Reliance, Vedanta, Adani join India's drive to cut China rare earth dependence, sources sayIndian conglomerates Reliance, Vedanta, and Adani are among ten companies expressing interest in developing rare-earth processing facilitie...
11 Jun, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
India turns to nuclear power as Gulf risks riseIndia is boosting its energy security. Investments are growing in solar, wind, and nuclear power. Recent geopolitical events highlight nucl...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
08 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Saudi Arabia is covered in sand, yet it imports millions of tons every year, and the reason lies in a tiny detail hidden in every grainSaudi Arabia imports sand from Australia for its massive construction projects. Desert sand is unsuitable for building concrete. River sand...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
In 1972, a diver off Italy noticed a human arm rising from the sand, which uncovered ancient Greek warriors lost beneath the sea for centuriesIn an underwater adventure in 1972, a diver stumbled upon the exquisite Riace Bronzes off the coast of Riace Marina. These stunning Greek s...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Barrow, not stealA trader smuggled wheelbarrows across borders for years. A man bought a globally manufactured toaster that exploded. The US and China negot...
23 May, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
That sinking feeling: Rupee@100 is a mental fear, not macro nightmareThe rupee is under strong pressure due to rising global crude oil prices driven by Middle East tensions, briefly hitting an all-time low of...
22 May, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Delhi Chakka Jam for three days: Check what could be affected in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other NCR regionsDelhi Chakka Jam Today News: A three-day Chakka jam in Delhi-NCR has been called by transport unions starting May 21. During these three da...
20 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 58: The ICE veteran that quietly became an EV lightweighting storyMost auto ancillary investors think linear. Company makes Component X. EV disrupts Component X. Stock goes down. Every story does not fit t...
13 May, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
The toothpaste headlight hack keeps going viral, but the real issue is night visibilityA popular online hack suggests using toothpaste to fix cloudy car headlights. While it offers a quick cosmetic fix, experts warn it does no...
13 May, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
Jaguar Land Rover ordered to refund Rs 1.65 crore, panel slams 'deceptive' speed claims, chassis 'surgery'Jaguar Land Rover India must refund 1.65 crore rupees to a Roorkee firm. The company's flagship SUV had manufacturing defects and unauthori...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
In Finland, Europe's first complete lithium mine begins operationTrucks loaded with crushed rock and ore made their way through a craterlike landscape in western Finland, the first place in Europe to hous...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Nobel winning economist Milton Friedman, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert...” – Does Friedman's critique of government still apply in 2026? What does this powerful quote reveal about government efficiency, economic freedom, and modern life lessons?Quote of the Day by Nobel winning economist Milton Friedman: Global public spending has crossed $30 trillion in 2026. Efficiency remains a ...
11 Apr, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
Is India's growing demand for river sand a double-edged sword?India's growing housing boom is increasing demand for river sand, leading to environmental damage and violence by the sand mafia. To mitiga...
28 Oct, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
Six overburden processing plants at various stages of installation: GovernmentThe government announced that coal and lignite PSUs are setting up overburden (OB) processing and manufactured sand (M-sand) plants. These ...
22 Oct, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana to encourage use of artificial sand for construction projects“Given the shortage of sand in the market, we will be opting for manufactured sand,“ said C Muralidhar, engineer-in-chief in Telangana's Ir...
14 Jan, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
How manufactured-sand is helping reduce indiscriminate sand mining and saving riverine ecosystemsThe destruction of riverine ecosystems by indiscriminate sand mining is gradually giving way to industrial- scale production of manufacture...
24 Dec, 2015, 05.10 AM IST