Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for explaining how technological progress drives sustained growth. Mokyr emphasized the flow of useful knowledge, while Aghion and Howitt’s “creative destruction” model showed how innovation replaces outdated products, reshaping economies through continuous renewal and competition. Read More…
A new $100,000 fee for H1-B visa applicants, introduced by President Trump, may curb foreign tech hiring in the US. India, which accounts for 71% of H1-B approvals, has produced global CEOs like Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, and Arvind Krishna—whose careers began with this visa. TCS plans local hiring. Read More…
New Delhi: India’s merchandise trade deficit is expected to have widened to USD 28.0 billion in September 2025, up from USD 26.5 billion in August, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The increase in the trade gap is driven primarily by a sharp rise in gold imports, which nearly doubled month-on-month despite…
Abdul Alim, who has spent 11 years at Sridhar Vembu’s Zoho, shared his inspiring journey on LinkedIn. He began his career at the company as a security guard and gradually worked his way up to become a software engineer. A software development engineer at Sridhar Vembu’s Zoho didn’t join the company as a fresher or…
India must negotiate carefully and on equal terms, ensuring reciprocity and preserving strategic autonomy, says Global Trade Research Initiative. The fresh round of US-China trade tensions has created new uncertainties over India’s trade prospects. While it may give some export sectors an edge over China in the US market, the higher tariff could also lead…
In response to rising drone threats during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army has deployed SAKSHAM, an indigenously developed counter-UAS grid featuring both soft-kill and hard-kill capabilities. The system integrates real-time detection, tracking, identification, and neutralisation to secure tactical airspace over frontline zones. Read More…
Physicists Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize for proving quantum mechanics applies beyond the microscopic realm. Their 1985 experiments revealed quantum tunneling in electric circuits, laying the foundation for quantum computing. This breakthrough birthed “Quantronics,” merging quantum physics with electronics to reshape modern technology and scientific understanding. Read More…
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defence system as part of efforts to counter “enemy threats”. Lai’s government has been under US pressure to improve it ability to defend itself against a potential attack by China, which claims the island is part of its territory. “We will…
Israel’s Cabinet early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East. A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Cabinet approved…
About 1,000 protesters marched in Madagascar’s capital on Thursday, clashing with police who used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse them in the third week of what has been the most significant unrest in years in the Indian Ocean island nation. Police could be seen patrolling the streets of Antananarivo in armored cars and…