Audio series platform Pocket FM is betting on collaboration and not competition between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than replacing human creativity, the company is using AI to support storytellers and scale high-quality audio content. Pocket FM aims to create a platform where humans and AI work together, not against each other. Talking to…
NEW DELHI : In a bid to boost consumer trust and farmer incomes, the central government is likely to introduce a nationwide Natural Farming Certification System (NFCS), modelled on the existing organic certification mechanism, a senior agriculture ministry official told Mint. The certification is significant for the 18 lakh farmers practicing natural farming across 7.8…
New Delhi/Mumbai: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has put out a tender to buy 57 petrol-powered cars less than a week after a pollution control body urged all government institutions in the National Capital Region to buy only cleaner-fuel vehicles, a move that experts said was perplexing. The environment ministry floated the…
Amazon Prime Video customers in India were in for an unpleasant surprise on Tuesday afternoon when they received emails announcing that movies and shows on the streaming service would come with ads, starting next month. A new ad-free add-on option has been launched for users at an additional ₹699 per year, or ₹129 per month,…
Mumbai: A wave of fundraising is sweeping through India’s venture capital landscape as firms like Nexus Venture Partners, Lok Capital, Chiratae Ventures, Peak XV Partners, and Fireside Ventures gear up to raise fresh capital, but with more selective fund sizes and targeted strategies. Funds such as WEH Ventures and Avataar Venture Partner are also expected…
India’s major ports handled 855 million tonnes of cargo in FY25, 4.3% more than the 819 million tonnes they handled in FY24, and hit new milestones in operational efficiency and infrastructure modernisation, the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways (MoPSW) said on Tuesday. This growth highlights the resilience and capacity of major ports in accommodating…
New Delhi: The Centre has tightened the rules for exports to check the wide abuse of medicines manufactured in India, three officials aware of the matter said. The guidelines are applicable to unapproved and approved new drugs for exports purpose only and manufacturers have to comply with the legal procedures, two officials aware of the…
Biocon Ltd expects its overall revenue to grow in mid-teens this financial year, and the company is betting on a robust launch pipeline in its generics as well as biosimilars businesses to drive sales in the coming years, its chief executive and managing director Siddharth Mittal said on Tuesday. The Bengaluru-based company expects mid-to-high teens…
New Delhi: As India and the US negotiate a trade deal, chairman and managing director of state-run gas utility GAIL Ltd Sandeep Kumar Gupta said that there is potential for import of more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from America and increase its share in India’s energy basket. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Gupta said that…
(Bloomberg) — Mobile gamers ramped up their spending by 4% last year even as the number of downloads and new releases fell, highlighting the narrowing of the industry to a handful of huge titles that dominate users’ time. New hits took less time than ever to reach their first $1 million in revenue — 106…