Oil nears two-month lows on reports of imminent US-Iran peace dealOil prices dropped significantly, reaching their lowest point in nearly two months as U.S. and Iranian officials indicated a potential agre...
13 Jun, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
Risks cloud hover over microfinanceThe Reserve Bank of India, too, raised concerns over higher inflation due to low average rainfall and supply chain disruptions due to geopo...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
ED gets custody of ex-MD of Reliance Group Sateesh SethSeth, former group managing director of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, has been arrested in a money laundering investigation by the agency...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
Delhi HC seeks reply from ‘Kala Hiran’ makers on Salman Khan pleaSalman Khan has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the proposed film 'Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy'. He alleges the mov...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Horizon Reclaim IPO opens for subscription today. Check GMP, price band and other detailsHorizon Reclaim's IPO is now open for subscription. The company aims to raise Rs 54.3 crore through this issue. The grey market indicates a...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Tieups with higher per capita income nations beneficial to all: Piyush GoyalIndia's partnerships with wealthier nations offer mutual benefits. This strategy leverages India's young talent and competitive costs with ...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
World Bank cuts global growth forecast to 2.5%; India seen growing 6.6% amid Iran warGlobal economic growth is set to slow to 2.5% this year. The World Bank attributes this to the Iran war, which has driven up energy prices ...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
World Cup 2026: This country's supporters banned from this year's event, claim fans' associationIvory Coast play two of their three group matches in Philadelphia, against Ecuador on June 15 and Curacao on June 25 either side of a trip ...
11 Jun, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
Fueling Demand: Inside India’s ethanol mobility revolution in reverseIndia is launching an ambitious green mobility initiative. The country is establishing E100 fuel stations nationwide before flex-fuel vehic...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
India fertilizer offers sink in sign of easing supply strainIndia's urea import prices have dropped sharply, less than half of April's rates. This indicates global fertilizer supply issues are easing...
11 Jun, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
In 1770, a scientist was handling a lump of rubber and found it rubbed pencil away, leading to the creation of the eraser, changing every school deskA pivotal moment in 1770 came when Joseph Priestley noted that natural rubber could easily wipe away graphite marks from paper. A material ...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
How a prisoner created India’s first rainwear brand by studying ducks and built a company that now serves the IAF, NavyAn Indian freedom fighter's prison experience sparked an idea for local rainwear. Surendra Mohan Bose founded Duckback, India's first rainw...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
India's biggest trade bet comes with six red flagsIndia may be adding more trade partners, but its latest FTA report card comes with several red marks. A new study by the Global Trade Resea...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
In 1943, he was trying to solve a World War II crisis, but a failed experiment accidentally created one of the most famous toys ever madeSilly Putty invention: A wartime effort to develop synthetic rubber accidentally led to the invention of Silly Putty. Although the stretchy...
05 Jun, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
In the 1930s, rubber factory workers drank alcohol and suddenly felt sick. It wasn't just a workplace illness, it led to the discovery of Antabuse, helping millions quit drinkingAn accidental discovery in a rubber factory in the 1930s revealed that workers exposed to tetraethylthiuram disulfide experienced severe re...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
In 1839, a struggling inventor dropped rubber mixed with sulfur onto a hot stove, and it wasn’t just a ruined batch: It revealed how to stabilize rubber permanentlyCharles Goodyear's serendipitous discovery in 1839 was nothing short of revolutionary for the world of natural rubber. By developing the vu...
29 May, 2026, 03.42 PM IST