Image: Shutterstock India has seen many challenges since its Independence in driving industrialisation, not to mention the antiquated License Raj, which thwarted our growth while China zoomed past. We finally saw twilight in the late 90s in some conventional domains of industrialisation like automobiles, pharma, oil & gas. India received reasonable express of interest in … Read more
Image: Shutterstock For generations, Tara’s mother and aunts have made seb murabba, a traditional form of apple jam using surplus apples from orchards near Mashobra, Himachal Pradesh. Her village elders would use the murabba for year-round consumption or sell small batches by the roadside or to local traders, earning just enough for a few meals. Tara’s … Read more
Image: Shutterstock India is rapidly expanding its Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to open new markets and boost exports. With over 350 FTAs in force globally, these agreements help reduce trade barriers like tariffs, making trade more efficient. Over the past five years, India has signed FTAs with Mauritius, the UAE, Australia, and EFTA nations (Switzerland, … Read more
The complexity of cancer care has significantly increased over the years. What were once considered single diseases are now divided into numerous subtypes, each requiring distinct treatment plans based on evolving clinical guidelines. THE CHALLENGE This has created a growing challenge for oncologists, who must manage a wide variety of cancer types while also keeping … Read more
1) Trump tariffs and India US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US on April 2, 2025. Image: Carlos Barria / Reuters On what he dubbed as ‘Liberation Day’, US President Donald Trump unveiled unprecedented trade tariffs for countries across the globe. Trump, … Read more
American Lexie Alford became the only person to circumnavigate the world in an electric vehicle (EV). A bout a century ago, Canada’s Aloha Wanderwell became the first woman to travel around the world. Driving a Ford Model T—regarded as the most influential vehicle of the 20th century—it took the 16-year-old five years, between 1922 and … Read more
PV Sindhu has had a lean patch in the past couple of years. Image: Shi Tang/Getty Images Given her own stratospheric benchmarks, PV Sindhu has had a lean patch in the past couple of years. 2024 was the first time since the Rio Games in 2016 that the double Olympic medallist missed the podium; her … Read more
India’s expanding middle and upper-middle-income population, coupled with a growing preference for branded and high-end products, presents an attractive landscape for French businesses looking to tap into one of the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world. Image: Shutterstock On a bustling Mumbai street, a young professional scrolls through her phone, adding luxury skincare products to … Read more
Jothi Viknesh in Ladakh during his trip across India in an EV auto. Images: Jothi Viknesh In 2016, Jothi Viknesh set out for a solo trip around India on his motorbike. The joy and adrenaline rush from the adventure made Viknesh take another trip around the country, covering 40,000 kms in 8 months in … Read more
Author Thomas Mathew (right) spent close to 140 hours in conversation with Ratan Tata while researching and writing the biography Image: CourtesyThomas Mathew Ratan Tata: A Life is an “impartial work”, says author Thomas Mathew, emphasising that his book on late industrialist Ratan Naval Tata (RNT) is an “authorised”, but not “approved biography”. While … Read more