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India’s Banking System: Resilient Amidst Global Headwinds Four Indian financial leaders in a naturally lit office, engrossed in a discussion with maps and documents, a screen displaying market data in the background.

Four Indian financial leaders in a naturally lit office, engrossed in a discussion with maps and documents, a screen displaying market data in the background.

India’s Banking System: Resilient Amidst Global Headwinds

sivam May 20, 2026

Experts affirm India's banking system's robustness, dismissing immediate concerns over falling forex reserves and West Asia tensions....

Fuel Price Hikes May Increase Costs for Swiggy and Zomato Orders Two Swiggy delivery riders, wearing helmets and carrying red delivery bags, stand beside their scooters at a petrol station. They are both looking at their phones, with fuel price displays visible in the background. The scene is candid, capturing an authentic moment in an urban environment.

Two Swiggy delivery riders, wearing helmets and carrying red delivery bags, stand beside their scooters at a petrol station. They are both looking at their phones, with fuel price displays visible in the background. The scene is candid, capturing an authentic moment in an urban environment.

Fuel Price Hikes May Increase Costs for Swiggy and Zomato Orders

sivam May 20, 2026

Rising fuel prices could lead to higher delivery and quick commerce costs for companies like Swiggy and...

India Power Crisis: Cooling Costs Exclude Low-Income Families A low-income Indian family in a dim, sparsely furnished room with peeling paint. A man sits on the floor, fanning himself with paper. A woman cradles a child beside him. An old, un-used evaporative cooler sits in the foreground.

A low-income Indian family in a dim, sparsely furnished room with peeling paint. A man sits on the floor, fanning himself with paper. A woman cradles a child beside him. An old, un-used evaporative cooler sits in the foreground.

India Power Crisis: Cooling Costs Exclude Low-Income Families

sivam May 20, 2026

India's power crisis worsens with scorching summers. High electricity costs deny essential cooling to low-income families, impacting...

Delhi-NCR Highway Projects: Rs 34,000 Cr Boost Announced A group of construction workers in hard hats and reflective vests gather around blueprints on a dusty floor, with an unfinished highway visible through a window.

A group of construction workers in hard hats and reflective vests gather around blueprints on a dusty floor, with an unfinished highway visible through a window.

Delhi-NCR Highway Projects: Rs 34,000 Cr Boost Announced

sivam May 19, 2026

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 34,000 crore for new highway projects in Delhi-NCR, aiming to boost...

EU-India Trade Pact Targeted for Year-End: Von der Leyen Candid shot of two figures in a large, active industrial space, conversing amidst machinery, tools, and workers in the background.

Candid shot of two figures in a large, active industrial space, conversing amidst machinery, tools, and workers in the background.

EU-India Trade Pact Targeted for Year-End: Von der Leyen

sivam May 19, 2026

EU and India aim to finalize a free trade agreement and investment pact by year-end, boosting economic...

India Tourism Surge: Modi Urges Domestic Travel Amid Global Unrest A candid, wide-angle shot of a busy Indian train station platform, filled with diverse travelers, luggage, and overhead signs.

A candid, wide-angle shot of a busy Indian train station platform, filled with diverse travelers, luggage, and overhead signs.

India Tourism Surge: Modi Urges Domestic Travel Amid Global Unrest

sivam May 19, 2026

PM Modi encourages Indians to explore domestic destinations for a year, boosting local tourism and conserving foreign...

Trump’s Iran Policy: Hormuz Tensions & Stalled Concessions Donald Trump, surrounded by Gulf Arab allies, gesticulates over a map in a dimly lit, cluttered operations room overlooking a body of water with ships.

Donald Trump, surrounded by Gulf Arab allies, gesticulates over a map in a dimly lit, cluttered operations room overlooking a body of water with ships.

Trump’s Iran Policy: Hormuz Tensions & Stalled Concessions

sivam May 19, 2026

Explore the challenges facing Trump's Iran policy, including Strait of Hormuz tensions and the struggle for concessions...

India’s Coal Gasification: Boosting Resource Security Two Indian engineers in hard hats and workwear examine industrial pipes and valves in a coal gasification plant.

Two Indian engineers in hard hats and workwear examine industrial pipes and valves in a coal gasification plant.

India’s Coal Gasification: Boosting Resource Security

sivam May 19, 2026

ORF report suggests coal gasification can enhance India's resource security by reducing import reliance on coal and...

India’s Piped Gas Goals Threatened by Worker Shortage Two workers, one with a turban, handle orange and yellow pipes on a dirt ground in front of partially constructed buildings.

Two workers, one with a turban, handle orange and yellow pipes on a dirt ground in front of partially constructed buildings.

India’s Piped Gas Goals Threatened by Worker Shortage

sivam May 18, 2026

India's 2030 piped natural gas (PNG) adoption targets are at risk due to a critical shortage of...

India’s Oil Strategy: Navigating Russian Waiver Lapse Three men in a control room, one pointing at a whiteboard with refinery structures visible outside a window.