NHEV reaches out to IREDA, PFC over placing 2,700 EV orders with BluSmart

BluSmart electric cars are parked at a charging station in Gurugram, India, April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh | Photo Credit: PRIYANSHU SINGH The Central government-backed National Highways for Electric Vehicles (NHEV) has stopped the process of placing orders for around 2,700 electric SUVs with BluSmart, after the alleged misuse of funds by the co-founder of…

Defence Secretary calls on U.K. industry to explore partnerships with Indian defence start ups

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh meets U.K. NSA Jonathan Powell during his visit in London. April 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh urged U.K. companies to explore partnerships with Indian defence start-ups and invited investment in India’s dedicated defence corridors during a two-day visit to London. The visit followed discussions…

Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs

On April 2, President Donald Trump made a sweeping declaration that could reshape the global economic landscape for years. Deemed “Liberation Day,” his announcement of reciprocal tariffs on nearly every major trading partner marked the most dramatic shift in American trade policy levels not seen in a century since the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of…

Karnataka will enact ‘Rohith Vemula Act’, says Siddaramaiah after letter from Rahul Gandhi

Chief minister Siddaramaiah   Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured that his government will enact ‘Rohith Vemula Act’, a law to be framed and enacted to eliminate caste- and identity-based discrimination in educational institutions. Responding to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s letter dated April 16 on the social media platform X, urging the Karnataka government…

The US labor market in the post-COVID recovery. Can this cycle continue being different? ~ Antonio Fatas on the Global Economy

After a long period where the US labor market outperformed even some of the more optimistic predictions, the July 2024 numbers came in below expectations with weaker employment growth and the unemployment rate increasing to 4.3%. While from a historical point of view 4.3% remains low and not far from estimates of the equilibrium rate…