Month: May 2026

Learn from Sri Lanka’s experience on impact of fertilizer supply chains: experts

May 13, 2026 admin

The panel discussion, “Impact of West Asia Crisis on Economic Disruptions & Sustainability: Implications for India”, focused on disruptions in trade, energy markets, and supply chains. The session featured, from left — S. Pandiaraj, professor of International Law and Trade, Saveetha School of Law; Col. Rajeev Agarwal, Senior Research Consultant, Chintan Research Foundation; and Sudha Meiyappan, member, Economic Affairs Committee, SICCI…

Business

Sewage pollution of Cooum, groundwater depletion raise alarm

May 13, 2026 admin

Water from the Cooum eventually reaches the Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the city’s major source. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The mismatch between rapid urbanisation and lack of sufficient sewer infrastructure has threatened the relatively cleaner stretch of the Cooum river. Residents have raised concerns over persistent sewage pollution near the Putlur check dam, located…

Nation

Netanyahu’s office says he visited UAE secretly during the Iran war

May 13, 2026 admin

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Wednesday (May 13, 2026) that he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Iran war. Mr. Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the visit, the Israeli leader’s office said. It added…

World

Elusive peace: On the Russia-Ukraine war

May 13, 2026 admin

On May 9, speaking to reporters after the Moscow Victory Day parade, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said the war with Ukraine was “coming to a close”, and, for the first time since the war began in February 2022, indicated that he would be willing to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if talks were aimed at…

World

Device with low-grade explosives found inside private hospital in Pune; ATS joins probe

May 13, 2026 admin

A doctor from the hospital spotted a suspicious object which had a digital clock-like instrument attached and informed the police control room. Photo: Screen grab via X/@ANI. A device containing low-grade explosives was found on the premises of a private hospital in Pune city’s Hadapsar area on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), said police. A team…

Nation

What has the IMD announced ahead of this year’s monsoon? | Explained

May 13, 2026 admin

Why are the 15 States in the monsoon core zone the first to receive block-level forecasts? Source link

Science

Punjab Kings seeks turnaround against Mumbai Indians

May 13, 2026 admin

Mumbai Indians’s Rohit Sharma and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer on the eve of IPL T20 Match at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Punjab Kings will be desperate for a turnaround against Mumbai Indian when the two teams meet at the HPCA Stadium here on…

Sports

Around 83% of candidates lost their deposit in Tamil Nadu polls, says ECI

May 13, 2026 admin

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam supporters burst crackers and distribute sweets in Tiruchi, celebrating the swearing-in of party president C. Joseph Vijay as Chief Minister on May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Around 83% of candidates in Tamil Nadu lost their deposit in the recently concluded Assembly polls, followed by West Bengal, where 78% lost…

Nation

Iran working on Hormuz ‘protocol’ to cover ‘costs’, says Minister Gharibabadi

May 13, 2026 admin

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi in New Delhi on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Iran has provided “free of charge services” to international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz for decades but is now working on a “protocol” to include a financial component covering costs it incurs to make navigation safe in…

World

Don’t be ‘self-centred’, RTE is for the benefit of children: Supreme Court tells teachers, States in TET review

May 13, 2026 admin

The September 2025 judgment had reasoned that the Right to Education (RTE) Act of 2009, which was implemented from 2010, required teachers to clear TET. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) asked teachers not to be “self-centered” and think only about their job security, but spare a thought…

Nation