Economy of India

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani attends the "Invest Karnataka 2016 Global Investors Meet" in Bangalore, India, Feb. 3, 2016.

Indian billionaire businessman Gautam Adani faces scrutiny

April 24, 2023Business, Economics and Jobs

Indian businessman Gautam Adani is one of the world’s wealthiest people. Now, his methods for acquiring the enormous wealth and close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are being investigated by India’s Supreme Court.

Micro-loans helping solar power take hold in India

August 15, 2013Development & Education

Tracing the journey of AIDS drugs

August 15, 2013Health & Medicine

Rural India Turns to Solar Power

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Stranded on Air India 131 for Nine Hours

August 14, 2013

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India’s economy on the global playing field

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The Indian economy continues to be a bright spot on the globe. Vikas Bajaj is a reporter for the New York Times and joins The Takeaway to talk about the effects of the global economic downturn on India before he heads out to Mumbai.

India’s call centers

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

The BBC’s Zubair Ahmed speaks with Indian businessmen about how the US financial crisis is likely to affect India’s 11 billion dollar call center industry. Seventy percent of its business comes from the US.

India’s financial turmoil

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

The BBC’s Mumbai correspondent Zubair Ahmed has the latest on what’s happening in India’s financial markets.

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