Gold demand and prices usually rise during times of economic turbulence, but the outlook looks uncertain this year. Read more »
India is the fourth largest source of methane emissions, the impact of which is 28 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. Read more »
Amendments to the Merchant Shipping Act is in line with the Union government's effort to decriminalise minor offences and to improve ease of doing business. Read more »
The Rs 1,64,000 crore revival package will help BSNL launch 4G services -- at a time when its rivals are gearing up to set up their 5G networks. Read more »
The Federal Reserve hikes benchmark interest rate by 75 bps for the second consecutive time, but needs to thread cautiously as the US economy is already showing signs to slowing. Read more »
The signs of an economic slowdown have begun to register with policymakers and the trickle down effect of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine will not spare India as well. Read more »
The pandemic gave a major boost to the online gaming industry along with a youth population, explosion in volumes of mobiles and tablets, inexpensive data and new gaming genres. Read more »
While monkeypox isn’t a deadly disease like Covid-19, it has been flagged as a global health emergency because there is no cure available for it. Read more »
The UK India FTA negotiations will cover several sensitive areas such as liberalisation of India's financial services industry and opening up the UK to students and skilled workers from India. Read more »
Indian economy has more reasons to worry other than a looming global recession – a free-falling rupee, runaway inflation, ballooning trade deficit and sagging consumer demand are signs of trouble. Read more »