Asia India Google Pay announced that its portable speaker, SoundPod, will soon be available to small merchants across India to help them keep track of QR code payments by providing audio alerts whenever a payment is received
Asia India Thousands of farmers are protesting against Modi's government and the conservative Bharatiya Janata Party with riots in several cities, repressed with tear gas and water cannons; access points have been closed with barbed wire, spikes and concrete blocks
Asia India Indian e-scooter manufacturer Ola Electric, backed by SoftBank, is considering bidding for the extraction rights to lithium blocks auctioned by the Indian government, in a move that could boost its EV battery production plans
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate today a large Hindu temple in Ayodhya symbolising the country's growing Hindu cultural nationalism, a movement also known as Hindutva, which stands on the site of a mosque demolished in the 16th century
Asia India The JADA system, a postpartum hemorrhage control device, will be launched this year; data from the National Health Mission indicate that postpartum hemorrhage is responsible for about 20% of maternal deaths with 12.000 deaths per year
Asia India Prime Minister Modi's government is considering doubling the annual compensation for female landowners to 12.000 rupees ($144), a move ahead of the national elections that will be presented as empowering women in rural areas
Asia India Although the Christian community is in the minority (third after Hinduism and Islam), there are many Christmas markets in the country's cities, while Santas, Christmas trees and illuminations decorate shopping centres and children set up cribs
Asia India PM Modi will inaugurate today the 'Surat Diamond Bourse', reportedly the largest corporate office centre in the world; it will serve 'as a hub for trade, innovation and collaboration further boosting economy and creating job opportunities' he said in July
Asia India Funding for Indian start-ups dropped sharply to $7 billion in calendar year 2023, less than a third of the $25 billion estimated for the previous year
Asia India The NASA chief hailed India as a 'great future partner' and discussed the role of an Indian astronaut who will be trained by NASA and fly to the International Space Station next year
Asia India India's data science education market is set to outpace the growth of the global market, according to Imarticus Learning and Analytics Insights; the Indian market will have a CAGR of 57,52%, while the global market will have a CAGR of 16,43%
Asia India The emergency closure of schools in New Delhi has been extended for a week as no sign of improvement are seen in the toxic pollution levels in the megacity of 30 million inhabitants; smog is attributed mainly to stubble fires in neighbouring areas
Asia India Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson will open a 6G research lab in India, underlining the country's importance for the global development of next-generation technology