Behind bigger price tags hides a fault line in India’s growth storyIndia’s consumer durables face a third price hike in 2026 as copper, steel, aluminium, resin, logistics and energy costs surge. LG, Daikin,...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
There wasn’t much to Xi: A red carpet, a fragile truce and the search for US-China stabilityDuring Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington, leaders announced modest tariff cuts and a new dialogue on AI safety. The ongoing US-Iran wa...
27 Sep, 2026, 10.43 PM IST
Scientists may have got one of Earth’s biggest ancient mysteries wrong: A 2-billion-year-old carbon clue thought to reveal a global change may actually point to magma, methane and microbesResearch from Caltech indicates that a significant carbon signal may arise from local geological processes instead of global events. The st...
27 Sep, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
'Busan Agreement' explained: What the US-China trade truce means for world tradeUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension of the Busan Agreement until January 10, 2027. This extension allows both sides...
24 Sep, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
NUS researchers develop new Lutetium Atomic Clock with record accuracy that could advance precision timekeepingScientists at the National University of Singapore have developed a highly precise optical atomic clock using lutetium. Researchers at the ...
24 Sep, 2026, 01.21 AM IST
US-China AI talks: A two-power bargain that could leave the world with no sayDonald Trump has rejected international regulations on artificial intelligence while preparing for a critical summit with Xi Jinping. Discu...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Key issues for this week's Trump-Xi summit in WashingtonPresident Trump welcomes Chinese leader Xi Jinping for crucial talks this week. They seek stability in a relationship strained by trade and...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
US seeks 'AI dialogue' with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summitUS and Chinese officials met to discuss creating an AI communication channel. This meeting sets the stage for a summit between Presidents T...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Behind the Modi-Xi border thaw, India's dependence on Chinese imports, especially rare earths, keeps deepeningIndia faces a significant trade deficit with China, importing substantially more goods than it exports. Chinese firms offer superior price ...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
US sanctions were meant to slow China’s tech industry. Instead, a 72% rise in science-linked patents reveals how restricted firms are building their own path to innovationChinese firms sanctioned by the US are increasing patent citations of academic research. This shift suggests a move towards domestic expert...
18 Sep, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Xi-Modi thaw warms up ties at BRICS, but old India-China fault lines remainChinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used their first meeting on Indian soil in seven years to signal a thaw in ti...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
Researchers crushed mussel, cockle and oyster shells collected from a Dublin beach and added them to polluted water; the experiment cleaned the water while recovering valuable metalsA team of researchers discovered that discarded seashells have the ability to purify water by removing rare earth metals. Among various she...
11 Sep, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
Xi’s first India trip since 2019 offers olive branch to PM ModiDuring the BRICS summit this weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in India, aiming to strengthen Sino-Indian ties. A meeting w...
11 Sep, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Hylenr finds rare-earth signatures in reactor tests, eyes new critical materials routeHyderbad's Hylenr Technologies has unveiled groundbreaking insights from its hydrogen reactor studies. Their research unveiled traces of 32...
10 Sep, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
The farthest human-made object is now so distant that even light takes nearly 24 hours to reach it; exactly 49 years after NASA launched Voyager 1 to explore Jupiter and Saturn, the spacecraft is still in interstellar space and sending data back to EarthThe Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now over 15.9 billion miles away. This spacecraft has ventured into interstellar space, sending v...
06 Sep, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Hindustan Zinc secures mining lease for rare earth element block in KarnatakaHindustan Zinc has secured a mining lease for rare earth elements in Karnataka. The Gundlupet block in Chamrajnagar District covers over 31...
03 Sep, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
India’s auto parts makers face a new race: Localise, innovate, leadIndian auto leaders and ministers emphasized deepening localization for global supply chain strength. They stressed owning more value chain...
03 Sep, 2026, 12.26 AM IST