Delhi tightrope walk on Caracas: 'Deep concern,' need for dialogue

In a carefully calibrated statement, the day after the US at-tacked Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, India Sunday expressed "deep concern" at the developments and called upon "all concerned to address issues peacefully through dialogue, ensuring peace and stability of the region"

Delhi set to declare rabies a notifiable disease

A notifiable disease in India is any disease, often infectious like dengue, COVID-19, that healthcare providers are legally required to report to public health authorities for monitoring, outbreak prevention, control, with lists varying by state but focusing on diseases posing public health threats. 

US tariff high, India's seafood exports to other nations up 16%

India's marine products exports increased by 16% in terms of value and 12% in volume during the first seven months (April-October) of FY 2025-26 as compared to the corresponding period last fiscal, shows official data. According to the data, India's seafood exports increased to $4.87 billion in April-October 2025 from $4.19 billion during the same period of 2024. In volume terms, it expanded from 9.62 lakh metric tonnes to 10.73 lakh metric tonnes, registering a growth of 12%.

America's return to interventionism

Not a tough question to answer. Venezuela is home to the largest proven crude re-serves on Earth, even though the actual oil output is minuscule. The South American country is estimated to be sitting on over 300 billion barrels worth of crude - about a fifth of the world's global reserves, according to the US Energy Information Administration - but produces only about 1 million barrels of oil per day, about 0.8% of global crude production (see chart in accompanying story). The American company Chevron is the only foreign oil major that has an exposure to Venezuelan crude.

CBAM isn't the end, it could be start of a green story

Indian Steelmakers rang in the new year with a grim reality: The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has exited its transitional phase and entered definitive implementation, slapping real carbon costs onto every tonne of steel, aluminium and cement crossing into Europe

Trump posts immigrant welfare list, India not among recipient nations

US President Donald Trump on Sunday posted a list of several countries, including Pakistan, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh and Nepal, to highlight rates of welfare and assistance received by immigrants from those countries in the US, a compilation that does not include India.

OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members

OPEC+ KEPT oil output unchanged on Sunday after avoiding discussions of the multiple political crises affecting the producer group's members, from the Middle East as well as Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

Sunday's meeting of eight members of OPEC+, which pumps about half the world's oil, came after oil prices fell more than 18 per cent in 2025 - their steepest yearly drop since 2020 -amid growing oversupply concerns. 

Is Delhi's winter pollution breeding superbugs?

Staphylococci are spherical bacteria, commonly called "staph." They exist in clusters and are found on skin and mucous membranes, inside our nasal cavities for example. They can cause infections, ranging from minor skin issues (boils, pimples) to severe illnesses like pneumonia, sepsis, or MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin being an antibiotic from the penicillin family).