Committed to boost container availability, reduce congestion at ports: Piyush Goyal

The government is committed to improving the availability of containers, faster evacuation of export consignments, and reducing congestion at the ports, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on Thursday.   Chairing an inter-ministerial meeting to address issues related to rising freight costs, shipping delays, shortage and non-availability of containers and congestion at … Read more

India set to become third-largest economy by FY30-31: S&P Global

 India is on track to become the third-largest economy by fiscal 2030-31, driven by a robust projected annual growth rate of 6.7 per cent, a report by S&P Global projected on Thursday.   The country has emerged as the fastest-growing large economy at an 8.2 per cent growth rate in FY24, significantly exceeding the government’s … Read more

Data centre firm Princeton Digital Group to invest $1 billion, expand capacity in India

Singapore-based data centre operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) on Thursday announced to invest $1 billion in India and expand capacity to a total of 230 MW in the country.  This move is part of PDG’s new $5 billion investment programme for AI-ready data centres in Asia, the company said in a statement. “India is well … Read more

India set to play pivotal role in AI use to boost social, economic progress: Centre

 As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) surges worldwide, India is set to play a pivotal role in its use to accelerate social and economic progress, the government said on Thursday.  Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), said that globally, AI and GenAI are evolving rapidly and the world … Read more