Thailand attracts far more tourists than India despite a higher per capita income. Shashi Tharoor explains whyShashi Tharoor advocates for significant policy reforms and infrastructure development to enhance India's tourism. He suggests greater priv...
10 Jun, 2026, 09.27 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
ET Graphics | Base to basket: India's IIP gets a major makeoverA new Index of Industrial Production launches on June 1. The base year shifts to 2022-23. Coverage expands to include minor minerals, rare ...
28 May, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Cabinet Expansion: CM Vijay adds 23 more ministers to TVK-led govt, shuffles some portfoliosT.N. Cabinet Expansion Updates: Tamil Nadu's new government has expanded its cabinet. Twenty-three more MLAs joined the State Cabinet. This...
21 May, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Quote of the day by American Economist Milton Friedman: ‘If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years…’ Witty take on inefficiency, corruption, and control as world faces oil and gas crisisQuote of the day: The “Sahara Desert” quote continues to resonate because it combines humor with sharp criticism. It may make people laugh,...
19 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Dum Dum Uttar at crossroads, poised between governance, grievance and a heavyweight TMC nomineeWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Dum Dum Uttar constituency is no longer a guaranteed win for the TMC. Senior minister Chandrima Bhatta...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Adani Energy Solutions gets 'Zero-Waste-to-Landfill' certification across all sitesAdani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) announced that all its sites and headquarters have received Intertek’s Zero-Waste-to-Landfill certifi...
24 Sep, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
How did DOGE uncover $10 billion in Social Security savings and expose major government inefficiencies? Elon Musk's plan for trillion-dollar federal cuts could reshape the U.S. economyAntonio Gracias, CEO of Valor Equity Partners and a volunteer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has revealed a shocking ...
02 Apr, 2025, 11.21 PM IST
What is Trump’s DOGE, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, and why it will 'send shockwaves' through Washington DCPresident-elect Donald Trump appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This new depar...
13 Nov, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Urban governance reforms likely to receive push in Union BudgetThe finance minister may announce a new five-year mission and create a competition fund to incentivise urban reforms. States will be able t...
24 Jan, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
Gadkari bats for qualitative reforms in functioning of local government bodiesDuring his speech, he also called for local administrations to work on waste management and adopt a 'waste to wealth' approach. In addition...
27 Aug, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
Startup Namo E-waste Management is minting money from your scrapNCR-based Namo E-waste now has a presence in 12 states and Union Territories through its e-waste collection centres and channel partners.
08 May, 2017, 06.19 PM IST
Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings by 2020Unmanned level crossings are a major reason for train accidents.
01 Feb, 2017, 10.46 PM IST
- United Kingdom evinces interest in collaboration with Haryana
The United Kingdom today evinced a keen interest in collaboration with Haryana in the field of education, technical education, renewable en...
11 Mar, 2015, 10.10 PM IST
Need to channel savings away from gold, PM Narendra Modi tells banksPM Modi said that waste management is big business in the western world and that even in India, banks should think of promoting entrepreneu...
03 Jan, 2015, 05.53 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sanitation campaign in Gujarat gets CAG lashesTSC was launched by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in 1999 for sustainable reforms in the rural sector through a time bound campai...
12 Nov, 2014, 06.07 AM IST
- Environmental performance to impact central support to states
From the next financial year, environment performance will be taken into account while determining the amount of central assistance to stat...
25 Dec, 2010, 01.33 AM IST