Indians buying smaller shampoo packs, less noodles & clothes. What’s halted FMCG sector’s revival
Fast-moving consumer goods companies, most of which derive big share of earnings from rural markets, struggling to meet sales targets. Consumers buying cheaper products, smaller packs, reports Devika Singh.
Chairperson of NCERT’s curricular area group on social science, Danino says he has seen content related to Indian culture, heritage & philosophies not incorporated in education system. Read this report by Fareeha Iftikhar.
In order granting bail to BRS’s Kavitha, SC lays down red line on PMLA bail exception for women
Delhi HC had on 1 July denied bail to Kavitha, noting that PMLA exception is not applicable as she is an ‘accomplished, well-educated woman’. But SC termed it ‘erroneously observation’, explains Apoorva Mandhani.
Why BJP withdrew 1st list of J&K poll candidates within hours & issued two fresh ones
Withdrawn list did not have names of former deputy CMs Nirmal Singh, Kavinder Gupta, & J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina. Supporters of Om Khajuria protested at the party office, reports Shanker Arnimesh.
EV lifespan is getting shorter. They are becoming like smartphones
Unlike electric vehicles, internal combustion engine cars undergo only minor cosmetic and other changes over the years. Their lifecycle is better than that of EVs, and customers are well aware of it, writes Kushan Mitra.
Govt’s new Unified Pension Scheme walks back on important reforms. It’s disappointing
There is, as yet, no clarity on how the new scheme is going to be operationalised, and what happens to the existing National Pension System architecture, writes Renuka Sane.
Maharashtra’s geoglyphs discovery is citizen archaeology at its best. It put India on the map
The presence of geoglyphs in India shows that even in prehistory, the subcontinent was in sync with global trends, explains Disha Ahluwalia.
PM Modi wants US to protect Hindus in Bangladesh. Hasina’s debacle must not be India’s
Bangladesh has dumped Sheikh Hasina. Are we dumping Bangladesh in turn? We can’t choose our neighbours. But you know what, we can choose to be the kind of neighbour we want to be, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.