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India’s trade data for November reveals continued resilience in exports despite mounting U.S. tariffs on several key products. This is particularly significant given that the U.S. remains India’s largest export partner by a substantial margin. Interestingly, overall exports have not only grown, but shipments specifically to the U.S. have also rebounded. This resilience is driven … Read more

India ranks a respectable 20th globally for living donors (10.8 living donors per million) among 77 countries | Photo Credit: Getty Images India belongs to a small cluster of nations where living organ donations vastly outnumber deceased organ donations. Ironically, this is not due to a lack of intent; data indicate that posthumous organ donation … Read more

Electrocution is the primary reason followed by lightning and electrical fire  | Photo Credit: lvcandy Electricity-related accidents killed over 18,000 people in India in 2023. Electrocution is the primary reason followed by lightning and electrical fire (Chart 1). Over the years, electrical fatality rate — the number of deaths per lakh population — has risen (Chart 2). In … Read more

What fuels landfill fires and is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period? The answer is methane. While it is an excellent fuel for kitchen stoves, CNG vehicles, and power plants, it is also busy burning the planet. Methane is generated naturally by decomposing organic matter. The same prehistoric processes that … Read more

Kerala local body elections 2025: One of the counting centers in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: A. Jayamohan The counting of votes for the high-stakes Kerala local body elections began at 8 a.m. on Saturday (December 13, 2025), with early trends pointing to a close contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition … Read more

Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rest in the camp located on the southwestern edge of Tawila Sudan’s economy has contracted sharply since the civil war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15, 2023. Its GDP, … Read more

IndiGo has contracted its daily operations from 2,300 to approximately 1,800–1,900 flights | Photo Credit: Salman Ali Starting this month, IndiGo’s operations unravelled as thousands of flights were cancelled. The primary trigger was the airline’s failure to prepare for the new pilot rest and duty norms (Phase II), which came into full effect on November … Read more

While a small section of older Indians has benefited from the rise of formal sector retirement, more than 88% of today’s senior citizens continue to work. | Photo Credit: Jasmine Nongrum India’s rapidly ageing population is emerging as a pivotal pension challenge. Today, over 153 million Indians are aged over 60. This is projected to … Read more

(1) IndiGo cancels over 1,000 flights, disrupting air travel Over the last week, India’s largest airline IndiGo cancelled over a thousand flights from various Indian cities in the wake of modified norms for pilot rest and duty time. The cancellations follow an earlier round of cancellations triggered due to a required software fix to Airbus … Read more