To prevent heat stroke, it is better to avoid stepping out in direct sunlight, especially between noon and 3 pm. You should avoid strenuous activity during this time.

Washington's strategic embrace of New Delhi owes both to bilateral efforts and geopolitical concerns. Some divergences remain, but ultimately, mutual interests can be expected to trump other concerns.

The case of Biparjoy is a reminder that despite the enormous progress made in developing warning systems and acting on them, cyclones remain a huge threat.

Underpinning the Indo-US strategic partnership is deepening economic engagement and a resolve on both sides to elevate the bilateral relationship to a 'global strategic partnership'. Bilateral trade is at a record high and the potential is limitless — but there are some headwinds to contend with.

Direct seeding of rice, instead of transplanting and flooding of fields, cuts down the massive water consumption of paddy. Why is the DSR method still not very popular?

What exactly are El Nino and La Nina events, and why does the Pacific Ocean witness them? And why do events over far-away Pacific influence rainfall over India?

The Indian economy is at a fork in the road: either a policy push that delivers a large, vibrant and prosperous middle class, or a business-as-usual growth story with a massive informal sector that increases consumption but not of the calibre of a genuine middle class.

The APUAPA was notified in 2014 “to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations.”

Estimates of India’s middle class are as many as the number of people engaged in this quest. Perhaps this is because of a lack of clarity on what characteristics the ‘middle class’ must have to qualify for the label.

This is expected to give some stability to the credit market, to boost capital expenditure and investments. The current rate hike cycle will help arrest inflation, and boost investment and consumption sentiment.

Kapas is a long-duration crop harvested over 4-5 pickings. The first picking itself takes 100-120 days, with subsequent ones following every 15-20 days.

The climate meeting underway in Bonn has seen old demands raised and old faultlines come up. What is the meeting's objective, and what is it likely to achieve? What has been India's position?

The safe running of trains takes place in accordance with a 'sound logic' that is fed into the electronic 'interlocking system'. The various components of the system work in tandem, and if any one of them becomes non-compliant with the overall sound logic, the train is supposed to be brought to a halt. What happened with the Coromandel Express is unusual.

Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes could see an infusion of Rs 1-1.8 lakh crore of liquidity over the June-September period, according to a Care Ratings report.

The concept of adverse possession stems from the idea that land must not be left vacant but instead, be put to judicious use. Essentially, adverse possession refers to the hostile possession of property.

The country has achieved over 90% self-sufficiency in dals, thanks mainly to increased chana production.

The numbers beat market expectations; however, the benchmark Sensex at the BSE fell 193 points or 0.3% on Thursday.

The grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is considering whether to add new members and to look seriously at a common currency. Both proposals involve making complex choices.

In 2006-07, vital documents pertaining to the deal were seized from the premises of Rolls-Royce India Pvt Ltd during a raid by the Income-tax Department. But the accused persons, according to the CBI, caused the disappearance/ removal/ destruction of those documents to evade investigation.

Manipur has been in the cross-currents of India’s oldest insurgent movements. The Naga national movement in the 1950s and the fight for an independent Nagalim touched parts of Manipur.

What are the salient features of the new building inaugurated on May 28? How much bigger and more efficient than the iconic but increasingly obsolete and dangerous old Parliament House is it?

The new interface changed this, he said: “The stimulation before was controlling me, and now I’m controlling the stimulation.”

It seeks to know if the social networking company’s content management algorithms and personnel in the country are at the scale and multilingual capacity necessary to curtail mass dissemination of hate speech and disinformation.

Key takeaways from PM’s visit to the region where China is a powerful diplomatic presence and rival: establishing a reassuring presence not predicated on chequebook diplomacy; amplification of the voice of the Global South; providing a viable, friendly option to countries who would like to avoid binary choices between the major power blocs.