India amends Foreign Trade Policy for easier rupee invoicing and payments for exportersThe government has amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ease rupee invoicing for exporters. Eligible rupee receipts now qualify for export b...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
The Iran war energy crisis is just getting startedThe Iran war has severely impacted global oil refining, causing diesel and gasoline prices to remain elevated. Refined product prices have ...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
In 2025, U.S. researchers developed an air-conditioning system that stores cooling in a salt solution; a Miami simulation projected a 93% cut in peak electricity demandInnovative air conditioning technology now harnesses the power of saltwater solutions to store energy. Developed by researchers at NREL, th...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
In 2024, scientists tested a zigzag-shaped wall prototype; it was up to 3.1°C cooler than a conventional radiative-cooling wall in outdoor testsEngineers have created a groundbreaking zigzag wall that cools itself through a unique design. This structure lowers its temperature by dir...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Stocks in news: ONGC, BPCL, RailTel Corporation, Exide Industries and Lohia CorpThe Indian stock market experienced a downward trend for the sixth consecutive session on Tuesday, influenced by rising oil prices and soar...
19 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
How businesses are shifting from optimisation to navigation, reducing dependencies & building resilienceLeaders still have to raise the sails. That is the real shift: from optimiser to navigator. Optimising assumes conditions are stable enough...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
Nuclear material found in Syria will remain in the country, minister saysSyrian authorities confirmed nuclear material found is not dangerous and will remain in custody. The International Atomic Energy Agency chi...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
When the cloud gets thirsty: Should India make AI pay back its water debt?India's AI sector is poised to face a substantial challenge due to its increasing water demands for infrastructure, particularly as data ce...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
In 1956, solar power was priced at about $1,865 per watt and survived largely because spacecraft needed lightweight power. Decades later, prices fell below 50 cents per watt and solar became the cheapest new electricitySolar power once cost a staggering $1,865 per watt in inflation-adjusted terms. Today, solar panels can cost only a fraction of a dollar pe...
16 Aug, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Oil inches toward $90 on tanker attacks, lack of progress in Iran war peace dealCrude oil futures experienced an upward trend on Friday due to disruptions from tanker attacks and the stagnation of peace talks. Brent cru...
15 Aug, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
US to unleash ‘economic isolation’ on Iran next week as Trump pressure campaign intensifiesThe United States plans to intensify economic pressure on Iran next week, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning of measures unprece...
14 Aug, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Oil steadies after US threatens to blockade Iran indefinitelyOil prices edged higher on Friday amidst fresh supply anxieties, largely sparked by the U.S.'s warning of a possible indefinite naval block...
14 Aug, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
Oil Price Today (August 13): Crude oil dips below $90 despite Strait of Hormuz deadlock. Here’s whyThe Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 580,000 barrels per day in its m...
13 Aug, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Oil drops on lower demand forecasts despite deadlock in US-Iran talksOil prices dipped as demand forecasts for 2026 were lowered due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Despite supply concerns from the conflict,...
13 Aug, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
India fuels global growth in planned coal mining capacity, report saysIndia nearly doubled its planned coal mining capacity in 2025 to 638 million metric tons per annum, driving almost all of the global increa...
13 Aug, 2026, 07.15 AM IST
Global oil supply shortfall to deepen as Hormuz reopening remains elusive, IEA saysGlobal oil supply will fall by 4.3 million barrels daily this year. Renewed Middle East hostilities are disrupting supplies and deepening t...
12 Aug, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Why the US-Iran war continues to disrupt oil marketsThe oil market is witnessing unprecedented volatility amid the intensifying US-Iran hostilities. Iran's surprising maneuver to shut down th...
12 Aug, 2026, 12.04 AM IST