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critical minerals this week, two Indian government sources said, as the two countries try to bolster trade ties despite diplomatic hiccups. They are expected to sign an agreement to partner and cooperate in the area of critical minerals during Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Washington, the sources said. Goyal is scheduled to be in the U.S. this week to discuss ways to deepen overall bilateral trade ties, according to one of the sources, weeks before the White House's preparation for a leadership change following the presidential election later this year.

Family travel in India is increasingly guided by the preferences of Gen Alpha and Gen Z, revealed a new survey that found an overwhelming 93 per cent of young travellers are now actively contributing to their family's vacation planning. The findings, part of «Small Voices, Big Choices: Hilton 2025 Trends Report», suggest a significant shift in family travel planning with India's youngest generation taking the charge and shaping the future of the travel industry. «A striking 93 per cent of Generation Alpha and Generation Z in India actively shape family travel plans, now positioning them as key decision-makers in the travel process,» reads the report, adding that 76 per cent of Indian parents (compared to 70 per cent globally) choose vacation destinations based on their children's interests. Generation Alpha, aged 14 and younger, accounts for a quarter of India's population, while Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, represents 30 per cent.

Narendra Modi has appealed to the people to use ‘Made in India’ products during the ongoing festive season. Starting with Ganesh Chaturthi, the festive season will last nearly two months and include Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath. This is the time when cheap Made-in-China goods flood Indian market. PM Modi has asked people to buy not just earthen lamps. «Merely buying earthen lamps is not ‘Vocal for Local'. You should promote local products made in your area more and more. Any such product, that has been made with the sweat of an Indian artisan, that is made on Indian soil, is our pride –– we always have to lend glory to this pride,” he said.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in response to recent Israeli attacks. According to a statement released by Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday, Araghchi made the appeal during a meeting with OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha in New York on Saturday. As per the official statement, Araghchi emphasised the responsibility of Muslim nations to respond to what he described as the «inhumane crimes» committed by Israel in Palestine and Lebanon. He condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, particularly those targeting densely populated areas with large bunker buster bombs, labelling them as crimes against humanity. He also criticised the inaction of international bodies like the UN Security Council and highlighted the political and military support Israel receives from the United States.

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday came out in defence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge over his comments on Narendra Modi in a rally in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that his «party does not hate PM Modi but loves the country.» This came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, saying that the Congress leader had outperformed himself, the party leaders,, and the party in being «distasteful and disgraceful» during his speech on the last day of campaigning for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Shah's remarks came against the backdrop of Kharge's speech, where he said that he would stay alive until Prime Minister Narendra Modi was removed from power after he felt unwell while addressing a rally in the Jasrota area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Sunday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two big shifts are under way in the world of software development. Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, bosses have been falling over themselves to try to find ways to Github, a popular platform for storing and sharing code, living in poorer countries surpassed those from the rich world.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) in India have long been perceived as vehicles solely for the recovery of bad loans, with limited scope beyond securing delinquent assets. Instead of just being agents that buy non-performing loans from lenders for recovery, ARCs should evolve to their full potential into entities that not only recover assets, but also rehabilitate and turn around distressed businesses.

There is a view that in the growing pie of savings and investments, banks are losing out to mutual funds. That may be happening in the margins as India’s equity market has been on a bull run. But let us look at the big picture.

ownership rules that differ from nation to nation. Banks handling foreign direct investments (FDI) into local companies and overseas direct investments (ODI) by Indian investors venturing abroad, vet the last natural persons behind the larger shareholders of the investing entities. But, in several cases they are unable to peel off the layers to spot the real persons at the peak of what could be a multi-layered investment structure — primarily due to less demanding disclosure requirements in several jurisdictions.

Policy push by various countries and stricter emission norms are fuelling electric vehicle sales every year across key global markets, shows data from the International Energy Agency. However, penetration of hybrids (including strong hybrids and plug-in hybrids), driven purely by consumer choice, are climbing up at a faster pace. Since 2021, hybrid vehicle sales have been rising steadily in China, Japan, Korea, UK, France, and US, underscoring growing consumer preference for this technology, shows data collated by Nomura Research Institute. China leads the trend with a nearly fourfold surge in hybrid penetration levels to 19.9% in the first half of 2024 from 5.3% in 2021. Korea too has seen a big jump — to 25.2% from 11.8% in the same period. Other markets have shown a similar growth trajectory.

Made in India' products during the forthcoming festive season that will last nearly two months and includes Navratra, Dussehra, Diwali, Chhat and other occasions where cheap articles made in China have been flooding the market in the last few years. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' address, the PM said, «Friends, in this festive season you can once again reiterate your old resolves. Anything you buy, should necessarily be 'Made in India'… Anything you gift, that too should be 'Made In India'. Merely buying earthen lamps is not 'Vocal for Local'. You should promote local products made in your area more and more. Any such product, that has been made with the sweat of an Indian artisan, that is made on Indian soil, is our pride — we always have to lend glory to this pride.» His remarks come against the backdrop of China-made idols of gods, decorative lights and other products which come at a low cost but eat into the market of indigenous products. Modi also referred to the completion of a decade of the 'Make in India' initiative where all segments, from big industries to small shopkeepers have made a contribution to its success.

Pope Francis suggested Sunday that Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been «immoral» and disproportionate, saying its military domination has gone beyond the rules of war. Francis was asked en route home from Belgium about Israel's targeted killing of one of Hezbollah's founding members, Hassan Nasrallah. Friday's strike in Beirut targeted an area greater than a city block and reduced several residential buildings to rubble, and at least six other deaths have been confirmed. Francis didn't mention Israel by name and said he was speaking in general terms. But he said that «the defense must always be proportionate to the attack.»

advanced light helicopter (ALH) programme, the chopper has been chosen to undertake offshore missions for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), beating several foreign competitors for the requirement to fly out personnel and equipment to oil rigs in the open seas. The helicopters will be operated by Pawan Hans Limited, which will initially place an order for 10, with the total requirement expected to cross 28 in the coming years. The order will open up a new civilian market for the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chopper that is extensively used by the armed forces, with over 340 of the machines flying all over the country — from naval ships to high altitude helipads on the northern borders. Sources said the bid by Pawan Hans, offering ALH for offshore missions, emerged as technically compliant and the lowest priced, and has taken major foreign suppliers who dominated the market in the past by surprise.

While Jammu has arguably been a bigger gainer of the removal of special status as the power balance with the Valley has ostensibly been reduced, there are many issues that plague the minds of people living in the lower altitudes. High unemployment and lack of jobs commensurate with the education levels is a big worry for the youth. Many young people that ET talked to said they and their peers are working in other parts of the country or going to Singapore, Australia, Canada and the European countries for low-end jobs. Agniveer has also caused a lot of resentment. “Earlier there used to be so many boys running on the roads early in the morning to practice for joining the army but now you hardly see any youngsters doing so. There is not much interest in becoming an Agniveer,” said Narendra Sharma, the PDP candidate in RS Pura, Jammu.

project investments. According to the data released by the ministry of commerce and industry the state was successful in attracting foreign direct investments worth $8.5 billion in the June quarter. While Karnataka was a distant third in attracting investments worth $ 2.3 billion and Gujarat was third with inflows worth $1.02 billion during the quarter. An analysis over a longer period shows that the pace of growth in such flows has slowed down in FY'2023-24 for Maharashtra posting a modest growth of 2 percent, while flows in states like Gujarat and Jharkhand posted an over 50 percent growth.

Bhajanlal Sharma gave approval for the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme-2024 during a cabinet meeting on Sunday. Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, while briefing the media about the decisions, said that the government aims to attract maximum investment for the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit scheduled to be held from December 9 to 11. In this context, the cabinet approved the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024 (RIPS-2024), which she stated is the most attractive investment promotion scheme in the country in terms of incentives for investors. She said necessary provisions have been made in RIPS-2024 to attract investment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The government is planning to revive the India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC), a statutory body created in 2019, by incentivizing various parties to arbitrate at the New Delhi institution in an effort to increase its case load, two government officials said on the condition of anonymity.

The CEO of a hospital operator that filed for bankruptcy protection in May will step down after failing to testify before a U.S. Senate panel

Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party leader and take his place in the House of Commons as Leader of the Opposition have thrown the spotlight on cutting immigration into the UK, with visas for Indians being singled out in heated debates. Against the backdrop of the launch of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham on Sunday, former immigration minister Robert Jenrick singled out India as one of the countries that should be subjected to tough visa restrictions across all categories unless it takes back its nationals who enter Britain illegally. His closest contender, shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch, has also zeroed in on the same issue and condemned new migrants bringing their disputes from India to cause unrest on the streets of the country. «It is quite clear that there are many people who have recently come to this country who have brought views from their countries of origin that have no place here,» Badenoch told the BBC.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retirement planning not just involves planning the finances for adequate retirement corpus, but also planning your retirement home. But what if you want to plan a retirement outside India? The planning then can be more complex.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), an international organization based in New Delhi, is planning to tap artificial intelligence (AI) to curb infrastructure-related disasters, which also be discussed at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), said director general Amit Prothi. “We will have a discussion on data at COP29.