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From floods to war, state-run oil firms prove indispensable despite repeated privatisation bidsIndia's state-run oil companies have proven indispensable during national crises, from floods and pandemics to global conflicts. Despite pa...
From $22 billion to zero: Success, not failure, brought Byju downByju's, once a $22 billion edtech giant, has collapsed. Founder Byju Raveendran faces jail for contempt. The company's downfall stems from ...
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
The only valuation formula Warren Buffett ever used, and why most investors get it wrongIn a letter to shareholders, Buffett dismantled one of investing's most persistent false dichotomies: "Value" vs "growth". He contended tha...
1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to entertain plea, grants liberty to move HCThe Supreme Court declined to hear a petition regarding the under-compensation of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors. Petitioners claimed many we...
Power distribution companies will have to pay users for power cuts: RK SinghDiscoms are to compensate consumers for unscheduled power outages to ensure that states fulfil their commitment of 24x7 power supply.
Natural disasters & terrorism drive sales of travel insuranceEven though 90% of people are aware about it, only 20% opt for travel insurance when they hit the road, industry sources said.
Hundreds march in Bhopal ahead of 1984 gas tragedy anniversaryParticipants of the march, organised by various NGOs, also took an oath outside the factory premises to continue the struggle for justice a...
Bhopal gas tragedy: NGO threatens to gherao MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residenceAn NGO working for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims today threatened to gherao the residence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here.
Protest rallies on 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy, call for justiceProtest rallies and all-religion prayer meetings marked the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy today that killed over 5,000 people ...
GIC Re plans to set up national catastrophe fundGIC Re has the expertise of managing the terrorism pool effectively and the same would be applied for supervising the proposed catastrophic...
Bhopal Gas tragedy anniversary: Protests held to seek justice for victimsMeetings and protest marches in support of the demands of the victims marked the 29th anniversary of the Bhopal gas catastrophe here today.
AP government yet to respond to suggestion on disaster forceThe Andhra Pradesh government is yet respond to a suggestion to set up two teams of National Disaster Response Force here, NDMA Vice Chairm...
As Bhopal remembers 1984 disaster, activists decry government apathyRallies were held in the city by the organisations working for the victims, to protest the government's "perennial inaction".
- Troubled TEPCO requests 1 trillion yen public fund injection
TEPCO requested the injection of 1 trillion yen in public funds as it teeters under the weight of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant...
- Bhopal gas tragedy: Won't submit to Supreme Court jurisdiction, says Dow Chemicals
US-based multinational Dow Chemicals has declined to share its wholly owned subsidiary Union Carbide Corporation's alleged past residuary l...
- Bhopal tragedy: Govt asks for Rs 7,844 cr more for victims
The Centre has moved a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking revision of its 1989 judgement on the world’s worst industrial disast...
- Business cost to rise as India tweaks nuclear bill
India is rewriting a bill that will allow global firms to access its $150 billion nuclear power market, suggesting stiffer compensation for...
- Mangalore air crash: Insurers may have to shell out Rs 400 cr
Industry experts say that AI will make insurance claims of at least Rs 300 cr as damages and another Rs 100 cr for passenger and cargo comp...