A Big, Big Push for Defence Self-Reliance

Defence Procurement Manual 2025 lays down the guiding principles for revenue procurements in the defence ministry worth around 1 trillion in a financial year. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath......

Time India Learnt From China Playbook

If India caves in to US pressure as Trump hopes it will, he will further try to blackmail it into submission, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump at a press conference with......

Space Industry Thrilled With FM Plans

'The scrapping of import duty would help Indian companies compete in international markets, thus paving the way for India becoming a space manufacturing hub for the world.' IMAGE: India became the......

Ceasefire, But Pakistan's Cyber War Continues

More than one million cybersecurity incidents were flagged within 10 days. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   The government is on high alert amid the threat of a cyberwarfare against Indian......

CAG to conduct pan-India audit on ease of doing biz for MSMEs

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has launched an integrated audit across 32 states and Union Territories to assess the ease of doing business for the micro, small and medium......

EAC-PM chair calls for raising investment rate

India needs to increase the investment rate to 34-35 per cent from 31-32 per cent currently to achieve a growth rate of 7 per cent and above, said S Mahendra Dev, chairman, economic advisory......

Indian Digital Payment Intelligence Corporation To Combat Fraud

It will enable real-time intel sharing among banks and other financial sector participants to strengthen customer protection against digital fraud. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Similar......

'Andhra Will Become Gateway Of India For Investment'

'We are expecting investment, public and private, of around Rs 40 trillion by 2029.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu speaks at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam,......