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banana
March 11, 2025 12:31 IST

Tropic, the UK-based biotech company which has developed these bananas, claims that their fruit remains fresh and yellow for 12 hours after being peeled. Here is why this matters.

Mauritius
March 11, 2025 11:55 IST

PM Modi is visiting Mauritius for its National Day, which, like much else in the country, has an Indian connection. Its location in the Indian Ocean also makes Mauritius strategically important.

butterfly population, study on butterfly population, butterfly population study, insecticides, climate change, Butterfly, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
March 9, 2025 12:54 IST

“Butterflies have been declining the last 20 years,” said study co-author Nick Haddad, an entomologist at Michigan State University. “And we don’t see any sign that that’s going to end.”

Vanuatu, Vanuatu golden passport schemes, Vanuatu citizenship, lalit modi, Indian High Commission, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
March 11, 2025 07:51 IST

Vanuatu has a popular citizenship by investment (CBI) or “golden passport” program, which allows wealthy individuals to purchase its passport.

Tahawwur Rana, Tahawwur Rana extradition, 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana, 2008 Mumbai terror attack, 2008 Mumbai attack, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
March 8, 2025 00:08 IST

Rana, 64, had filed an “Emergency Application For Stay” after President Donald Trump approved his extradition following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month.

Swing ball shami.
March 7, 2025 13:47 IST

Cricketers have traditionally used saliva to shine one side of the ball, smoothen the surface, and make it a tad heavier on that side. But does this really help its movement? We explain.

Could Europe’s Eutelsat help to replace Starlink in Ukraine?
March 6, 2025 01:28 IST

The stock price of Eutelsat, a Franco-British company, has more than quadrupled since the February 28 public showdown between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump.

The Egyptian alternative to Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan
March 6, 2025 07:40 IST

The Cairo Declaration is the first collective Arab proposal for Gaza’s “day after”, contingent on the “full implementation of the ceasefire agreement...especially by Israel”.

US reciprocal tariff, US reciprocal tariff threats, Donald Trump tariff threats, Donald Trump, Domestic stock markets, global stock markets, foreign portfolio investment, BSE benchmark Sensex, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Indian express business, business news, business articles, business news stories
March 6, 2025 12:41 IST

The Sensex and Nifty jumped over one per cent to 73,730.23 and 22,337.30 respectively on Wednesday (March 5), a surprising move given the 16 per cent decline over the last five months.

agriculture exports
March 5, 2025 14:29 IST

Farm exports have posted above-average growth, with basmati rice, spices, coffee and tobacco shipments set to cross new highs in 2024-25. But imports, especially of pulses and edible oils, have surged too

What latest estimates of India’s GDP say about the economy
March 3, 2025 11:52 IST

The Centre has released latest estimates of India’s GDP, making significant revisions for past quarters and years. Why does govt make these revisions? What do these changes in estimates say about the economy?

Jahan-e-Khusrau, Amir Khusrau, Sufi tradition, Ganga-Jamuni culture, Narendra Modi, Chishti Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, explained, indian express, current affairs
March 1, 2025 12:38 IST

Khusrau made lasting contributions to Indian classical music and qawwali, and is also credited for developing Hindavi, a precursor to modern Hindi and Urdu.

Waqf Bill, Waqf Amendment Bill, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), changes proposed to Waqf Bill, indian express, explained, current affairs
March 2, 2025 12:17 IST

The Bill was introduced in August last year to amend the Waqf Act of 1995. It proposed sweeping changes which give the government a foot in the door in regulating waqf properties, and settling disputes regarding such properties.

Lokpal order, Lokpal order on HC judge, Lokpal order on Hight Court judge, Supreme Court, Complaint against judges, Indian express news, current affairs
February 28, 2025 12:37 IST

The Lokpal is an independent statutory body that is under the aegis of the executive. Admitting its order could have opened a new avenue for complaints against judges, without abiding by the process earlier laid down for such cases.

national education policy, new education policy, dharmendra pradhan, education minister, nep, nep 2020, mk stalin, tamil nadu, indian express
February 28, 2025 12:34 IST

Tamil Nadu has an almost century-old history of anti-Hindi agitations. Unlike most other states — including southern states such as Kerala and Karnataka —  it follows a two-language formula in which students are taught only Tamil and English.

EU trade talks, India-Europe partnership, European Union trade talks, European Commission College of Commissioners, India EU summit, European Union (EU), carbon tax, eu carbon tax, Ursula von der Leyen, Indian express news, current affairs
February 28, 2025 12:31 IST

Led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the delegation's visit marks a new phase in the bilateral relationship between India and Europe.

donald trump, Donald Trump Gold Card visa program, Trump Gold Card visa program, Gold Card visa program, foreign investors, foreign investors permanent residency, Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
February 28, 2025 12:45 IST

The scheme, the details of which would be known in two weeks, would replace the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, Trump said.

delimitation, Amit Shah, Delimitation Commission, southern states delimitation, South India delimitation,
February 27, 2025 11:36 IST

The Constitution mandates delimitation after every Census. But the number of seats in Parliament, and the share of each state, have remained static since 1976. This is largely due to opposition from southern states. Here's why.

An old stone path in Sichuan (left) and porters carrying tea in China in 1908.
February 25, 2025 10:02 IST

Although not as well-known as the Silk Road, which linked China and Europe, the Tea Horse Road was a crucial commercial pathway for centuries

Alternative for Germany
February 25, 2025 13:25 IST

Why is the far-right AfD popular in areas that once made up the communist country of the German Democratic Republic? The answers have to do with demography and economy, as well as the consequences of Germany's re-unification and its reckoning with its Nazi past.

Why Microsoft’s claims of quantum computing breakthrough matter
February 24, 2025 01:45 IST

The company said it had been successful in creating a new chip that would fast-track the development of a meaningful quantum computer from decades to a few years.

Ukraine
February 24, 2025 18:56 IST

Three years since the war began, Russia is weakened, Ukraine is devastated, but a resolution is in sight. Donald Trump has taken it upon himself to end the war Vladimir Putin started.

zonal councils, Amit Shah, what is zonal council, Jawaharlal Nehru, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), States Reorganisation Act, Western Zonal Council, pune, Indian express news, current affairs
February 23, 2025 12:11 IST

The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1956 when during the course of debate on the report of the States Reorganisation Commission.

Amritpal Singh, Punjab and Haryana High Court, National Security Act, Amritpal Singh Article 101(4), Article 101(4), Indian express explained, explained news, current affairs
February 21, 2025 15:41 IST

Amritpal, who faces charges under the stringent National Security Act, has been detained in Dibrugarh since April 2023.

donald trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine, Russia-Ukraine war, Russia Ukraine Crisis, Russia Ukraine news, Russia Ukraine war, Russia-Ukraine war, vladimir putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, world news, current affairs
February 21, 2025 19:02 IST

US and Russia are negotiating the end of the war in Ukraine, with neither Ukrainians nor Europeans at the table. As Donald Trump upends the eight-decade-old US-Europe partnership, what is the view from Delhi?

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