Growing tech adoption among people and AI’s capabilities to parse through vast amounts of data are helping everything from prediction methods to rescue. But humans are still central to managing disasters.

A proposed US curb on diesel exports has rattled an already tight global fuel market, raising fears of higher prices and deeper supply shortages. India, as a net diesel exporter, could benefit from stronger demand and better export margins.

A portion of the Shahi Masjid is to be removed under road widening for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh. Why was the action legally challenged, and what did the MP High Court rule earlier this month?

OpenAI says AI agents attempted to bypass website security at global institutions. Here is what happened and why agent behaviour is raising concerns.

The Delhi government has mandated that petrol, diesel, and CNG or LPG retail outlets across Delhi supply fuel only to vehicles with a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) throughout the year.

As sea levels rise, low-lying island nations face not only the loss of habitable land but also questions over territory, maritime rights and the continuity of statehood.

Ahead of the cricket World Cup, South African venues are adopting an Exchangeable Pitch System that allows ground staff to rotate surfaces and reduce wear while seeking to retain their traditional characteristics.

Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to impose a stricter constitutional definition of neutrality. The result preserves the government’s flexibility to respond to changing circumstances, including sanctions. What did the tighter initiative propose and why…

Cardiologists Dr Rajiv Gulati of Mayo Clinic and Dr Ambuj Roy of AIIMS Delhi explain why SCAD can trigger heart attacks in younger women, how it is diagnosed and treated and what patients need to know.

The proposed merger would bring major operating businesses directly into Tata Sons, potentially changing its regulatory status and the requirement to list.

Nvidia’s new platform adds software and hardware guardrails to control what AI agents can access and do. Here’s how OpenShell and Sentry work together to monitor, contain and stop agents when they cross defined boundaries.

While there isn’t much on the market’s surface, experts point to undercurrents — with pharmaceuticals, AI sector companies and mid-caps bucking the trend.

ECINET and ERONET are the Election Commission’s digital platforms for managing and revising electoral rolls. Here’s how they work, and why their role in the SIR process has come under scrutiny.

In October 2012, a 17-year-old college student was raped and murdered near her home in coastal Karnataka's Dharmasthala town. Fourteen years and three investigating agencies later, no one has been found guilty. Where did the old probes go wrong, and what…

While Essar Group’s investment pledge is one of the largest in the last few months, several Indian companies are boosting investment in the US. These include JSW Steel and Sun Pharmaceutical. What's behind this?

After a series of disasters in the Himalayas, most recently the Nepal floods, the state is moving from mapping vulnerable glacial lakes to monitoring them in real time

Withdrawn amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s recent resolution demanding the restoration of statehood mentioned the constitutional changes that have shaped its status within India.

Anthropic is asking investors to fund ever more powerful AI while arguing that the same race may need to slow down. Its filing shows how that tension runs through its spending, business model and control structure.

The Calcutta HC held that ‘public view’ under the SC/ST Act can extend to social media. The ruling adds to how courts are applying the 1989 law to digital spaces.

From April 2027, carmakers will be judged on the efficiency of their overall vehicle portfolios rather than individual models. The final rules also reshape how weight and powertrains affect compliance.

Using LNG will result in lower emissions than diesel. The Railways, therefore, is planning to equip more DEMU, or 'diesel electric multiple unit', trains with LNG power systems. But why can’t such trains be hauled by electric locomotives?