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While cities like New York, London, Zurich, and Singapore are often seen as the world’s most expensive places to live, a new study reveals a different reality when focusing solely on rental affordability. According to a report by German asset manager DWS, the least affordable cities for renting are Bangkok, Mumbai, and Mexico City—not the usual global hubs. The study analyzed 80 cities, comparing median income and average rent to determine how much of residents’ earnings go toward housing. On average, households spent 38% of their income on rent—well above the standard 30% threshold. Bangkok topped the list, with residents…

India successfully hosted the 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH8) in Guwahati, finalizing global standards for large cardamom, vanilla, and coriander. The recommendations are now set for adoption by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, strengthening India’s role in shaping international spice quality benchmarks. Established in 2013, the CCSCH operates under the joint auspices of the FAO and WHO, with India’s Spices Board acting as the Secretariat. Over 30 countries and observers participated in the session, underscoring growing global emphasis on quality, safety, and traceability in spice trade. The vanilla standard, which required extensive discussion due…

Noise, India’s leading connected lifestyle brand, has unveiled its flagship over-ear headphones, the Master Buds Max, featuring Sound by Bose technology. Launched under the Master Series, the headphones promise world-class audio, category-leading active noise cancellation (ANC), first-in-segment dynamic EQ, and all-day comfort, making premium audio accessible at INR 9,999. Introduced at IFA Berlin 2025, the Master Buds Max offer adaptive ANC tested across 61 frequency points, eliminating up to 85% of ambient noise. The headphones’ dynamic EQ technology automatically adjusts sound across different volumes, ensuring crisp, immersive audio. Users also benefit from the category’s longest battery life of 60 hours,…

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) marked a landmark achievement in Indian shipbuilding with the simultaneous launch of three state-of-the-art vessels – the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), the Hybrid Electric Methanol-Ready Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), and India’s largest Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger, DCI Dredge Godavari. The launches underscore India’s growing self-reliance in maritime technology under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Maritime India Vision 2030 initiatives. The ASW SWC, the sixth in a series of eight for the Indian Navy, will be commissioned as INS Magdala. Measuring 78 meters and weighing 896 tonnes, it features advanced sensors, torpedoes, ASW rockets,…

Dr. Kanchan Kaur, Senior Director, Breast Cancer, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers that affects women worldwide, with an estimated 23 lakh women diagnosed with the disease in 2022 alone. It is also one of the leading causes of deaths of women globally -- in 2022, 6.7 lakh women died of the cancer, with India ranking the highest in number of estimated breast cancer deaths at 98,337, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Breast cancer results from uncontrolled overgrowth of breast cells. If left unchecked, the cancerous cells from…