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......

Baseless: Ex-CEC Quraishi on $21m poll funding by US agency

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday rejected report that a United States agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body. IMAGE:......

Why Fadnavis Ordered An Inquiry Into Shinde Decision

'I am simply highlighting a wrongdoing. This is why my complaint has merit, and the chief minister has ordered an inquiry.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Deputy Chief......

'Work does not disappear due to technology'

‘Its nature changes, new types of jobs are created.’ ‘We need to invest in skilling and re-skilling our people for an AI-driven future,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in......

'Our industry outperformance is not a one-year story'

'What is working is quality management, great teams, engineers, platforms, and highly differentiated services.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Hexaware Midcap information technology services firm......

Domestic steel prices rise but looming global trade war sparks concerns

Domestic steel prices have seen an increase over the past couple of months in anticipation of a safeguard duty, but a looming global trade war is likely to weigh as threat of import rises and......

Shadow bank risks persist despite RBI relief

Towards the end of February, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) restored the risk weighting on banks loans to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs; including to microfinance institutions, or MFIs)......

Two Insurers Announce Investment In Bima Sugam

New India Assurance and Niva Bupa have invested in the Bima Sugam India Federation. IMAGE: Debasish Panda, chairman, Irdai. Photograph: ANI Photo The suspense as to the amount raised and the list......

'Comedians Usually Bounce Back'

'Unless a comedian is involved in something society deems unforgivable...' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tumisu/Pixabay.com......

India's dominance hurts Test cricket: Chappell

'India's powerful presence in the ICC is in direct proportion to their contribution of around 70 per cent of cricket's income. It's a complex issue to which cricket hasn't found a workable......

CA expect boost in revenue as India series beckons

IMAGE: India are set to tour Australia for a five-match Test series starting in November. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Cricket Australia announced a net deficit of A$31.9 million ($21.34m) for......