India's gross GST revenue up 14.8% on year to nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in AugustIndia’s gross GST revenue rose 14.8% year-on-year to Rs 1.99 lakh crore in August 2026, up from Rs 1.74 lakh crore a year earlier. However,...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
In 1993, Taiwan collected 70% of its trash while recycling virtually none. 33 years later, paid bags, musical trucks and sorting helped drive recycling to 55% nationwideTaiwan’s experience therefore challenges the idea that recycling depends mainly on individual environmental enthusiasm. People certainly ne...
01 Sep, 2026, 04.13 AM IST
Bank credit to industry rises 20 percent in July: RBI dataBank credit to industry grew by twenty percent in July, while agriculture advances expanded faster. Non-food bank credit saw nineteen point...
31 Aug, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Explained | Settlement requires Meta to check young users' ages: How will that work?Here is a look at what Meta said it will do to ensure that users are as old as they say they are, and some of the legal issues that could c...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
Mumbai property market continues strong run, records best-ever AugustMumbai's property market achieved its highest August registrations ever. The city recorded 12,387 property registrations during the month. ...
31 Aug, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
India's fiscal deficit for April-July at Rs 4.55 lakh crore, narrows to 26.8% of FY27 aimIndia's fiscal deficit reached 4.55 lakh crore rupees through July. This figure represents 26.8% of the annual budget estimates for this ye...
31 Aug, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
MapmyIndia, ClarityX launch Geo-FI AI platform for lending risk and collectionsMapmyIndia and ClarityX have launched Geo-FI, a new geo-intelligence platform. This platform will help banks and financial institutions mak...
31 Aug, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Govt plans to start recovery 7 years after deepwater explorers begin productionThe government will support deepwater exploration through 2030-31 with significant funding. About forty-three thousand crore rupees will fu...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
Judge in Google privacy class action awards lawyers $147 million in legal feesUS District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco granted the fee request by law firms Boies Schiller Flexner, Susman Godfrey and Morgan &...
29 Aug, 2026, 08.18 AM IST
A PhD student stumbled upon a lost Maya City while searching on Google; It was hidden under Mexican forest for 100 yearA graduate student made an astounding discovery of the ancient Maya city of Valeriana through online environmental data. This hidden city b...
28 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
China races to drain barrier lake after deadly Nepal-Tibet floodsChina is racing to reduce fresh flood risks along its Tibet-Nepal border after Wednesday’s deadly disaster created barrier lakes on both si...
28 Aug, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
In Texas, oyster-shell waste became reef “shell bags”; along Galveston Bay, the new shell reefs supported living oysters and helped stabilize shorelinesThe Galveston Bay Foundation has initiated a commendable recycling program to repurpose oyster shells from local restaurants for vital reef...
27 Aug, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
India’s budget math brightens with asset sales target in sightIndia's fiscal position has improved significantly from earlier concerns. The government is set to exceed its asset sale target for the fir...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Meta shares hit 5% intraday high after $16.68 billion settlement over alleged harm to young usersMeta shares hit a 4.96% intraday high after the company agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims that Facebook and Instagram har...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to childrenThe deal was reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests ye...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.18 PM IST
Brazil fines TikTok $30 million in 'powerful signal' over child safetyBrazil's data protection agency on Tuesday fined TikTok nearly $30 million for failing to implement child safety measures in what it said w...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Delhi government data to be AI-ready for effective governance service delivery to peopleChief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday chaired a workshop of Delhi government officers, saying data systems must be interconnected to ensure...
25 Aug, 2026, 07.15 PM IST