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14.02 / 01:59

COST UPS Trade track country Saudi Arabia India’s top oil supplier in Feb as Russian flows recede after US trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Saudi Arabia has surpassed Russia as India’s top oil supplier so far this month after a price cut, signalling New Delhi’s effort to reduce imports from Moscow after its trade pact with the US. Saudi Arabia shipped 1.13 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first 10 days of February compared to 1.09 million bpd by Russia, according to data from global ship tracking firm Kpler.

14.02 / 01:59

COST UPS Target security Discover track country Railways on a green track—eyes 3GW renewable energy for ₹18k crore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In what will rank among the largest green energy tenders in the country, the Indian Railways plans to invite bids for 3 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy projects worth ₹18,000 crore in the next fiscal, according to two government officials aware of the development. The move is a part of the behemoth's playbook to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 while also significantly slashing its fuel costs.

14.02 / 00:15

markets COST UPS CEO Food country reports Over with GST transition pain, FMCG cos now eye a long-term recovery

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector majors faced a challenging quarter with the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts and the country's new labour codes being the key levers controlling the outcomes. GST 2.0 was expected to boost consumption, as consumers waited for price cuts to kick in from September.

13.02 / 09:45

UPS Manufacturing Fighting War country social innovations What’s worse for innovation: MAGA or Mao?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PITY THE young, for the world is run by old men. President Donald Trump (79) and China’s ruler, Xi Jinping (72), talk a good game about AI, robots and other futuristic marvels.

13.02 / 09:17

markets COST UPS Food show country fencing America’s cattle crisis: A shrinking herd, soaring beef prices, and little relief in sight

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It’s late morning in Central Texas Hill Country, and a Black Baldy is prodded into a small auditorium of Western hats and dusty ball caps. Her dark coat and stark white face is typical of this cow breed known for easy calving and attentive mothering.

13.02 / 07:47

UPS Citi Citizens Waters Election country reports India’s booming economy can’t fix its cities—because no one’s in charge

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is getting richer every year, but its cities don’t seem to be getting any more livable. Not because the country is too poor, or because leaders lack ambition, but because urban citizens are starved of funds and deprived of representation.

13.02 / 01:17

markets UPS security Election War country The world’s most powerful woman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (LDP) has dominated Japanese politics since its founding in 1955, ruling with only two brief interruptions. Never has it won as decisively as it did in a snap election on February 8th, when it took almost 70% of the seats in parliament’s powerful lower house.

13.02 / 01:17

Digital Platform wellness country social reports Courts Mint Explainer | India’s AI rules and the elusive quest for online safety

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India notified its artificial intelligence (AI) rules this week, cutting the deadline for taking down sexual content to within two hours of reporting. For other content, the time given is three hours.

12.02 / 09:47

COST Provident Manufacturing security Mobile country reports Delhi joins the Centre's e-bus payment security scheme

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The national capital, India’s largest market for electric buses, has been included in the PM e-Bus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme that has already onboarded 15 Indian states, two government officials aware of the development said. The Centre has also released the first tranche of ₹500 crore for the ₹3,435.33-crore scheme, envisioned to provide payment security in the event of default by public transport authorities (PTAs) to e-bus bidders, operators, or original equipment manufacturers, the people added, on the condition of anonymity.

12.02 / 09:47

markets show performer country stars Profiles bowling Fast fashion’s US touchdown: Zara’s Super Bowl tie-up with Bad Bunny was a smart move

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Forget Kendrick Lamar’s Celine jeans or Rihanna’s red Alaia coat. There was a new fashion sensation at Super Bowl LX, and it wasn’t one of the usual luxury suspects.

12.02 / 08:43

UPS Provident Booking economy wellness country social How Jane Austen revealed the economic basis of society

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The gemstone is a cool turquoise, not a ruby or emerald. The band in which it is set is only nine carats, the lowest concentration that can advertise itself as gold.

12.02 / 08:01

markets Action security Align wellness Trade country A US-led critical minerals alliance presents India with opportunities as well as challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting convened in Washington D.C. last week underscored the extent to which resource security has become central to contemporary geopolitics.

12.02 / 06:51

markets economy Trade show country social Rethink 1991: India can’t become a developed country without a course correction in economic policy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The general consensus seems to be that the budget for 2026-27 was not bad, but not good enough. It’s a safe budget.

12.02 / 01:49

Election Death country stars Will Bangladesh’s elections produce a ‘basket case’?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Henry Kissinger famously called Bangladesh a “basket case." As the nation goes to the polls Thursday—the first election since then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country in 2024 for India amid student protests—a question mark hangs over its future. Will Bangladesh become a basket case again? The country’s fate matters beyond its borders.

12.02 / 01:49

Provident Gap Research Universities country classical What drives the wage gap between men and women?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “The Left Hand of Darkness", a classic science-fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, imagines a faraway planet called Winter on which all people are “ambisexual".

12.02 / 00:35

UPS Strategy Sustainability trends country karate Titan strikes gold on growth in Q3, but can the margin sustain?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Titan Co. Ltd’s latest numbers reflect the shimmer that the steep rise in gold prices brings in.

11.02 / 18:03

UPS security economy Food wellness Trade country 'Budget addresses global challenges for business: Nirmala Sitharaman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget for FY27 has squarely addressed the challenges faced by Indian businesses due to higher tariffs and other global challenges, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Parliament on Wednesday, enumerating specific budget measures and countering charges made by Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi that the budget acknowledged these challenges but failed to tackle them.

11.02 / 11:05

markets Booking Manufacturing security Trade show country How Waaree protected its solar panel exports from US tariffs while Adani faltered

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Smart supply-chain manoeuvres and assembling in the United States helped India’s top solar panel exporter Waaree Energies maintain its lucrative trade with the country in the face of steep 50% tariffs on India, even as the exports of its main domestic rival Adani New Industries Limited faltered. Waaree sourced solar cells, the building blocks of solar panels, from suppliers in Southeast Asia to escape the crippling tariffs levied on India, the company’s management said during recent investor calls, as the US tariffs on solar panel imports are levied based on the country of origin of the solar cells rather than the country where the panels are assembled.

11.02 / 07:49

Election students Universities country Schools Getting a job is harder than toppling a government for Bangladesh’s Gen Z

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. RANGPUR, Bangladesh—In July 2024, when young Bangladeshis frustrated with their job prospects were taking to the streets, Faruk Ahmed Shipon joined them each day. To the amazement of the 25-year-old, the demonstrations grew into a revolution that toppled Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country for most of Shipon life.

11.02 / 06:57

COST wellness President country rights Mint Explainer: Will the latest round of US-Iran talks succeed?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As Iran and the United States return to the negotiating table over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the geopolitical stakes have shifted. While Iran enters these discussions, which began on 6 January, on much weaker footing than in the past, US President Donald Trump arrives emboldened by the recent success of the Venezuela operation.

11.02 / 01:37

UPS BLOCK Airlines President country reports Department Life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under US oil blockade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Daily life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under a U.S. campaign to block the island’s oil imports, drawing international criticism that the Trump administration is pushing the island toward a humanitarian crisis with no clear endgame.

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