Boat capsizes in Congo, killing at least 86, most of them studentsA tragic boat accident in northwestern Congo's Equateur Province has claimed the lives of at least 86 people, primarily students. The capsi...
12 Sep, 2025, 10.32 PM IST
Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict mineralsThe Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, alleging the tech giant us...
17 Dec, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Solution to pollution: Are electric cars ‘green’?While demand for EVs is rising, India needs to ensure that this transition in transportation is truly green.
24 Dec, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
Falling lithium prices are making electric cars more affordableSince January, the price of lithium has dropped by nearly 20%, according to Benchmark Minerals, even as sales of electric vehicles have soa...
21 Mar, 2023, 10.27 AM IST
Indian envoys to seven countries meet Haryana Chief Minister KhattarKhattar told the envoys that Haryana has a huge potential for investments and major companies from the country and abroad continue to make ...
18 Oct, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
US, allies agree to work to improve supply chainsSupply chain snarls that began during the pandemic have been exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine and stringent Covid-19 restrictions in ...
21 Jul, 2022, 09.42 AM IST
Govt guidelines on monkeypox stress on surveillance, rapid identification, isolationThe guidelines proposed a surveillance strategy to rapidly identify cases and clusters of infections and the sources of infections as soon ...
31 May, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos"Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilization!" Francis said at the Mavrovouni camp, a cluster of white U.N. containers on the edge o...
06 Dec, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
Key India concern on climate finance part of $100 billion delivery plan: COP26 president Alok Sharma07 Nov, 2021, 12.46 AM IST
The fund managers, the sleuths and the mystery of the missing ESGInvestor demand for companies deemed to have high ESG standards has never been higher. ESG-focused funds manage $1.1 trillion, more than do...
07 Sep, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Why reducing industrial dependence on China has to be a gradual effortThe process must the gradual, spread over several years. Any other approach will spell pain in Indian markets.
14 Jun, 2020, 08.54 AM IST
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseasesAs the world focuses on the pandemic, experts fear losing ground in the long fight against other infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosi...
16 Apr, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
Government straightening system to promote investment: VK Singh"There are problems. Those problems basically come up because we have a straight-jacketed system in our bureaucratic deals which is where a...
20 Feb, 2017, 05.50 PM IST
Mumbai most expensive city in India for expats: SurveyAccording to Mercer's 2016 Cost of Living Survey, Mumbai ranked 82 among a list of other countries followed by New Delhi (130) and Chennai ...
22 Jun, 2016, 06.49 PM IST
Attack on African nationals: Sushma Swaraj speaks to Rajnath Singh, Najeeb Jung"They assured me that the culprits will be arrested soon and sensitisation campaign will be launched in areas where African nationals resid...
29 May, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
Wal-Mart takes up over 80 issues in 9 categories for lobbyingOfficials said any money spent by Wal-Mart in India to gain undue favor from the government or the officials would come under the foreign c...
12 Dec, 2012, 12.02 PM IST