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World Bank chief Malpass warns of likely recession in Europe, stagflation

Malpass said the bank's upcoming 'Poverty and Shared Prosperity' report, due next week, showed a 4% decline in the global median income.

Liz Truss is next British Prime Minister, to focus on taxes, energy and health

Truss succeeds Boris Johnson to become UK’s third woman PM; Sunak unlikely to take up any ministerial post.

How Modi govt’s new energy bill aims to bring carbon trading to India, promote non-fossil fuels

An amendment to 2001 Energy Conservation Act, the bill was passed by Lok Sabha Monday. Govt says bill will help India achieve climate goals, including emissions reduction.

Cryptocurrency is not just affecting markets. Regulators need to crack down on its pollution

The exponential growth of cryptocurrency comes at an environmental cost, with background activity being alarmingly energy extensive and carbon-backed.

Thinking crystals have ‘special energy’ doesn’t make you outlier. Here’s why that’s normal

Crystals aren’t just eye-catching stones. During the first year of Covid, the industry boomed with customers hoping the gems might relieve their anxiety.

An Indian scientist is creating a piece of the Sun on the Earth

In ‘India’s Science Geniuses’, Archana Sharma and Spoorthy Raman write about scientist Sejal Shah and her groundbreaking research on energy generation.

Lesson for India in a divided world: How to not let old friendships come in the way of new ones

Two quotes by historian Toynbee are relevant to current events — that civilisations die by suicide, and that West committed ‘unpardonable aggression’ against non-European nations.

Don’t just look at crypto energy consumption. You’re missing its social, economic value

Crypto provides economic freedom to people in developing countries and consumes less energy globally than tumble driers. The debate is flawed.

‘Carve outs’ in Western sanctions give India ‘option’ of meeting energy import needs from Russia

No government-to-government deal has been worked out so far, top-level official sources said. Nearly 85 per cent of India’s crude oil requirement is imported.

Renewable energy is getting cheaper. It could replace fossil fuels soon: Oxford report

The findings show that a rapid transition to emissions-free ‘green’ energy could save trillions of dollars and help combat climate change.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.