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Soybeans are displayed with a farmer miniature in this illustration picture. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chicago soybean prices rose more than 2% on Monday (August 11, 2025) after U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped China would quadruple its soybean orders from the United States. China is the largest soy importer in the world, but…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 8 paise to 87.50 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (August 11, 2025), tracking a weak American currency, as investors await cues from the upcoming talks between Russia and the U.S. Forex traders said the Indian rupee opened with…
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From the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Trent, NTPC, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the gainers on August 11, 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in positive territory in early trade on Monday (August 11, 2025) amid fresh foreign fund…
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Almost everyone has exposure to either physical or financial gold. The same cannot be said of silver. In this article, we discuss when it would be meaningful to have both gold and silver in your portfolio. Core or satellite? Often, gold and silver move in the same direction and by similar magnitude. Recently, silver had…
A few editions ago we began a series on how to decide the right policy cutting through differences in offerings and insurers, not to speak of premium rates. Health insurance premium rates have gone through the roof in the last few months and I have received several shocked calls asking why and wondering if it…
The recent tremors in Delhi NCR and flash floods across North India have once again raised a critical question: Are urban households truly prepared for climate-linked disasters? Even monsoons, this year, have had a lasting impact on homes and lives. Over six lakh people have been displaced in Assam with 47 lives lost across the…
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What are emotions, really? And why do we have them? Simply put, emotions are intangible responses to what we see happening around us. They arise spontaneously, without conscious thought. Emotions allowed early humans to efficiently dodge dangers as they explored the world around them. While the world and our lives in it are very different…
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Nigerian scientist Prof. Ademola A. Adenle, first M.S. Swaminathan annual award for food and peace winner, poses for a photograph in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Eminent agriculture scientist and policymaker based in Nigeria, Ademola Adenle, who won the first M.S. Swaminathan Annual Award for Food and Peace last week, told The…
Capital expenditure (capex) goes towards creation of fixed assets, such as roads and bridges, irrigation structures, schools, hospitals, along with investments made in Public Sector Undertakings. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Tamil Nadu is among the States which saw a decline in capital expenditure in the first quarter of 2025-2026. Capital expenditure (capex) goes towards creation…
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C.P. Radhakrishnan, Governor of Maharashtra, presenting an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science to V.Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO, at the 21st SRM Institute of Science & Technology Convocation on August 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ragu R. After marking a humble beginning in the Indian space programme with a tiny rocket supplied by the United States,…