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The WEF warns AI could triple data-centre power demand by 2035 and proposes a “net-positive” framework to ensure efficiency gains outweigh energy use, protecting grids and climate goals

India’s industrial and warehousing market scaled new highs last year. Powered by large-ticket deals and logistics demand, leasing surged to record levels across key industrial hubs.

Wholesale inflation rose to 0.83% in December 2025 as manufacturing, primary goods and power costs increased. Food prices stabilised, signalling a gradual firming of wholesale price pressures

Ujjwala’s impact is now visible in usage, not just access: LPG consumption per household has risen sharply, with refill data showing a sustained shift toward clean cooking across India

Before memes, Slack jokes and LinkedIn cynicism, there was Dilbert. Scott Adams turned office misery into global satire, and then became part of a very different story

Fifteen years after its last case, WHO’s South-East Asia Region remains polio-free, using eradication lessons to strengthen surveillance, immunisation and broader public health systems.

IIT Madras has quietly cracked a long-standing artillery challenge: how to fire farther without changing the gun. Its answer—ramjet-assisted shells—could extend artillery range by 50%, reshaping battl ...

As India retools its flagship rural jobs programme, the battle is not only over design and delivery, but over communication, recall, and who truly claims the scheme