Competitive Exam explainers | Indian economy India’s foreign exchange reserves are often discussed when the rupee comes under pressure, global oil prices rise, or financial markets turn volatile. But the headline figure alone does not tell the full story. Forex reserves are a pool of external assets held by the country’s monetary authority that provide…
Travelers Insurance told Gartenmann that because of the photo the company would not renew her policy. (Pictures: KUT News) For years, Tracy Gartenmann had insured her Austin home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds. Then, in January, she received an email telling her that her insurance would not be renewed.The reason was visible in two…
Bryant “EDP445” and his girlfriend are featured in the new documentary “The Sick Mind of EDP445.” (Image via YouTube/@Mike-Clum) The latest look into Bryant “EDP445” comes from an unexpected place: his personal life. On August 9, 2026, Mike Clum released The Sick Mind of EDP445 on YouTube. The documentary focuses on Bryant’s history and the…
A goal celebration in Brazil’s top-flight football competition took an unexpected turn after Coritiba defender Jacy Maranhão fell into a tunnel beside the pitch and injured his ankle.Jacy, 29, was celebrating after heading Coritiba into a 2-0 lead against Chapecoense in the 41st minute of their Brazilian Serie A match. The defender picked up the…
Elon Musk’s billboard pictured on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) Elon Musk may have slipped below the trillion-dollar mark, but his fortune has hardly slowed down. Between 2025 and 2026, the world’s richest person added $319.5 billion to his wealth.In July 2026, Musk’s net worth stood at $725.1 billion, compared with $405.6…
A landscape near Mombasa, Kenya, once looked almost impossible to restore. Decades of limestone quarrying had left the ground hard, hot and largely devoid of vegetation, while salty groundwater made growing plants even more difficult. Then Dr René Haller, a Swiss-born naturalist and agronomist working with Bamburi Cement, began an ambitious experiment in ecological restoration….
Orangutan competing in group stage of PMWC at Esports World Cup 2026 GodLike Esports and Orangutan became the first Indian teams to qualify for the PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC) Grand Finals at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris.The PMWC group stage saw Orangutan and GodLike Esports both securing their places in the finals…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), in New Delhi. “Wish there were more daughters among the medalists.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark at the IIT Delhi convocation speech. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his desire to see more women among the medal winners and…
Image: Amy Green/Inside Climate News In Progress Village, Florida, a huge mound of industrial waste has become a symbol of a much bigger environmental and public-health debate. The historically Black community sits beside a massive phosphogypsum stack, a structure created from the waste left behind during phosphate fertiliser production.The stack is difficult to miss. The…
Rapper Blueface is facing backlash after a viral livestream showed him having a heated argument with a woman about colorism and racism. The disagreement reportedly started after Blueface complimented the woman’s dark skin, saying she looked “so nice that dark” and calling her “a good dark skin.” The woman questioned his choice of words, leading…
