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India Stays Lower-Middle Income Despite Five States Crossing World Bank’s Upper-Middle Benchmark
India’s spot in the World Bank’s income classification isn’t changing anytime soon. For the financial year 2026-27, the country will stay in the lower-middle-income bracket—even though five Indian states now earn enough per person to cross…
ESA’s Euclid Telescope Discovers 31 Ancient Quasars from the Early Universe
Research released by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope mission team shows that 31 of the most ancient quasars in the universe, boosting the number of known quasars in the first billion years since the Big Bang.
Two of…
Chandrayaan-3 Study Finds Strong Geochemical Match Between Lunar Soil and Historic Moon Meteorite
Indian researchers unveiled a fascinating new finding about the Moon’s soil. A couple of samples from the Chandrayaan-3 mission are similar to scrapings of the lunar meteorite called ALHA 81005, which was found in Antarctica in 1982. This…
GoDaddy Challenges India Order on Fake Websites, Citing Privacy Concerns
GoDaddy is pushing back against parts of a Delhi High Court order that targets fake websites pretending to be big-name brands. The company says the court’s directions could make things tough for everyday website owners and chip away at…
Aluminium Heads for Steep Monthly Fall as Supply Fears Ease and Dollar Weighs
Aluminium prices took a hard hit in June, marking their sharpest monthly drop since the 2008 financial crisis. The big drivers? People stopped worrying so much about Middle East supply disruptions, and the U.S. dollar just kept getting…
Uber strengthens safety in India with ambulance support and Record My Ride feature
Uber just rolled out two new safety features for riders and drivers in India, hoping to make every trip feel a little more secure.
First up, there’s a new ambulance support tool. If a medical emergency pops up during a ride, the app lets…
How an Indian Software Marketplace Is Helping the World Find Its Next Tech Stack
For years, the story of Indian technology had a familiar shape. We built the back office for the world. We wrote the code, ran the support desks, managed the infrastructure that kept other people’s companies humming. It was a good story,…
BHAVYA and the Next Phase of India’s Industrial Financing Landscape
India’s manufacturing story is entering a new phase. The country has no shortage of entrepreneurial ambition, technical talent, or market demand. Yet for many businesses, particularly MSMEs, the biggest challenge has often been execution.…
Beyond the Cover: Why Bookstores Matter Today and Will Continue to Matter
Some of my clearest memories inside a bookstore are not of books being sold. They are people pausing. A child sitting cross-legged in the children’s section, completely lost in a picture book. A mother picking up a book she loved when she…
The Real Signal Behind India’s DeepTech Funding Shift Is Happening Before the Pitch
DeepTech startups received $2.3 billion of funding in India. With an increase of 37% compared to the previous year. This growth is increasing continuously with a jump of 80% in the last 6 months; there is $1.1 billions of funding secured by…