Truck operators reel as diesel crunch pushes freight rates higherNearly 20% of India's trucks are off the roads. Diesel shortages and price hikes are crippling the transport sector. Small operators are hi...
26 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
DRDO flags rising global CBRN risks, warns of unstable geopolitical orderGlobal security faces growing challenges. DRDO scientist Upendra Kumar Singh stresses the need for stronger preparedness against chemical, ...
18 May, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
After winning poll battles, Modi has picked up a new fightAmidst rising crude oil prices and a weakening rupee, Prime Minister Modi has urged Indians to embrace austerity. His call to reduce fuel c...
11 May, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Kyiv to create 'buffer zone' in Kursk region, plans evacuation corridorsPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with top officials to discuss the humanitarian situation and the possible establishment of military admin...
15 Aug, 2024, 12.13 AM IST
India and the US stand with Israel against terrorism, says joint statement after 2+2 dialogueAfter the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Delhi, a joint statement emphasized India and the United States standing with Israel aga...
10 Nov, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
UAE sends 250 tonnes of aid to Ukraine, plans another shipment of relief materialThe UAE has sent 250 tonnes of relief material to Ukraine, containing personal supplies, lighting equipment, and blankets, with another bat...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
Global food costs at 2-year low but grocery bills stay highFood-commodity prices dropped by 2.6% in May, according to the United Nations' global food-cost index. This suggests that the inflation of ...
03 Jun, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Poland bans grain and food imports from Ukraine to protect local farmsThe Poland ban on Ukraine food items will be applicable till June 30 and applies to imports of grain, sugar, meat, fruits and vegetables, m...
16 Apr, 2023, 08.47 AM IST
United Nations appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, the need for aid was "enormous," with some 21.8 million Ukrainians requiring a...
16 Feb, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Sunflower oil may cool as supply from Ukraine resumesEdible oil traders said these consignments will reach India by Dussehra (October 5), thus ensuring ample supply of sunflower oil during the...
26 Aug, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Sticky food prices can pause tough policy challenge this fiscal: CrisilThe recent rise in food inflation is mainly supply shortages-led, driven by both global geopolitical conflicts and impact of local heat wav...
01 Aug, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
War in Ukraine is exacerbating global hunger crisis, UN officials sayAt least 276 million people now face acute food insecurity, up from 135 million before the pandemic, and 49 million people in 43 countries ...
20 May, 2022, 10.03 AM IST
Cooking-Oil chaos exacerbates a looming world hunger crisisRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown the trade of sunflower oil into chaos and is squeezing already tight supplies of other vegetable oi...
24 Apr, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
Inflation set to go up, govt must act to protect people: Rahul Gandhi"It (inflation) will increase further as: - Crude > $100/barrel - Food prices expected to rise 22% - COVID disrupts Global Supply Chain," h...
19 Mar, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
Russian war in world's 'breadbasket' threatens food supplyUkrainian farmers have been forced to neglect their fields as millions flee, fight or try to stay alive. Ports are shut down that send whea...
06 Mar, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Escaping Ukraine becomes costly ordeal for Indian students as bus fares skyrocketOver 1,000 students walked to safety, following the advisory of the Indian embassy in Ukraine, to leave Kharkhiv in four hours on March 2. ...
06 Mar, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Russia, Ukraine war impacting export cargoes to CIS nations, say exportersFederation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director-General Ajay Sahai said shipments to these nations are stopped because no shippin...
02 Mar, 2022, 09.38 PM IST