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Read the latestBrowse topicsOn September 16, 2026 the US Fed raised its policy rate by a quarter point to 3.75%-4%, its first hike since July 2023, and signalled another may follow. Oil-driven infla...
News about the market often says "FIIs sold, DIIs bought". Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs, formerly called FIIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) invest dif...
Ice floats because it is about 10 percent less dense than liquid water. When water freezes, its molecules lock into an open lattice that spreads them apart. This oddity k...
If the RBI raises the repo rate on October 7, not every borrower is hit the same way. Your EMI depends on whether your loan is linked to the repo rate or to your bank's M...
The Nifty 50 has now closed lower for eight weeks in a row, the longest such run since 2001. Expensive oil, record-level US bond yields, heavy foreign selling, a weak rup...
India's consumer price inflation was 4.82% in August 2026, up from 4.45% in July and above the RBI's 4% target. Food inflation was 5.95%. Here is how the CPI is built, wh...
Earthquakes happen when stress builds up in Earth's crust and the rock suddenly slips along a fault. Here is how Earth's layers and moving tectonic plates cause this, wha...
Many people think summer happens when Earth is closer to the Sun. That is wrong. Seasons come from the tilt of Earth's axis, which changes how directly sunlight hits each...
More oil is moving out of the Persian Gulf than at any point since the war with Iran began on February 28, 2026, yet Brent crude is still around USD 98 to 100. Low stockp...
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