Global commodity prices likely to remain elevated amid easing West Asia tensions; India's WPI seen at 7-8% in FY27: ReportGlobal commodity prices will stay high in coming months. Geopolitical tensions in West Asia and bad weather affecting crops are the main re...
A Greenland ice core reads back almost 12,000 years of mercury fallout; humans were leaving traces thousands of years before the first factoriesGreenland's ice sheet reveals a 12,000-year mercury record, showing human contamination far predates industrial eras. Early Bronze Age smel...
Quote of the Day by Gunter Grass: ‘Homeland is something one becomes aware of only through…’ German poet on value of home, culture and rootsNobel laureate Günter Grass, a voice for Germany's post-war generation, explored themes of guilt and memory. His famous quote resonates dee...
IIT Madras develops indigenous pilot plant to process 100 tonnes of eWaste per yearIIT Madras researchers have created a pilot plant in Tiruchirapalli. This facility can process 100 tonnes of electronic waste annually. It ...
Fire breaks out in J-K's Poonch, nearly a dozen shops guttedA major fire ravaged nearly a dozen shops in Poonch district's Bufliaz market early Sunday. The blaze, suspected to be caused by a short ci...
For investors with ability to understand and take risks: 6 small-caps from different sectors with upside potential of up to 26%The mood across global markets is not great at this point of time. News headlines point in directions we would rather they did not. But suc...
In 1979, old salmon cans were stored in an Alaskan cannery, and decades later, when scientists cracked them open, a rising worm count revealed something unexpected about changing ocean food websOld canned salmon from Alaska reveals a significant increase in parasitic worms. Scientists studied cans dating back to 1979. This rise in ...
In 1908, a New York merchant mailed tea samples in silk pouches to cut costs and accidentally changed how the world drinks teaA simple cost-saving idea in 1908 led to the tea bag. Thomas Sullivan sent tea in silk pouches, but customers brewed the whole bag. This ac...
Aluminium hits four-year high on renewed Middle East supply risksBenchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange traded 0.5% higher at $3,685 a metric ton in official rings. Earlier, it touched $3,707.50...
'Everything turned into dust': Saket building collapse survivors recall terrifying momentsA five-storey commercial building near Saket Metro station in New Delhi collapsed Saturday evening, killing six people and injuring several...
Ladakh rings in new excise policy- wider choice in low alcohol content; hard liquor also at retail vendsThe administration’s decision comes in the wake of growing concerns raised by civil society, religious organizations, and medical experts r...
Ladakh's new excise policy eases restrictions on liquor saleLadakh's new Excise Policy permits hard liquor sales, reduces license documents from 16 to six, and expands availability to four more distr...
Saket building collapse: Two MCD engineers suspendedTwo Municipal Corporation of Delhi engineers have been suspended. This action follows the collapse of a three-storey commercial building ne...
Quote of the Day by Nobel Prize-winning German novelist Günter Grass: ‘No idea stays pure, even the flowering of art isn't pure and the sun has…’Nobel laureate Günter Grass, a pivotal post-war German writer, explored historical truths and human flaws in works like "The Tin Drum." His...
NSA Ajit Doval, Russian Presidential aide Patrushev review maritime, defence cooperationDoval and Patrushev assessed the status of proposals discussed during Patrushev's visit to New Delhi in November 2025. Their discussions fo...
Ajit Doval, Russian first deputy PM review defence, energy tiesNational Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Russia's first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov in Moscow. They reviewed defense, energy, and ...
Copper hits one-week low as Middle East escalation clouds growth outlookCopper prices dropped to a one-week low on Thursday as renewed Middle East tensions boosted the dollar and oil, sparking inflation and slow...