Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......

Photographs That Speak A Million Words

Check out the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Now in its 17th year, the World Photography Organisation's awards ceremony is a major annual moment recognising the best photography......

India's cleanest city goes 'Trin Trin'

To curb pollution, the Mysuru corporation has launched a bicycle-sharing initiative, reports Apurva Venkat. The southern city of Mysuru is turning to bicycle sharing to cut......

Atmanirbharta Complicates India-US Arms Deals

Indian policymakers must realise that in buying small quantities of equipment, it becomes hard to start manufacturing them in India, explains Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The US's 5th gen supersonic F-35......

World Bank grant for India's power plants

The World Bank on Friday approved a $80-million loan for the renovation and modernisation of old, polluting and inefficient coal-fired power plants in India, in a move that could help lower carbon......

Adani group's Australia woes continue

Sources said Adani had not been able to tie up any financing for the coal project For the Ahmedabad-headquartered Adani group, the fate of its ambitious coal mine-to-rail project in Australia......

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

The RBI on Friday further eased bad loan rules, froze dividend payment by lenders and pushed banks to lend more by cutting the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points, as it unveiled a second set of......

Why govt should scrap Adani's Mundra plan

By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle it, feels......