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Britain's u-turn on vapes upholds India's early ban. But the country needs a more comprehensive view on tobacco control

India, May 9 -- In the early 2010s, there was an explosion of seductive technologies that sustain the addiction of nicotine. Called variously such as e-cigarettes, vapes, heated tobacco products, and ... Read More


Dispossessed by design

India, May 9 -- In the parched outskirts of Koppal, Karnataka, 58-year-old Mallamma gazed out at her three-acre field being covered by glass panels, where tur dal (pigeon pea) once grew. In the 2025 s... Read More


ZFunds Launches ZIVA To Bring Scale And Speed To Advisors

New Delhi, May 8 -- ZFunds has launched ZIVA, an AI-powered assistant designed for mutual fund distributors and wealth managers, as the company is aiming to simplify advisory workflows and improve cli... Read More


How 5G and IoT are making ports and logistics smarter

India, May 8 -- We often talk about ports, logistics and transport as if they are separate industries. In reality, they form one continuous chain. A container unloaded from a ship must move through a ... Read More


Fertiliser fallout: A war & its impacts on what we produce & eat

India, May 8 -- What does a war between the US-Israel and Iran have to do with what a farmer in Punjab or Madhya Pradesh decides to plant - and ultimately, what we eat? Everything. That war decides w... Read More


GTA 6 Players are in for a PS5 Console Price Shock, Claims Gaming Business Analyst

India, May 8 -- GTA 6 release has been officially announced for November 19, 2026, for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, but there is always a fear of further delay. Take-Two boss, Strauss Zelnick... Read More


Weather conditions at the Hajj going to be increasingly dangerous in the decades ahead: Study

India, May 8 -- Climate change is creating serious and growing risks for millions of pilgrims performing the Hajj, with extreme heat and humidity already pushing human physiological limits during the ... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Pro, and worth the V8

India, May 8 -- The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Pro does 0-100kph in 3.2 seconds. It has 612hp, a quad-exhaust V8 that sounds like the apocalypse set to music, and a fixed carbon-fibre rear wing that tells the... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: How to stop doomscrolling

India, May 8 -- As someone who took pride in losing herself in a book for hours on end until the real world receded entirely from my consciousness, I have to admit - with a certain degree of shame - t... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Wait, let me take a pic

India, May 8 -- How we used to laugh! Two decades ago, if you went to a fancy restaurant anywhere in the West, you would see neatly dressed Japanese guests with expensive cameras. Each time a course w... Read More