The milestone was achieved on Wednesday by the Chinese private space company LandSpace China has successfully recovered the first stage of an orbital rocket on land for the first time, marking a major step in Beijing’s efforts to develop reusable launch technology and reduce the cost of putting satellites into space.The milestone was achieved on…
Assessments under Section 144B of the Act are often described as both “faceless” and “jurisdiction-less”. India’s faceless assessment regime is an important part of a broader strategy to move away from manual, officer-led discretion-based scrutiny to a technology-led standardised and transparent tax administration. It significantly reduces the need for in-person meetings, improves accountability, and ensures…
In the sun-drenched hills of Andalusia, Spain, an unlikely team of firefighters is making headlines. They don’t carry hoses, wear helmets, or race to blazes in red trucks. Instead, they have four legs, long ears and a simple mission: eat grass. Meet the “firefighting donkeys” of Doñana National Park, a group of 18 rescued animals…
ETF inflows, central-bank buying and softer US data are keeping the medium-term setup constructive. Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are seeing positive momentum, and while volatile, the near-term outlook remains optimistic, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Gold gained around 0.7% last week and extended the…
Rhinocyllus conicus (Image Credit: Canva) A biological control programme launched in the United States more than five decades ago has become a cautionary example of how attempts to manage invasive species can produce unexpected ecological consequences. According to a USDA Forest Service assessment of invasive species in the Southwest, the thistle seedhead weevil (Rhinocyllus conicus)…
Indian equities have declined over the past two weeks despite a brighter earnings outlook. India’s stock market, among the worst performing this year, has now replaced Indonesia to become the ‘least-favoured’ stock market in India, as per a fund managers’ survey by Bank of America Corp. This signals growing investor caution for the Indian stock…
In 2011, Ivy was released into a Massachusetts marsh as a tiny seven-gram Blanding’s turtle after spending her first months in human care. Then she disappeared. For more than a decade, there was no confirmed sign of the turtle, leaving conservationists with no way of knowing whether she had survived. According to the Commonwealth of…
Brent futures have risen by around $10 a barrel over the past two weeks, moving above $91 a barrel on Tuesday. Indian refiners are getting crude at high premiums, a contrast to the situation a few weeks ago when global oil prices had dropped. In fact, the price that Indian refiners are paying for crude…
A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and nearly three times the size of metropolitan France. What exists here is a plastic…
Shiprocket made stellar market debut, reached high of Rs 144 post listing Shares of e-commerce logistics platform Shiprocket made a strong debut on the stock exchanges on Wednesday, listing at a premium of around 35% over its issue price amid strong investor demand for the company’s initial public offering.On the NSE, Shiprocket shares opened at…