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US national debt crosses 100% of GDP: America now owes more than its entire economy produces — and the $1 trillion interest payments alone now outpace the PentagonU.S. debt-to-GDP ratio hit 100.2% on March 31: For the first time since the ruins of World War II, the United States national debt has surp...
Why 2,000-Year-Old Roman Concrete Still Stands While Modern Concrete Falls ApartAncient Roman concrete, unlike modern counterparts, possesses a remarkable self-healing capability. Researchers discovered that a "hot mixi...
It wasn't just a missed call: The currency clash behind the stalled US-India trade dealTo the casual observer, it painted a picture of bureaucratic hesitation. But to those watching the flow of global capital, the silence on t...
ET Prime Special: Investing lessons from Warren Buffett - Part 3. Managing a predicted cycle deterioration. The year is 1979Should temporary declines in operating earnings send you into a tizzy? Certainly not. As Warren Buffet had predicted, the insurance cycle t...
Harvard study says your brain's fate may lie in your heart's health: 4 lifestyle changes to slow down brain and heart ageingHarvard Health reveals a connection between heart and brain health. Arterial damage impacts cognitive ability. Alzheimer's shares risk fact...
Inside Agri Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s bold new vision to modernise Indian farms and farmersThe government will launch the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan again for the Rabi crop, says Chouhan, signaling that the initiative will exte...
This $7,000 single-seat electric car is a big hit in JapanKG Motors, a Japanese startup, plans to revolutionise the EV market. They are developing a small, affordable one-seater car. The 'mibot' ai...
What Trump tariffs mean for world marketsDonald Trump announced tariffs on exporters to the US, including 20% on the European Union and 24% on Japan. This caused stocks to drop, wi...
How a cheap drone punctured Chernobyl's 40,000 ton shieldThe largest movable structure, built to contain Chernobyl's damaged reactor, was compromised by a drone attack, causing significant damage....
Manmohan Singh 1991 Budget: Full speech of a budget that changed our fortunesManmohan Singh, as Finance Minister in the early 1990s, introduced critical reforms to liberalize, privatize, and open India's economy duri...
How a TV hit sparked debate about having too many babiesThe Sani family in northern Nigeria gathers to watch 'Gidan Badamasi,' a show highlighting family planning and birth rates. It reflects the...
Dogs should not suffer due to Darwinian inevitabilityFor many Indians, though, the pie dogs that populate our country have become animals that need to be kept away from human habitations, unle...
IIM-Ahmedabad to revisit plans to demolish Louis Kahn buildingsThe management of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), seems to be heading back to square one as far its plan to partly d...
Building Smart India: How to construct buildings that can withstand natural calamities and adverse weather conditionsTo build a structure that can survive the natural catastrophe we need to take due diligence of the extent of the calamity the locality may ...
Aligning business interests and environmental goals: Electric motorbikes in Kisumu in KenyaFor Kisumu, the worsening air quality and road congestion are the driving forces behind the adoption of electric motorcycles.
Billionaire Ajit Gulabchand's folly Lavasa turns into a nightmare for Indian bankersLavasa is a symbol of the excesses gripping the world’s second most-populous nation. It now faces what may be its final reckoning.
The other side: Will AAP, BJP remember Trilokpuri & Seelampur in the mad rush of making Delhi a smart city?In this part of Delhi, left behind in the frantic race to acquire a world-class status, there is simmering anger and resentments, but peopl...
Railway Budget 2013: Full text of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's speechBansal, on Tuesday, presented his maiden Railway Budget in the Lok Sabha announcing a slew of measures to improve passenger experience and ...
Budget 2013: Stimulus required for agriculture warehousing & cold chain infrastructureCold chain infrastructure will require government support in a big way to make it commercially viable.