BEWARE! High nitrate levels found in groundwater in 440 districts

High nitrate levels have been found in groundwater of 440 districts across India, with 20 per cent of the samples collected exceeding the permissible nitrate concentration, the Central Ground Water......

'Trump's Hopes For India's Tariff Cuts Too Ambitious'

'I certainly hope the two can avoid a trade war and believe they will.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump shake hands after their meeting at the White House,......

NDMA Plans 300 More Heat Action Plans as Mercury Rises

States are mandated to develop and implement 'heat HAPs' for prevention of heat-induced diseases. But most do not go beyond standard advisory on heat prevention. IMAGE: Women covering themselves......

'Rain not Sole Cause of Delhi Airport Canopy Collapse'

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates India's largest airport, dismissed the expert committee report as "inaccurate", claiming it relied on "probabilities, hypothesis, and......

USTR flags hurdles in medical device exports to India

The USTR report, released just ahead of the US' April 2 deadline for implementing reciprocal tariffs, has also cited high tariffs and price caps, which have not increased in line with inflation, as......

Shoe pinches for most large footwear companies

Footwear companies were among the weakest performers in the consumer discretionary sector during the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2024-25. Photograph: Joseph Campbell/Reuters The combined......

Bureau of Indian Standards to engage e-commerce players for self-regulation

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will engage stakeholders in the e-commerce space to establish standards with the objective of self-regulation, said its deputy director Parul Gupta at the......

Probe ordered over deficiencies in services & e-2W of Ola Electric

Consumer rights regulator CCPA has ordered a detailed probe into complaints related to alleged "deficiencies" in services and electric two-wheelers manufactured by Ola Electric. Photograph:......