How Technical Textiles Are Reshaping India’s Future: Innovation, Policy, and a $350 Billion Vision Pic Credit: Pexel Walk into a modern hospital, step inside an electric vehicle, or drive along a newly built highway—chances are, you are surrounded by materials you never notice but cannot live without. These are technical textiles: high-performance fabrics engineered not […]

On the outskirts of America’s booming digital economy, where anonymous warehouses hum with the computations that power artificial intelligence, an invisible problem is growing louder: supplying these data centers with the increasingly large volume of energy they require. With his latest project, University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher Jun Wang is working to create a solution with

AI “searches,” humans “assist” purchases — Shanghai, Bangkok, and Mumbai lead in AI-driven shopping Tokyo, Japan, Mar 23: transcosmos has conducted its proprietary “Global Online Shopping Trends Survey 2026,” summarizing the latest trends in AI-powered shopping using generative AI. The survey compares how consumers in eight major cities utilize AI at each stage of the

Ho Chi Minh City, March 23 (BNP): Vincom Retail hosted a large-scale partner forum titled “The New Era – Partnering to Shape the Future” in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20, bringing together over 500 domestic and international stakeholders to discuss emerging trends and collaboration opportunities in Vietnam’s evolving retail landscape. The event saw

Korean researchers confirmed that underground wireless communication is possible, moving beyond the terrestrial wireless communication they have primarily focused on until now. This opened up a new wireless channel for confirming the survival of buried people in the event of a collapse of an underground facility such as a mine, conducting underground rescue operations, or

Singapore, March 23 (BNP): Global financial technology platform Adyen on Monday announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific, extending direct acquiring services across multiple international markets, including India. The enhanced collaboration, which builds on a partnership that began in 2014, now covers markets such as Hong Kong, Australia, New

New Delhi (BNP Analysis): The ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia have once again exposed the vulnerabilities—and emerging strengths—of India’s energy and supply chain architecture. While immediate disruptions have been contained, the situation is fast becoming a stress test for the country’s long-term economic resilience. At the heart of the government’s response lies a familiar

New Delhi, Mar 23 (BNP): G. Kishan Reddy will on Monday launch the seventh tranche of auctions for critical and strategic mineral blocks, in a move aimed at strengthening India’s mineral security and supporting emerging sectors such as clean energy and advanced technologies. The launch will take place in the presence of Minister of State