Neeraj Kumar, Author at DD India

September 22, 2025 5:41 PM

Switzerland’s Gries Glacier melting at an alarming pace

Switzerland's 5.4 km-long Gries Glacier, a focal point for research, is retreating at an alarming pace as climate change accelerates an unprecedented ice melt across the country, the Swiss glacier monitoring service said. "This is a dying glacier," ...

September 22, 2025 5:38 PM

Meta’s AI system Llama approved for use by US government agencies

U.S. government agencies will be able to use Meta Platforms' artificial intelligence system Llama, a senior administration official said, as the Trump administration pushes to integrate commercial AI tools into government operations. The General Ser...

September 22, 2025 4:48 PM

Google seeks to avoid ad tech breakup as antitrust trial begins

Alphabet's Google will seek to avoid a forced sale of part of its online advertising business in its latest face-off with U.S. antitrust enforcers at a trial starting on Monday in Alexandria, Virginia. The trial is the government's next best shot at...

September 22, 2025 4:32 PM

World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state - a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses. Whil...

September 22, 2025 4:27 PM

GST 2.0 gives booster shot to coal sector

The GST 2.0 reforms have brought major changes to the coal sector’s taxation structure, benefiting both producers and consumers of the fossil fuel, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement on Monday. Under the new framework, the ₹400-per-tonne C...

September 22, 2025 3:46 PM

GST reforms to boost India’s GDP by 0.8%, benefit all sections of society: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that the implementation of the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms will not only bring immediate relief to consumers but also boost India’s gross domestic product (GDP)...

September 22, 2025 5:01 PM

Buddha’s Holy Relics to be displayed in Russia’s Kalmykia for first time

The sacred Relics of the Buddha from the National Museum, New Delhi, will be taken to Russia’s Kalmykia Republic for the first time to be enshrined and venerated at the 3rd International Buddhist Forum in Elista from September 24–28, 2025, the Mi...

September 22, 2025 3:29 PM

Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across region

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the Philippines disaster response agency to go on full alert and mobilise all government agencies as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatened the north of the country and set off storm alerts across East and Southeast Asi...

September 22, 2025 2:46 PM

South Africa’s Bavuma out of Pakistan tests, De Kock returns for ODIs

South Africa will be without injured captain Temba Bavuma for their tests in Pakistan next month, but Quinton de Kock will come out of One-Day International retirement to play in both white-ball series on the all-formats tour. South Africa begin the...

September 19, 2025 5:22 PM

Net direct tax revenue rises 9.2% to cross ₹10.82 lakh crore

India’s net direct tax collections grew 9.18% year-on-year to cross ₹10.82 lakh crore as of September 17, 2025, aided by a sharp decline of 23.87% in refunds, according to data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday. Of t...