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India’s steel exports rise 11% in October; imports moderate for the first time this fiscal

Indian steel exports rose to 0.44 million tonnes in October, while imports moderated for the first time this year to 0.98 million tonnes as India tightened import norms




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Singapore Airlines to invest additional ₹3,195 crore in Air India post-Vistara merger

The merger will result in Singapore Airlines having a 25.1% stake in the enlarged Air India




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There is a high demand for skilled Indian workforce globally: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that a “better educated, skilled, and confident generation of Indians” would be crucial in meeting international demand




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WPP scales up investments in India, opens up new campus in Chennai

India is the fifth largest market for WPP and one of its fastest growing markets too. It also plans to add new campuses at Bangalore and Coimbatore in the coming years




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Industrial AI firm Avathon to focus on India for R&D growth, aims to triple workforce in two years

India will play a pivotal role in our expansion, serving as a hub for product engineering, delivery, support and R&D, says CEO Johan




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India’s gaming industry soars to $3.8 billion, set to reach $9.2 billion by FY29: Report

The report, developed in collaboration with Google and Deloitte, shows that India is the world’s second-largest mobile gaming market, recording 15.2 billion downloads




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ITC’s snack brand Bingo! Inks five-year partnership to promote Pickleball in India

This partnership, starts with the Bingo! World Pickleball Championship (WPC)




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ZEISS India expands its GCC, plans to double workforce by 2028

The company currently employs 2,500 people across various functions




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20% of company’s R&D headcount based in India, GoTo CEO says

IT management company GoTo has around 20 per cent of its R&D headcount in India, said company CEO Rich Veldran




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Wheelocity secures $15 million to transform e-commerce in semi-urban India 

Originally a B2B platform, Wheelocity has transitioned to a B2C model, now serving over 1 million households across 3,500 towns and villages




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Why does India lag behind in automatic cars?



  • S Ronendra Singh

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Editorial. India needs a stable population, not more children

Southern States’ concerns need to be addressed by the Finance panel




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Editorial. India needs to focus on being a global AI power

The country’s vast pool of skilled professionals in engineering, data science and software development puts it in a position to become a global AI hub




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Which States are leading the race towards renewables in India?

India with 300 days of sunshine each year, possesses vast solar energy potential. The National Institute of Energy estimated the country’s solar potential at 748 GW, assuming solar PV modules cover 3% of the geographical surface. Solar energy is expected to be the main driver pushing India closer to its renewable energy targets. Diving deep into the state-wise push towards solar energy. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are the leading States in India, both in terms of installed capacities and power generation, in the solar segment. Also, with respect to solar energy projects, Rajasthan and Gujarat lead in terms of the capacities added since FY22 and projects in pipeline




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Trump 2.0: A new era for India-US relations?

Modi and Trump have the potential to redefine bilateral ties based on mutual economic growth, security, and strategic interests in an increasingly complex global landscape




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Copper’s role in India’s solar, wind energy plans

For every tonne of copper used in renewable energy systems, carbon emissions are reduced by 100 to 7,500 tonnes over the system’s lifecycle




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What Indian trade can expect from Trump 2.0

India could well face higher tariffs on exports like textiles, chemicals, pharma and auto/engineering products




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India on road to achieving 500 GW of RE

Renewable energy is a sector where there is strong alignment and co-operation between the Centre and the States. Public sector units and the private sector must now deliver




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Indian Police Force Review

Rohit Shetty's strengths have been action and humour; the former he delivers in spades, but the latter is totally lacking in Indian Police Force, observes Deepa Gahlot.




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All India Rank Review

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old.




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The Great Indian Kapil Show Review

Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma is back with his show and while the set is bigger and the look is grander, the gags are still the same, feels Namrata Thakker.




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Malayalee From India Review

Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon.




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Indian 2 Review

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's vision, observes Arjun Menon.




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Stop the free fall: On India-Canada ties

India and Canada must not allow ties to deteriorate further 




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A mixed report card for the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor

Implementation on the northern part of the corridor, which is mostly in West Asia, is going to move slowly until the conflict subsides, while progress is faster on the eastern leg connecting the UAE and Indian ports




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Mercedes-Benz India introduces sportscar AMG C 63 S E at ₹1.95 crore

The Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance’s hybrid powertrain merges a 2.0-litre AMG turbo engine with an Electric Drive Unit (EDU)




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SDG goals at risk in nations such as India due to declining health spending: Data

Pre-pandemic gains are eroding. In India, the share of health in the budget dropped below the 2% mark after the pandemic




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India, Bangladesh consider making some land ports operational 24/7

In a meeting on land port infrastructure, the two countries discussed ways to facilitate the movement of Bangladeshi trucks carrying export cargo to Nepal, Bhutan through India




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Progress in trade between India and Russia: Jaishankar

Since the war in Ukraine and Russia ouster from the international SWIFT payment system, payments have emerged as a major bottleneck between India and Russia




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Global carbon dioxide emissions set to rise 0.8% over 2023, India’s contribution to go up 4.6%

In 2023, the largest absolute contributions to global fossil CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions were from China (31%), followed by the United States with 13% and India taking up 8%




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Salute the Power & Glory of Indian Cinema!

It is the most potent symbol of India's soft power -- more perhaps than the IT industry and our managerial skill, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar




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Is Jaideep Ahlawat India's Finest Actor?

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.




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Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.




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Backstory Radio Presents: The American Indian Story

In October 2010, the hosts of Backstory visited Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre to perform a live show.




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Leading Indian woman scientist is International Brain Research Organisation’s president-elect

The first scientist from a developing country to be appointed to the top position of IBRO, Shubha Tole is currently the dean of graduate studies at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai




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What do the Atlantic Ocean hurricane forecasts foretell for India?

Climate models forecast cyclones indirectly, based on metrics that indicate cyclonic activity and its potential intensity




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Tea drinking across India




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New genus of jumping spiders ‘Tenkana’ discovered in south India

Unlike related species that live in forests, Tenkana spiders prefer drier areas and ground habitats and have been found in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 




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Science and technology key to raising India’s profile in the world, says CSIR chief

Over 70,000 undergraduate, postgraduate and M.Phil students given degrees in absentia and 520 Ph.D candidates, including 90 gold medal-winners, receive their degrees in person




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India’s first analog space mission to simulate extra-terrestrial conditions on Mars and Moon kicks off 




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India must create ‘leading’ space firms, not just service companies: ISRO chief

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector




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India will fail to meet 2025 TB ‘elimination’ target




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Indian-American Dr. Kinshuk named US university Dean




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Indian varsities should aspire to be among top 100: Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister also urged the students to actively participate in sports and aim for gold medals in Tokyo Olympics in 2020.




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Want number of Indian students in France to climb to 20,000 by 2025: French Minister

French Minister Catherine Colonna stressed that gender balance was a necessity in the field of education




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Facebook's Indian flavour

A relatively small e-commerce start-up Tagtile, co-founded by two IIT graduates, was acquired by Facebook last week.




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Indian companies invest only on youngsters



  • Money & Careers

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Indian Space Startup Pixxel Bags NASA Contract To Support Earth Science Research

The satellites can help detect, monitor, and predict critical global phenomena across agriculture, oil and gas, mining, environment, and other sectors in up to 50 times richer detail. 




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Bharatiya Anthariksh Station: India To Have Its Space Station, Announces PM Modi

The Union Cabinet today approved the first step towards the Bharatiya Antariksh Station.




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India’s foreign exchange reserves may be within striking distance of $700 billion mark

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.