Tag: tariffs
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
Indian Metal Firms Go Local Amid Global Tariff Heat
Indian metal companies are poised for strong domestic expansion in FY26, showing resilience in the face of external trade headwinds such as US-imposed tariffs....
Indian IT Faces Heat Over US Tariff Shock
India’s $283-billion IT sector is staring at a turbulent year ahead as fresh US tariff announced by President Donald Trump threaten to disrupt business...
Trump Eyes Pharma Tariffs After Initial Exemption
In a surprising escalation, US President Donald Trump has warned of imposing steep tariffs on the pharma sector—just hours after exempting the category from...
India-US Trade Talks Face Crucial Deadline
The trade relationship between India and the United States has grown significantly over the past two decades, with the US emerging as India’s largest...
US Tariffs to Hit Indian Pharma Hard
The United States’ proposed tariffs on pharmaceutical imports could severely impact Indian drug manufacturers, increasing production costs and reducing competitiveness, according to industry experts....
GTRI: India’s Tariffs Justified, US Must Reassess
India’s import duties adhere to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, and the government should communicate this effectively to the US administration, according to a...
Jindal Stainless MD Seeks 25% Import Duty to Curb Dumping
Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) Managing Director Abhyuday Jindal has urged the Indian government to impose a 20-25% import duty on stainless steel to prevent...
