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UPI emerges as world's largest real-time payments platform

India, May 1 -- The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the world's largest real-time payments platform, anchoring India's digital economy. A decade after its launch, UPI has transformed f... Read More


International Labour Day 2026 being observed

India, May 1 -- International Labour Day is being observed today to honour the contribution of workers across the world. It is also known as May Day. The day aims to pay tribute to workers' sacrifices... Read More


India Inching Towards API Self-Reliance

India, May 1 -- image credit- shutterstock Across the five-year span from 2020-21 to 2024-25, India's import trends for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), key starting materials (KSMs), and dr... Read More


US-Israel-led Operation Epic Fury Singes Indian Pharma Interests

India, May 1 -- We live in an interconnected world, where the impact of the ongoing war is already being felt across industries, trade routes and supply chains far beyond the immediate region of confl... Read More


Accelerating AI's Role in Biopharma Innovation

India, May 1 -- AI is expected to address these structural challenges across the R&D value chain. It can reduce early-stage failures, predict biological relevance, and shorten discovery timelines, wit... Read More


Rethinking India's Industrial Biotechnology Beyond Manufacturing and Startups

India, May 1 -- India's bioeconomy has grown from approximately $10 billion in 2014 to over $195 billion in 2025, contributing nearly 4.8 per cent to GDP. Industrial biotechnology now accounts for 46 ... Read More


"CGT is transformative, offering a programmable way to overcome bacterial resistance"

India, May 1 -- Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are often associated with oncology and rare diseases. What's the evolving scope of CGT in modern medicine today? Cell and gene therapies are moving well... Read More


Government invests Sh1.34 trillion in primary healthcare, says Prof Nagu

Tanzania, May 1 -- Kibiti. The government has invested about Sh1.34 trillion in strengthening primary healthcare services over the past four years, as part of efforts to improve access to quality and ... Read More


Coop Bank disburses Sh101bn in first year, targets inclusive growth

Tanzania, May 1 -- Dar es Salaam. The Cooperative Bank (Coop Bank) has disbursed more than Sh101 billion in loans within its first year of operations, positioning itself as a key player in advancing a... Read More


Eldoret rolls out hero's welcome for marathon record breaker Sabastian Sawe

Nairobi, May 1 -- It was pomp and colour at Eldoret International Airport on Thursday as world marathon record holder Sabastian Sawe received a rousing homecoming in the city fondly known as the "Home... Read More