened volatility in precious metals. The steep fall wiped out the unusually high premium at which these ETFs were trading compared to international prices and physical silver markets.Nippon India Silver ETF,…
India crude oil imports (AI image) With supply of Russian crude hit due to US President Donald Trump’s sanctions, Indian refiners are looking at other sources of oil to fill the gap. Refiners are swiftly reshaping their crude sourcing strategy to offset reduced availability of Russian oil affected by US sanctions.While a more complete assessment…
Indian equity benchmarks opened firmly in the green on Thursday, tracking positive global cues after US President Donald Trump rolled back tariff threats against European nations, easing fears of a fresh trade confrontation. Optimism around a potential India–US trade deal also supported early gains.The Nifty 50 opened at 25,344.15, up 186.65 points or 0.74 per…
For the common man, this isn’t about chasing speculative gains—it’s about securing a stable home without overleveraging the future. By Raj KhoslaFor India’s urban middle class, owning a home remains the single largest financial aspiration—and increasingly, the most elusive one. Despite rising incomes, homeownership in cities is being squeezed by high land prices, escalating construction…
Why Rich Dad Poor Dad author thinks silver is superior to gold (Picture credit: X/@theRealKiyosaki, Google Gemini) Financial author Robert Kiyosaki on Thursday took to X to highlight silver’s rising importance in the global economy, describing it as “superior” to gold in the Technology Age. In his post, Kiyosaki wrote, “Gold and silver have been…
