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Sensex tanks 539 pts, Nifty slips below 24,100 amid last-minute selling in blue-chip stocks

Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- Stock markets declined for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with the benchmark Sensex dropping by 539 points due to last-minute selling in blue-chip shares such as HDFC Bank ... और पढ़ें


S&P Global Ratings retains India's sovereign rating at 'BBB'

Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- S&P Global Ratings on Thursday retained India's sovereign rating at 'BBB' with a stable outlook, saying India is a dynamic and fast-growing economy with policy predictability. S&P ... और पढ़ें


NTPC aims 244 GW capacity by 2037: Chairman

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- NTPC aims to expand its operating capacity to 244 GW by 2037 and plans cumulative capital expenditure of Rs 16.86 lakh crore as it seeks to strengthen its presence across the ene... और पढ़ें


Sembcorp Green Infra Ltd files papers for its '3,750 crore IPO

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Sembcorp Green Infra Ltd, the Indian renewable energy arm of Temasek-backed Sembcorp Industries, has filed preliminary papers with Sebi to raise up to Rs 3,750 crore through an I... और पढ़ें


Retail prices of sugar fall to Rs 64.33/kg

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Sugar prices eased marginally on Thursday to Rs 64.33 per kg in the retail market following the government's measures to allow imports, imposition of stockholding curbs and crack... और पढ़ें


Why Nepal is so vulnerable to disasters: Melting glaciers, unstable lakes and shifting tectonic plates

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- Nepal's devastating flash floods on August 26 were the result of several factors that make the Himalayan nation particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. The country's exposu... और पढ़ें


Repeated Warnings

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The catastrophic floods that have torn through Nepal are not merely another monsoon tragedy; they are a warning about how rapidly the Himalayan risk landscape is changing while i... और पढ़ें


When the Rains Turn Ruinous

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Monsoons have always been romanticised by Indian cinema, celebrated with songs and dances since the rains bring life-giving water to the earth and the promise of a robust harvest... और पढ़ें


Not earthquake, but 'glacier collapse' caused Nepal flash floods: US Monitor

Washington, Aug. 27 -- The Nepal flash floods were triggered by a glacial collapse and not by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake as reported earlier, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said additi... और पढ़ें


Building Immunity from Birth

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Few health interventions have stood the test of time as convincingly as breastfeeding. Long before modern medicine understood immunity, nutrition or the gut microbiome, mothers w... और पढ़ें