Decoding India’s GDP base revision
The Hinduby Saibal Chattopadhyay; Saurabh Garg·15 Sept 2026
Changing the GDP base year is not just about changing how we calculate economic growth. It can also change our estimate of how large the economy was in rupee terms — what is known as nominal GDP.
Labout Dept. asserts that night-shift safeguards for women employees is covered under OSH Rules
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
Following objections by the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees’ Union (KITU) to the omission of several clauses of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, which the union...
Lessons from India’s smallholder farmers
The Hinduby Marc de Sousa-Shields·15 Sept 2026
The world of “development” often seems short of convincing answers. Conflict, climate stress, food insecurity, entrenched poverty, and fiscal pressure are exposing the limits of old models.
Introduction of MDR on large value transactions to strengthen UPI's long-term sustainability: RBI
The Hinduby PTI·15 Sept 2026
The introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-value UPI transactions is an important step towards strengthening the long-term sustainability of India's digital payments ecosystem, the...
Malviya Nagar hotel fire: Delhi HC seeks report from RML hospital on hotel owner’s health
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a report from the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital here regarding the health of the jailed owner of a Malviya Nagar hotel where a fire claimed 23 lives in...
Rescued baby orangutans get health check-up after one develops fever
The Hinduby PTI·15 Sept 2026
A six-member team of health experts on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) examined the five baby orangutans quarantined at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, after one of the primates...
Indian team’s defence needs to display more coordination: Sreejesh
The Hinduby Anirudh Velamuri·15 Sept 2026
The gap between India’s World Cup exit and the opening whistle at the Asian Games — close to four weeks — gives the players and coaches barely enough time to catch their breath, let alone rebuild...
Heavy rain paralyses traffic in several parts of Bengaluru
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
Multiple spells of heavy rain lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, leaving several parts of the city waterlogged and bringing traffic to a crawl, with office-goers struggling to get home.
There is a need to reinvent engineering, make it fit current industry needs: Chief Secretary
The Hinduby Mini Tejaswi·15 Sept 2026
There is a need to reinvent engineering education, make it contemporary and tailor-made to fit the industrial need of the economy, urged Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, while speaking at the...
U.S. ‘weapons in orbit’: what we should expect modern space war to look like
The Hinduby Shrawani Shagun·15 Sept 2026
On September 14, the U.S. Space Force said the country has deployed “on-orbit space control weapons” in space that could “defend against hostile adversary action”.
Fishermen urge Tamil Nadu government to drop the plan to build the Secretariat at Foreshore Estate
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
It was a battle cry that was heard on the sands of the Marina on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) when representatives of fishermen panchayats issued an ultimatum for the Tamil Nadu government to give...
Unscheduled power outages trouble electricity consumers
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
Unannounced power outages in rural areas of the district are causing hardship to consumers. The power outages, which were occasional in May and June, have become frequent in recent weeks.
KBR Park in Hyderabad to get one elevated corridor instead of 14 flyovers, underpasses
The Hinduby V Swathi·15 Sept 2026
The State government has decided to drastically whittle down the road development components planned to be built around the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park as part of the Hyderabad City...
Key changes in CPI(M) in Keralam: P. Jayarajan, M.B. Rajesh and V. Sivankutty included in State secretariat
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
Significant changes have been brought in the State leadership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] in Keralam as its three-day extended State committee meeting concluded here on...
Motorists save 10% to 15% time per junction thanks to GCC’s Intelligent Transport System, data finds
The Hinduby Aloysius Xavier Lopez·15 Sept 2026
Thanks to the Greater Chennai Corporation’s Intelligent Transport System, traffic has started moving faster, with 10% to 15% time saved per junction at 105 locations across the city.
Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·15 Sept 2026
Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his...
KWA to re-tender 5 MLD STP as no bidder qualifies; Work begins on 27-km sewage pipeline in Kochi
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will award the work order for its 17-km sewerage pipeline network by the end of September.
Pourakarmikas seek better safety, healthcare and welfare benefits
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis has directed all pourakarmikas in Bengaluru to mandatorily register on the ‘NAMASTE’ app to facilitate access to various welfare and safety benefits...
CPI(M)’s Keralam meet condemns ED action against Pinarayi, Veena, Riyas
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·15 Sept 2026
The three-day extended State committee meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has condemned what it termed as the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) bid to implicate Leader of the...
Forest Department enhances safety of locals in O’Valley amid ongoing tiger capture efforts
The Hinduby Rohan Premkumar·15 Sept 2026
With the search for the elusive tiger, which is believed to have killed two people in O’Valley in Gudalur forest division in August, stretching into the 26th day on Tuesday, the Forest Department...
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