India and Nepal Strengthen Ties Through Flood Recovery and Economic Cooperation
India and Nepal have discussed the post-flood reconstruction, the economic cooperation and the ways to strengthen the bilateral relations during the recent visit by the Nepal Finance Minister Mr. Swarnim…
US Russia Sanctions Bill Puts India Under Tariff Pressure
The United States has taken an another major step towards tightening the economic pressure on the Russia, as the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a legislation that could expose…
EPFO Wage Ceiling Raised to ₹25,000 Bringing Millions of Workers Under Social Security
The Union Cabinet has approved a significant increase in the wage ceiling for the mandatory coverage of employees under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), raising it from the ₹15,000…
UPI Payment Rules Change as Merchants Face New Transaction Charges
The Indian Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem is set to undergo a significant change with the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain large-value merchant transactions. The merchants…
Tesla Cybercab Faces Safety Scrutiny Over Steering Less Design
The Tesla is in news for its innovation, Cybercab, which is designed to represent a new era of transportation, the one in which the passengers can travel without a steering…
ICMR Study Reveals Diet and Exercise Key to Sustainable Weight Loss
A major review led by the researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has highlighted a simple but an important message…
BRICS India 2026 Charts a New Course for Global Governance Economic Cooperation and the Global South
The 18th BRICS Summit, recently held in New Delhi has placed India at the centre of an important debate over the future of the global governance, the economic cooperation and…
Biotech Conclave 2026 Charts the Path of India Towards Global Innovation
The Biotech Conclave 2026, organised by the VIT Chennai in association with The Hindu, brought together the scientists, the researchers, the academics, the entrepreneurs, the industry leaders and the students…
iPhone 18 and the New Age of Status Driven Consumption
The launch of a new smartphone is no longer simply a technology event but it has increasingly become a cultural moment, which reveals how deeply the consumption, the identity and…
Winter Waste Burning Deepens Urban Air Pollution Crisis
The open waste burning remains a persistent but often an overlooked source of the air pollution in the Indian cities. A recent study by the World Resources Institute (WRI) India…