What Trump’s latest safeguard tariff move on quartz surface products means for India

A large portion of Indian exports of these products already attract antidumping and countervailing duties in the US. India has approached the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the Donald Trump administration’s move of announcing safeguard tariffs of 25% to 55% from August 15 for quartz surface products.India approached the WTO on August 14 seeking consultations … Read more

US stock market today: Wall Street pulls back from record highs as AI-related stocks drop

Technology  shares have swung sharply this summer as investors question whether valuations have risen too far. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks moved further away from their record high on Tuesday as technology shares related to the artificial-intelligence boom came under renewed selling pressure.The S&P 500 declined 0.5%, putting it on course for a … Read more

Tata Power, IIT Bombay ink long-term clean energy research pact

Tata Power and IIT Bombay partner to develop and commercialise next-generation clean energy technologies. MUMBAI : Tata Power and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have signed a Master Research Agreement (MRA) to jointly accelerate the development, scaling and commercialization of next-generation energy technologies and clean energy solutions.The agreement was signed at the … Read more

Tata Power’s digital command centre for real-time monitoring of renewable energy assets

Tata Power Renewables launches CREAMS, a 24×7 digital command centre to monitor and optimise its solar and wind assets nationwide. MUMBAI: Tata Power Renewables has launched its state-of-the-art Centre for Renewable Energy Analytics, Monitoring & Scheduling (CREAMS) at the company’s Trombay plant on August 20, highlighting a facility that is among the most advanced centralised … Read more

Weak soil, trapped water likely behind Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway failures: Initial probe

IIT Kharagpur assessment flags weak, highly plastic soil and drainage issues as key causes of premature failures on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway. NEW DELHI: Use of weak and highly plastic soil beneath the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway appears to be one of the main reasons for premature failures (slippage) on one of its stretches, an expert assessment has … Read more

India’s chip story enters next phase: 5-6 semiconductor projects may go commercial by end of 2026

India’s chip story enters next phase India is likely to have five to six semiconductor projects in commercial production by the end of 2026, marking the next phase in the country’s efforts to build a semiconductor ecosystem, MeitY secretary S Krishnan said on Tuesday.Speaking at a press conference to announce the fifth edition of Semicon … Read more