Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has donated USD25 million to the prestigious Harvard University with an aim to increase engagement with South Asian countries, including India, PTI reported.
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SIA to use more sustainable and meatless ingredients for in-flight meals
To promote environmental sustainability and support local farmers, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will use more sustainable ingredients in its in-flight meals under a novel initiative -‘Farm to Plane’, announced the airline today.
Iconic Nokia 3310 3G available in Singapore market from Oct 14
The iconic Nokia 3310 will be back in the Singapore market at just a meagre price of SGD99, announced HMD Global today.
Malaysian, Dubai properties give best return to Indians investing abroad: Report
With the Indian property market looking beyond the country’s borders, Indians invested USD112 million last fiscal to buy immovable properties abroad, up nearly 60 times from 2005-06, said a report.
Lucky Ali performs at Singapore’s YuuZoo launch of Tribe Nation app in India
Singapore-listed company YuuZoo corporation limited launched Tribe Nation, the first subscription app of its kind, in the Indian market connecting consumers directly to farmers last week in India. The launch was followed by an event headlined by popular Indian singer Lucky Ali.
Google’s smartphone Pixel to make debut in Singapore on November 15
International giant Google will be launching its state-of-the-art Pixel smartphone in Singapore, armed with machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. The launch will take place on November 15 in Singapore, making it the first South East Asian country to have the device.
India expected to become USD6 trillion economy in 10 years, says report by Morgan Stanley
According to global brokerage Morgan Stanley, India’s digitisation drive would provide a boost of 50-75 basis points to GDP growth in the coming decade, PTI reported.
IIFT conclave kicks off tomorrow; to focus on changing global business landscape
Coinciding with the visit of the new Director of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Dr Manoj Pant to Singapore, IIFT Alumni Association Singapore is organising an international business meet.
Singapore is more important to India than even China: IIFT Director Prof Manoj Pant
“ASEAN has very close cultural ties with India, especially the North East region. The government’s priority should be to make the economic sector catch up,” said Professor Manoj Pant, Director of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).
Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella says we collectively have opportunity to lead in digital transformation
Amidst the monumental change that is happening around the globe when every single industry is being digitally transformed, all have the opportunity to lead in this transformation, Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella said yesterday.
