U.S. clears Russia sanctions Bill; India faces tariff threat

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation targeting Russia's energy sector, individuals and the "shadow fleet" of tankers, including authorising the U.S. President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries for buying oil and gas from Russia. The House voted 262-159 in fa-vour of the Bill.

What is the Uniform Civil Code debate?

The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would replace religion-based personal laws governing matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance with a common set of secular laws

Supporters argue that it would promote secularism, national integration and gender justice, while critics point to possible conflicts with religious and cultural rights

The Law Commission has instead favoured reforming discriminatory provisions in existing personal laws to ensure equality between men and women

PM pitches India as a global destination for chipmaking

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a "new and trustworthy location" for electronics manufacturing, urging global chipmakers to consider the country's potential to relieve electronics from the "weaponisation" of supply chains.

Stem cell therapy for autism only in approved clinical trials: Centre

The Union Health Ministry has asked States and Union Territories to ensure that stem cell therapy is offered as standard clinical care only for disease conditions and indications approved by the Ministry, with its use for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) restricted to duly approved clinical trials.       

51% of India's July oil imports from Russia

Russia accounted for more than 51% of India's oil im-ports in July, an all-time-high, up from just a little less than 50% in the pre-vious month, the latest official data shows. This comes even as the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a Bill that could see 100% tariffs being imposed on In-dia and a few other countries for their import of Russian oil.

India softens EU steel import curbs hit, secures 80% exports

Despite the European Union (EU) imposing curbs on imports of steel, India has managed to safeguard more than 80% of its steel supplies to the EU by negotiating that steel-related concessions included in the India-EU trade deal be front-loaded and applicable before the deal comes into force, a senior government official said on Thursday.

Oil India to spend ₹15,000 crore on deepwater exploration over 3 years'

Oil India Ltd. (OIL) has out-lined ₹15,000 crore capital expenditure for exploration in deepwater and ultra deepwater areas over the next three years, Ranjit Rath, CMD, told reporters.

The OIL chief also said he expected the 9 million tonne per annum (MTPA) expansion work at Numaligarh refinery to be completed by the end of FY27 with stabilisation likely taking 9-12 months more.

India's August crude imports dropped 3%, spend rose 18%: data

India's imports of crude oil in August slid 3% though the import bill stood about 18.2% higher over same month last year, as per provisional government data, indicating prolonged West Asia tension uncertainty.   

Melanoma in India: messaging about skin cancer needs to change, to catch it early

Thousands of patients in India are diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer, each year. While melanoma is far less common here than in Western populations, it is far from rare and the way it presents in our patient population makes it uniquely difficult to detect early.