Central bank data shows savers shifting from low-yield savings accounts (2.5%) to fixed deposits (around 6.25%) as rate cuts pushed savings returns below inflation. The share of term deposits rose to 61.6% by March 2026.
The Tana Bhagats are an Oraon tribal community from Jharkhand whose 1914 movement resisted British rule and later embraced Gandhian non-violence. This explainer covers their history and the constitutional land laws now in the news.
A survey of economists projects India's GDP grew about 7.3% in the January-March 2026 quarter, easing from 7.8% earlier but still resilient. This is an estimate; official data is due on 5 June 2026.
A senior leader of Nepal's ruling RSP visited New Delhi and met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, as India and Nepal worked to reset ties after Nepal's March 2026 election brought in a new government.
On May 27, the Supreme Court ruled that real-money online gaming amounts to betting and gambling, making it taxable under GST on the full amount staked and allowing states to ban such platforms.
Synthetic biology lets scientists read and even write the code of life. This explainer covers DNA, genomes, falling sequencing costs, milestone experiments, and the safety and ethics concerns the technology raises.
CBSE has shifted Class 12 evaluation to a fully digital On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, where scanned answer books are marked on a computer instead of on paper. This explainer covers how OSM works, why CBSE adopted it, and how it …