‘AI lowers the capital needed’: India’s drug discovery push faces test of human trials

The government is now investing in drug discovery efforts.  In September, India’s Department of Pharmaceuticals approved about 16 billion rupees (US$168 million) in funding for 41 pharmaceutical and medical technology research projects, including novel …

Meet Neha Bora, Activist and Face of India’s Young Protesters

When India’s police violently rounded up thousands of protesters from New Delhi over the past week, Neha Bora became not just the face of the fight to remain on the streets, but also its legs. Neha ran and ran, clambering over barricades and dodging the …

Commentary: India’s ‘cockroach’ youth are proving hard to crush

The Narendra Modi government is weaker than it has ever been, senior journalist, film maker and publisher Paranjoy Guha Thakurta told me.  “What is unique about (the movement) is that it has broken social barriers – gender, caste, religion and class.  The …

To train robots, AI companies are paying people in India to film themselves doing chores

IDBI sale sparks ₹1.32L cr worth of interest in India

Four deals. Three nations. Almost Rs 1.32 lakh crore. Over the past year or so, the world's most powerful financial institutions have poured huge amounts of capital into India's banking system and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), indicating …

'India's dynamic market': Canada Trade Minister Sidhu highlights opportunities for Canadian firms

Bengaluru: Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu has highlighted India's potential as a key market for Canadian businesses, identifying artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, aviation infrastructure, digital innovation, …

India-US trade pact in last leg of legal drafting, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the first phase of the India-US trade pact was undergoing legal drafting, expressing hope that it would be finalised soon and operationalised once India secured a competitive advantage …

India's September goods exports rise 23% as imports hit six-month low, narrowing trade deficit

New Delhi: India's September goods exports swelled 23% to $44.4 billion from the year ago, driven by electronic goods, petroleum products, engineering goods and, yarn and fabrics, as import growth slumped to an six-month low of 8% amid a sharp …

India needs AI-enabled creative stack, forward-looking IP framework: Gaurav Banerjee

India needs to explore an AI-enabled creative stack and a forward-looking framework for intellectual property (IP) and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) that protects creators while enabling innovation and investment, Gaurav Banerjee, chairman of …

Fairfax's India playbook: How IDBI, Digit, IIFL, CSB fit into Watsa's plan

Fairfax will acquire a 60.72 per cent stake in IDBI Bank for Rs 52,878 crore and plans to make the lender the centre of its India financial-services platform. Fairfax currently holds 49% in Go Digit and 30.2% in IIFL Capital which will be brought under …