All teeth dyed black: The eerie discovery of a 2,000-year-old skeleton explainedArchaeologists in Vietnam have uncovered the earliest evidence of tooth blackening, dating back 2,000 years. Chemical analysis of ancient t...
26 Feb, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Delhi Police bust illegal unit making fake Castrol products in AlipurDelhi Police DIU, with Castrol officials, busted an illegal factory in Alipur. The unit was manufacturing and supplying fake Castrol oil ac...
11 Dec, 2025, 08.06 AM IST
Scientists find red onion dye can shield solar cells from UV damage, outperforming conventional plastic filtersA recent study highlights a promising sustainable alternative to petroleum-based films for solar cell UV protection. Researchers discovered...
31 Aug, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
Lucknow jewellers decide to boycott Turkish jewelleryFollowing Turkiye's support for Pakistan during recent hostilities with India, jewellers in Lucknow have boycotted Turkish jewellery. This ...
19 May, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
Volatility will come and go, have a long-term perspective: 5 mid-cap stocks from different sectors which may give more than 47% returnIn the short term, stock prices are impacted by various factors, including geo-political events. But in the long term, it is the earnings a...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Shipments of banana, ghee, furniture, office stationery and solar photovoltaic modules growing rapidly in new marketsIndia is diversifying its export basket, focusing on products like banana, ghee, solar PV modules, and alcoholic beverages. The goal is to ...
02 Jan, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Rupee fall to help exports rise by up to 10%The rupee has shed almost 3.5% against the US dollar this year and 3.2% since Russia's military operations in Ukraine on February 24. It fe...
09 Mar, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
India should focus on 15 items of imports to achieve self-reliance: AssochamAssocham has identified 15 large import items for ramping up the country's domestic capacity.
05 Jul, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
Amazon Freedom Sale: Get up to 50% on Sunflame gas stoves, 70% off on home furnishingThere’s a minimum 50% off on branded bedsheets from Bombay Dyeing, Trident, Spaces, etc.
09 Aug, 2019, 02.16 PM IST
A prayer for the dyeing: Struggles of Chhipa community in RajasthanToday, Shanti, who is almost 60, has retired, and her son not only carries on the family’s traditional craft-based business but has also ex...
01 Dec, 2018, 06.49 AM IST
How electric-car market is driving hunt for next top commodityChile is looking restart cobalt production after a more than seven-decade hiatus.
23 Aug, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
Iron-based dyes to reduce solar cell costs drasticallyThe new findings will accelerate development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells, have better storage capacity than cur...
18 May, 2016, 04.46 PM IST
- Ecologists happy with SC decision to hand over Ganga monitoring to green tribunal
The Supreme Court's strong words against pollution control bureaucracy for its failure to act against polluters of the river Ganga on Wedne...
30 Oct, 2014, 04.35 AM IST
Scientists develop new method to diagnose malariaThe new method, which uses magnetic fields to detect the parasite's waste products in the blood of infected patients, is fast, reliable and...
01 Sep, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
- Commodity traders stare at big losses
Sudden drop in prices catches importers, exporters off-guard.
12 Nov, 2008, 05.41 AM IST
- Industry gets a pollution control charter
A charter on corporate responsibility for environment protection —which lists voluntary initiatives by 17 categories of industry to reduce ...
15 Mar, 2003, 09.10 AM IST
- Policy on corporate role in eco-protection soon
In a bid to nip the evil of pollution in the bud, the government, along with the industry, will finalise a Charter for Corporate Responsibi...
19 Jan, 2003, 06.24 PM IST