Basmati trade disrupted! What Iran unrest & Trump’s 25% tariffs mean for India’s rice exports, prices - explained

Basmati trade disrupted! What Iran unrest & Trump’s 25% tariffs mean for India’s rice exports, prices – explained

IREF pointed out that Indian rice shipments to the US are already levied with a 50% duty. (AI image) India’s rice exports may bear the brunt of escalating tensions in Iran and US President Donald Trump’s latest move to impose 25% tariffs on any country doing trade with Iran. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business…

Read More
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations: All about the 1988 agreement; what purpose does it serve — explained | India News

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations: All about the 1988 agreement; what purpose does it serve — explained | India News

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged, through diplomatic channels, the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, the ministry of external affairs said.The exchange took place simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, in keeping with the provisions of the bilateral…

Read More
'Red line': Why Saudi Arabia attacked Yemen, gave stark warning to UAE - explained

‘Red line’: Why Saudi Arabia attacked Yemen, gave stark warning to UAE – explained

Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on Yemen’s southern port city of Mukalla this week have exposed a sharp and public rupture inside what was once a unified Gulf-backed coalition. What began as a complex war against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement has now evolved into an open confrontation between partners who once fought on the same side.The strikes…

Read More
Don’t go to Harvard for STEM: Malcolm Gladwell’s warning explained

Don’t go to Harvard for STEM: Malcolm Gladwell’s warning explained

Malcolm Gladwell’s warning explained (Image credit: Getty) For years, science students have been taught a simple equation: the harder the institute is to enter, the brighter the future that awaits outside. The assumption runs so deep that questioning it can feel almost heretical. But Malcolm Gladwell — a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker —…

Read More
GRAP Stage-IV in Gurugram explained: Timings changed and work from home pushed for offices; what you need to know

GRAP Stage-IV in Gurugram explained: Timings changed and work from home pushed for offices; what you need to know

A traffic policeman wears a mask as a layer of smog engulfs the city after air quality deteriorated across Delhi-NCR, in Gurugram. (PTI Photo) The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gurugram has announced revised office timings and work from home measures in view of deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-NCR region. The Commission for Air Quality Management…

Read More