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India now ranks sixth among the top nine deeptech ecosystems globally with 3,600 such startups, which received $850 million funding last year, a Nasscom report said on Thursday.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) on Wednesday said four of its ports have been featured in the prestigious 'Container Port Performance (CPP) Index 2023', developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. 

The next decade will see the Adani Group invest more than $100 billion in the energy transition space and further expand its integrated renewable energy value chain that already spans the manufacturing of every major component required for green energy generation.

Riding on defence sector stocks led by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Mazagon Dock, Paras Defence and Cochin Shipyard, the Indian indices closed at a fresh record high on Tuesday.

According to the latest data by the Spices Board under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the export of spices/spice products from the country has been 15,39,692 tonnes valued at Rs 36,958.80 crore ($4.46 billion) during FY 2023-24.

Indian equity frontline indices opened in green on Tuesday following positive global cues. In the early trade, Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 77,326 and 23,573 respectively.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Sunday announced the signing of an agreement with Bhutan for a 570 MW green hydro plant, along with collaborating on transformative infrastructure initiatives in the neighbouring country.

Indian stock markets have seen a robust rally since the new government's formation, closing at an all-time high in the last week. According to top rating agencies, the indices are set to gain new highs in the next 12 months. 

Indian stock markets closed at an all-time high in the last week. This is the second consecutive week when Indian frontline indices Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 77,145 and 23,490 respectively.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Friday said the Adani Group is looking forward to forge a long-term partnership with Tanzania -- one of Africa's most promising and strategically important nations -- across industries including ports, renewable energy, and airports.

The Adani Group company received the highest rating of "A" for its initiatives in emission reduction, climate governance, supplier engagement, Scope 3 emissions and risk management processes.

Adani Defence and Aerospace on Tuesday signed a landmark agreement with EDGE Group, the leading advanced technology and defence group in the UAE, to collaborate across strategic defence and military domains, combining their expertise in missiles, weapons, unmanned platforms, and cyber systems.

This represents a significant 7 per cent growth (YoY) compared to the previous fiscal, when the total cargo handled was 9,44,912 metric tonnes, the company said in a statement.

The shares of Adani Group's portfolio of companies made a strong comeback on Wednesday, led by Adani Green Energy and Adani Ports, as the stock markets recovered from Tuesday's losses.

The Indian indices shrugged off election jitters and massively rebounded in a sharp rally on Wednesday, as the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) prepared to stake fresh claims for government formation.

Jitters of counting day led the Indian indices to experience their biggest fall in the last four years on Tuesday with the investors losing nearly Rs 30 lakh crore in a single season.

Sensex went down over 1,500 points on Tuesday as the Nifty dropped more than 500 points amid early trends on Lok Sabha elections counting day.

The Indian stock markets gained over Rs 12 lakh crore, or 3.25 per cent, on Monday as fundamentals, technicals and sentiments turned favourable at the same time, which is a rare phenomenon, experts said.

Indian equity benchmarks opened at an all-time high on Monday due to Exit Polls predicting a Modi government comeback.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for May came in at Rs 1.73 lakh crore, a 10 per cent growth (year-on-year), driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions and slowing of imports, the Centre said on Saturday. 

Oil prices declined for a third day in a row in the international market on Wednesday, despite geopolitical tensions, as the US Federal Reserve is not expected to reduce interest rates any time because of the high inflation rate.

The report which has increased the forecast of India’s GDP growth by 0.7 percentage points to 6.9 per cent identifies increased foreign investments as an important factor that is propelling the country’s GDP growth.

The special trading sessions on Saturday saw Indian equity markets extending their winning streak as the benchmark indices ended higher on both of the special sessions.

Addressing the 'CII Annual Business Summit 2024' in the capital, EAM Jaishankar said the embassies will continue to extend their fullest support to the economic and employment interests abroad.

The acquisition covers a fully operational 400 kV, 673 ckt kms (circuit kilometres) inter-state transmission line, linking Mahan in Madhya Pradesh to Sipat pooling substation in Chhattisgarh.