Spiritual sojourns soaring: A boom in pilgrimage tourism fuels India’s travel industry

Driven by a desire for religious exploration and search for inner peace, a surge in pilgrimage tourism is rewriting travel trends. This growth is fueled by a potent mix of

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ITC CMD Sanjiv Puri Takes Over as CII President

Apex industry chamber Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has a new President in Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limited.  Puri, who is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur

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Need to empower Indian youth for an AI-driven future, says CEA Nageswaran

India needs to prepare its youth in the new technology area of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is bound to have a pervasive impact on people’s lives and their employment prospects

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Mumbai airport handled 4.36 million passengers in April

Adani group controlled-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, handled 4.36 million passengers in April, up 9 per cent on year with both domestic and international passenger segments seeing a growth. There

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Sugar production touches 315 lt; UP, Maharashtra spring surprise in actual output

With pan-India sugar production reaching 31.49 million tonnes (mt) so far this season since October 1, against 31.7 mt estimated for the whole season (October-September), the government is hopeful of

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Indian spice industry seek speedy action to resolve ETO issues

Responding to recent rejections on specific spice exports by Singapore and Hong Kong due to Ethylene Oxide (EtO) presence, the Indian spice industry, has urged immediate action to address concerns

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Indian exporters hopeful of gaining from US-China tariff war

Indian exporters are hopeful that the US decision to impose penal tariffs on certain Chinese imports may result in opportunities for them as they could step in to meet some

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India awards tenders for 412,000 tonnes green hydrogen production, 1.5 GW electrolyser manufacturing 

India has awarded tenders for setting up 412,000 tonnes of green hydrogen manufacturing and 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyser manufacturing capacity, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) said.

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Spices Board discussing setting of ETO limits with CODEX

The Spices Board has taken up with CODEX, the international food standards body, the crucial issue of setting limits for ethylene oxide (ETO) usage in spices. The follows the recall

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Power loss on Dali led to collision with Baltimore bridge: Report

Electrical power loss on container ship Dali led to its collision against Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed under the impact and claimed six lives, according to a preliminary

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