In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
US stocks today: US stocks fall as Big Tech earnings rekindle AI spending worries; oil hits $100US stock markets faced a sharp downturn on Thursday, primarily driven by worries around Big Tech earnings. Following their quarterly financ...
23 Jul, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
Coal remains backbone of India's power supply despite renewable push, govt tells ParliamentCoal plants supplied nearly seventy percent of India's electricity during summer months. These plants generated seventy-five percent of tot...
23 Jul, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Is Trump quietly gifting Saudi Arabia a future nuclear bomb?A proposed US-Saudi civilian nuclear deal allows uranium enrichment and fuel processing. Critics fear this agreement weakens safeguards aga...
22 Jul, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Why is a proposed US-Saudi nuclear pact causing alarm in Washington and the Middle East?The Trump administration supports a nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia. This agreement allows uranium enrichment and spent fuel processing by R...
22 Jul, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Marco Rubio to hold talks with China's Wang Yi as regional powers join ASEAN meetingU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila. They discussed a potential September summit between the...
22 Jul, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
WTO urges India to cut trade-restrictive measures reliance, New Delhi flags global non-tariff barriersWorld Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat has urged India to improve its business environment and reduce reliance on high tariffs, import-...
22 Jul, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Rupee value is market-driven, has no target band against US dollar: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated the rupee's value is market-determined. The Reserve Bank of India monitors foreign exchange mark...
21 Jul, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
AI memory shortage threatens to trigger geopolitical strain, warns SK Group chiefSK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won warned that the global shortage of artificial intelligence memory chips could escalate into a geopolitical i...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Why the Red Sea remains one of the world's most dangerous shipping routesRed Sea Shipping Route Explained: In a concerning development, Iran has alerted the world to possible disruptions in the Red Sea that threa...
20 Jul, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Income-tax, MSME amendment Bills among key economic legislations listed for Parliament's Monsoon SessionKey economy-related bills are listed for Parliament's Monsoon Session. The Income-tax Amendment Bill aims to boost India's sovereign debt m...
19 Jul, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
Air India to add 60 aircraft in 18 months; says transformation on track despite headwindsAir India Group expects fifty to sixty new aircraft deliveries annually. The airline's ambitious transformation program remains on track fo...
19 Jul, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Oil Price Today (July 17): Crude oil jumps 12% this week as Hormuz, Red Sea closure risks loom. What are experts saying?Brent crude futures gained $1.05, or about 1.25%, to $85.28 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.03, or ...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
India-EU TTC meet: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says work program on FDI screening concludedIndia and the European Union concluded a work program on FDI screening. Both sides exchanged best practices to further accelerate investmen...
16 Jul, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
India raises windfall tax on diesel, jet fuel exports; cuts levy on petrol exportsIndia's government has adjusted windfall taxes on fuel exports, effective July sixteenth. The export duty on petrol has been reduced to two...
16 Jul, 2026, 02.19 AM IST
BRICS trade union delegates call for worker-centric AI policies, stronger social dialogueTrade union representatives attending the BRICS Trade Union Forum in Hyderabad have called for artificial intelligence (AI) to be deployed ...
15 Jul, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
RBI governor meets bank CEOs to discuss AI, geopolitics and ECL guidelinesCentral bank governor Sanjay Malhotra met bank chief executives on Tuesday. Geopolitical complexities and artificial intelligence were key ...
15 Jul, 2026, 05.39 AM IST