Daily Archives: Jan 24, 2026

Lab-grown? Can’t call it a diamond: BIS defines new standards for natural stones

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has introduced a new framework to standardise the way different...

The LIFT that won’t stick IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 7.3% but warns of a dip next year

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) decision to raise India’s growth forecast for the current financial year...

Validation of momentum, not sustained trajectory

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund’s upward revision of India’s growth forecast to 7.3 per cent for 2025-26...

Economy growing, but there a’int enough mid-level jobs Low-paid, low-productivity work continues to snarl the system

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: India today faces a paradox that should worry policymakers and business leaders alike. The economy is...

Bracing for battle of bits & bytes

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The global cybersecurity report explores how accelerating AI adoption, geopolitical fragmentation and widening cyber inequity are...

No more flight cuts, promises IndiGo DGCA satisfied with stabilisation efforts

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) last week said IndiGo has assured it of “operational...

Ikea to increase India presence To double investment to $2.2 billion in 5 years

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Sweden's Ikea will more than double its investment in India to over $2.2 billion within the...

Criticism with dignity Need for respecting differing viewpoints: PM Modi

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need for respecting differing viewpoints and criticism with dignity...

House not for sloganeering, says Om Birla

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Om Birla said that the public wants their elected representatives to raise their issues in the...

Greenland is about CHIPS AND WATER

The conventional European framework of Ukraine has blindsided us to its eastern neighbourhood: Chechnya is next door. The Muslims...

Birth rate plummets: A record low in China since 1949

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: China's birth rates sunk to a record low in 2025, despite the government rolling out a...

Resetting ties:China, Canada slash tariffs

Blitz Bureau NEW DELHI: Canada and China struck an initial trade deal last week that will slash tariffs on electric...