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Crude oil futures decline after Trump announces Iran peace deal

New Delhi, June 15 -- Crude oil futures declined by over 4 per cent on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump announced a peace deal with Iran. At 9.21 am on Monday, August Brent oil futures ... Read More


Editorial. Tentative peace

New Delhi, June 15 -- For the first time in nearly four months of the US-Iran-Israel war, there are strong signs that at least US and Iran are inclined to end it. In his usual bombastic manner, US Pre... Read More


India receives 32% deficient rains during June 1-15: IMD

New Delhi, June 15 -- India received 42.4 mm rainfall in the first fortnight of the monsoon season that began on June 1, against the normal 62.1 mml, registering a deficit of 32 per cent. Three of th... Read More


ANNAM.AI and Syngenta partners to take AI-driven info to farmers

New Delhi, June 15 -- At the Bharat Innovates platform in France, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, IIT Ropar's ANNAM.AI and Syngenta announced a strate... Read More


Letters to the Editor dated June 15, 2026

New Delhi, June 15 -- Clean fuel Apropos 'Nitin Gadkari clears E100 fuel framework' (June 15). The Union Government's approval of E100 fuel, enabling vehicles to operate on 100 per cent ethanol, repr... Read More


Markets rally on easing West Asia tensions, crude slump

New Delhi, June 15 -- Indian equities rallied on Monday as easing tensions in West Asia and a sharp fall in crude oil prices lifted sentiment, with investors betting that lower energy costs could impr... Read More


India can save Rs.2.27 lakh crore by easing renewable energy build limits, says study

New Delhi, June 15 -- India could save Rs.2.27 lakh crore in power-system costs by relaxing renewable energy "build limits" by 50 per cent, according to a study conducted by the All India Discoms Asso... Read More


Oman transit corridor rescues India's West Asia exports

New Delhi, June 15 -- India's exports to West Asia bounced back in May 2026, rescued primarily by the swift operationalisation of an alternative transit route leveraging Oman's advanced port infrastru... Read More


Govt declares chemical used to make contraband mephedrone 'controlled substance'

New Delhi, June 15 -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has notified "2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone" as a controlled substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlle... Read More


India's auto market gears up for 23 launches as EVs outpace ICE models

New Delhi, June 15 -- India's next auto battle has begun nearly four months before Diwali, and this time the industry is offering something for almost every buyer. Over the next nine months, automake... Read More