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India Formalises Deep-Tech Startup Definition, Extends Recognition to 20 Years

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Indian government has, for the first time, formally defined deep-tech startups, expanding the scope of benefits available to research-intensive ventures. Under a revised frame... Read More


"Thirty-Nine": Haryana Horror as HPSC Qualifies Just 39 of 5,100 Youths

India, Feb. 7 -- The number stared back from the notice board like a cruel typo. Out of nearly 5,100 candidates, only thirty-nine cleared the written examination for Post Graduate Teacher (Computer Sc... Read More


As 27 workers die in a Meghalaya rat-hole mine, questions being asked about when the illegal practice will stop

India, Feb. 7 -- Twenty-seven miners have been killed and nine injured in a deadly explosion inside an illegal rat-hole mine of Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, according to the state governme... Read More


India, US announce interim trade framework, recalibrate tariffs amid geopolitical and supply-chain competition

India, Feb. 7 -- India and the United States (US) on February 7 announced a framework for an Interim Agreement on reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade, positioning the pact as a commercial breakth... Read More


India's agroforestry starved of finance despite ambitious 50 mln ha target by 2050

India, Feb. 7 -- India aims to expand its agroforestry land to 50 million hectares by 2050, but financial constraints and policy implementation challenges hinder progress. Despite its potential for c... Read More


Global electricity demand set to surge through 2030 as data centres, EVs and cooling drive new 'Age of Electricity': IEA

India, Feb. 7 -- Global electricity demand is projected to grow at its fastest sustained pace in decades through 2030, driven by accelerating electrification of industry and transport, rapid expansion... Read More


Nutritionals market to deepen its transition toward a consumer-influenced, multi-channel ecosystem: Pharmarack Technologies

India, Feb. 7 -- As per Pharmarack's PHARMATRAC MAT December 2025, the Nutritionals segment reached Rs 21,288 crore, registering 6 per cent value growth The Indian Nutritionals market is entering a p... Read More


'Knowing too much hurts'

India, Feb. 7 -- This is my 14th winter in Delhi, and what was once a season I embraced has become one I dread. For many, winter mornings mean walks in the park, sunlight, perhaps a cup of tea outdoor... Read More


The 'kidneys of south Bengal' are dying

India, Feb. 7 -- Wetlands in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are disappearing at an average rate of 2.1 per cent per year - about one-and-a-half times higher than India's national average and almos... Read More


More than a dazzle

India, Feb. 7 -- High in the cloud-draped forests of the Eastern Himalayas, the mist is occasionally shattered by a riot of colour, with the fleeting appearance of one of Asia's most elusive birds-Bly... Read More