Cabinet clears Rs 355/100 kg sugarcane price

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.  A price of Rs 355 per quintal was cleared, according to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.  The latest price is for the 2025-26 sugar marketing season.  The marketing season for the sweetener runs from October to September in India. The latest price marks…

Somalia bans Taiwanese travellers citing ‘one China’ policy, ministry says

Taiwan has condemned Somalia for banning travellers with Taiwanese passports from entering or transiting through the East African country. The ban took effect on Wednesday following an order issued by Somali aviation authorities last week, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said. Somalia is yet to comment on the ban which comes as Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed…

Video Game Industry Reeling From US Trade Crackdown

With the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, the United States hopes to address unfair trade practices. Their implementation, however, has players in the global video game industry scrambling to compete. In early April, President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs in part of his greater protectionist economic policy. Included was a baseline 10 percent tariff on…

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भारत की अग्रणी वैश्विक एयरलाइन एयर इंडिया ने 15 जून 2025 से दिल्ली और टोक्यो हनेडा के बीच अपनी नॉन-स्टॉप सेवा का विस्तार करने की घोषणा की है। यह सेवा साप्ताहिक उड़ानों की संख्या 4 गुना से बढ़ाकर दैनिक उड़ानें कर देगी। यह सेवा 15 जून 2025 से शुरू होगी। इस वृद्धि से भारत और…

Even ‘Invincible’ Superheroes Face Tradeoffs

The third season of critically-acclaimed superhero show Invincible is all about economics. Okay, yes, epic battles between superpowered people dominate scene after scene, but the recently concluded season also emphasizes the importance of pragmatic trade-offs. We would be wise to take this lesson seriously. Invincible follows teenager Mark Grayson, who discovers he has superpowers and…