Donald Trump's tax and spending mega-bill to cost millions of jobs in US, drive up your billsThe US House passed President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," a sweeping tax and spending measure. It aims to extend 2017 tax cuts b...
22 May, 2025, 06.08 PM IST
What caused the huge power cut in Spain and Portugal today? Was a cyber attack behind the widespread blackout across the Iberian Peninsula?Huge power cut in Spain and Portugal has left millions without electricity, but officials confirm there's no sign of a cyber attack behind ...
28 Apr, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
Amazon unveils AI scheme to tackle flood risks in Spain's AragonAmazon's cloud computing unit AWS announced in May it would invest 15.7 billion euros ($17.02 billion) in data centres in Aragon to signifi...
03 Mar, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Another deadly spell of rain in Spain? Malaga residents wrap cars in plastic and tie them to lamppostsDespite warnings of heavy rain, Malaga residents wrap their cars in plastic and tie them to lampposts to protect against severe flooding.
15 Nov, 2024, 09.38 PM IST
2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists sayThe European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to become the world's warmest year ...
07 Nov, 2024, 09.25 AM IST
As wildfires wipe out forests, Greeks debate: to replant, or not?Wildfires in Greece have intensified, destroying vast forest areas around Athens. The government plans to replant trees, but experts debate...
19 Sep, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Travel in 2023: 12 months that 'took chaos to a new level'This year "took chaos to a new level," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research. "It seems that the world i...
25 Dec, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Why urban planners need to urgently factor in climate change mitigationResearch shows with the increased warming of the Indian Ocean, rainfall during the southwest monsoon has been reducing while the possibilit...
23 Jul, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
Can India go back to a wealth tax by appealing to the better side of the rich?“In theory, India employs several mechanisms that are aimed at taxing the rich. These include a progressive income tax rate structure, tax ...
22 Jan, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
View: Fiddling and eating pakodas while the world drownsFor many years now, Delhi residents have been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day without ever putting a cig to their lips. The Yamuna this ...
13 Nov, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
View: It's time for India to phase out lockdowns, give more cash to poorIn Indian conditions, stringency was never going to work. Urban slums and many villages are extremely crowded, sleeping four to ten people ...
13 Sep, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
As economies stagger, pressures grow to ease virus lockdownsNew unemployment figures Thursday covering the 19 European countries that use the shared euro currency underscored how massive job-protecti...
30 Apr, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
IBM offers Watson Assistant for Citizens on virus queriesTo introduce this offering in India, IBM Research has trained Watson Assistant to answer queries in English and Hindi to enable various gov...
02 Apr, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down for long haulA deluge of patients are overwhelming hospitals in Europe and the United States, now the focal points of a pandemic that is upending the gl...
29 Mar, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
Cattle slaughter ban making global brands like Zara, Marks & Spencer and Prada jitteryZara, Marks & Spencer, Prada and Armani have started contacting suppliers in India, enquiring whether they would be able to meet their comm...
05 Jun, 2017, 02.35 PM IST
13 scientific predictions for 2015Some incredible things happened in the science world in 2014, but one of the best things about science is that we learn more and make progr...
12 Jan, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
- European crisis won't be a big drag on India: Pranab Mukherjee
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee says getting GDP growth back on track is his, and the government’s, major achievement. How has UPA-II far...
21 May, 2010, 04.10 AM IST