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How altering an asteroid's path today could save Earth tomorrow

The impact is scheduled for the next time it is close to Earth, in late September or early October 2022

Kurien, the maverick

On his birth centenary, remembering the legacy of the man behind the White Revolution

Ordinance extending terms of agencies' chiefs may produce desired results

The number of years these officers will be in power will make them effectively senior to all the others occupying corner rooms in all the other agencies

UK's nationality Bill puts citizenship of Indian origin Britons at risk

Nationality and Borders Bill absolves a government from the need to give 'notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship'

Betting early on multi-baggers: How Unicorn Ventures profit off start-ups

According to a PwC report, the Indian start-up ecosystem saw investments of over $10 billion in the third quarter of calendar 2021 from VCs

ForPaws: The app that uses facial recognition tech to help find lost pets

Recently launched by MARS Petcare, the world's leading pet food company, the app also leveraging technology to spread the message about how one can provide care for pets as a community

Visa Inc's Amazon blues will shape the digital cash debate

E-commerce and social media giants could use this cash flowing into their tokens to offer credit to merchants, with repayments deducted on every sale at zero collection cost

Explained: Why does India fail to attract foreign investments in oil & gas?

The scenario reflects the larger uncertainties in global fossil fuel investments and India's whimsical policy environment

From M&M to Escorts, tractor makers hitch a ride on farm machinery

A saturated tractor market and increasing mechanisation provide the momentum

A controversial call: What does 5G spectrum auction delay mean for India?

Industry arguments over allocations and auctions for satellite airwaves have ended up delaying the launch of 5G

Statsguru: How well did children learn at home amid Covid-19 pandemic

The latest Annual Status of Education Report of 2021 (ASER 2021) throws light on the status of school reopening in rural India, and the quality of learning in rural homes.

Is the worst behind Indian banks?

Bankers are seeing better days ahead with expectations of a pickup in credit growth in the next few quarters as corporate India readies to invest. Let's wait and watch

A question of preference: Meet Saurabh Kirpal, senior advocate, SC

Kirpal's elevation and the high court order will indicate in which direction India is going

The long road to clean air: No silver bullet for Delhi's pollution woes

The disinclination for National Capital Region administrations to promote public transport is adding to pollution woes each winter

From crypto to Christie's: How an Indian metaverse king made his fortune

The purchase shook the art and crypto worlds

Driving the change: Ashok Leyland charts a global electric vehicle path

Plans to expand business to Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, West Asia and Japan; draws roadmap to come up with end-to-end zero carbon mobility

Why COP26 inadvertently shores up coffers of Indian state exchequers

Taxes on alcohol, petrol and diesel make up over half of the state's commercial tax revenues

India plans to achieve half of its renewable potential by 2030

The government needs to decide projects based on equity. For now, most of the renewable projects are concentrated in only a few states

Newsmaker: Meet Bhupender Yadav, a climate lawyer in the hot seat

As an MP, Yadav has done important legal work on compensatory afforestation to wetland development and genetically modified crops

More middle-class Indians making big gains from bourses than before: Study

A study of retail investment in the stock market suggests that the bourses may be generating steady profits for more middle-class Indians than before