China files plaint against India at WTO over EV sops

China has filed a complaint against India at WTO over New Delhi’s subsidies for electric vehicles and batteries. The Chinese commerce ministry has alleged that the measures by India violate several WTO obligations, including the principle of national treatment, and constitute import substitution subsidies.These measures unfairly benefit India’s domestic industries and undermine China’s legitimate interests,…

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US postal policy shift: De minimis ends after 86 years- all you need to know about the scrapped rule

The United States has moved to end its long-standing de minimis tariff exemption for small international packages, eliminating duty-free entry for imports valued at $800 or less. The change, effective Friday, August 29, follows an executive order issued last month and comes nearly two years earlier than the original Congressional timeline. It is expected to…

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Farm sector: Nitin Gadkari says sugar industry survives due to ethanol; calls for new technology in farming

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry in India has managed to survive largely due to the advent of ethanol and stressed the need for adopting new technologies in farming.Speaking at an event organised by Naam Foundation in Pune, Gadkari said farmer suicides in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha and Marathwada regions were mainly linked…

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Viveck Vaswani: ‘Not once did he struggle, he was living in Cuffe Parade,’ Shah Rukh Khan’s friend Viveck Vaswani makes shocking claims about the actor |

Shah Rukh Khan’s 60th birthday turned into a celebration of memories, fanfare, and renewed excitement for his upcoming film ‘King’. But amidst all the love, it also sparked an emotional and honest reflection from actor-producer Viveck Vaswani, the man who once gave SRK a roof over his head when he first came to Mumbai.Speaking to…

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Explained: How CBSE’s new skill based learning framework will reshape classes 6 to 8

How CBSE’s new skill based learning framework will reshape classes 6–8 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a major structural shift in middle-school education by making skill education compulsory for Classes 6, 7 and 8 beginning the academic year 2026. The mandate—introduced through NCERT’s Skill Bodh curriculum—marks one of the most significant…

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Coming soon 29,000 modern ‘aspirational toilets’ in 3,920 municipal areas | India News

NEW DELHI: To give people access to modern, tech-enabled public restrooms at tourist destinations, religious sites and places with heavy footfall, the govt on Wednesday announced the construction of 29,000 “aspirational toilets” across 3,920 municipal areas in 36 states and UTs.Madhya Pradesh will have the highest number of such toilets (5,131) followed by Maharashtra (4,385)…

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Shubman Gill: BCCI’s new poster boy should lead India in T20Is too | Cricket News

London: India’s captain Shubman Gill acknowledges the crowd after India won the fifth Test match against England, at The Oval cricket ground, in London, England. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI08_04_2025_000309B) New Delhi: In the past few weeks, social media videos have been doing the rounds where Shubman Gill‘s dismissals in Test cricket and then his centuries in…

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