UK Wage Growth Cools To 2.8% As Job Vacancies Hit Five-Year Low
UK private pay growth slowed to 2.8% in the three months to June while vacancies fell to 707,000, a five-year low, the ONS said on Aug 18.
Sunita Somvanshi
Morrisons Sheds Nearly 5,000 Jobs as Cost-Cutting Drive Bites
Morrisons’ average employee headcount declined by almost 5,000 in the year to 26 October 2025, according to the retailer’s latest financial accounts filed with Companies House. The Bradford-headquartered supermarket chain’s workforce fell
Orient Electric’s Ecotech Volt Fan Runs 10 Hours On Battery, No Inverter Needed
Orient Electric has launched the Ecotech Volt, a ceiling fan with a built-in rechargeable battery that keeps running after a power cut. The company says the fan runs for up to 10
Rahul Somvanshi
West Bengal’s Rs 3,000 Annapurna Dole Restarts August 17, Not All Paid Day One
West Bengal’s Annapurna Yojana, the state’s cash dole for women beneficiaries, resumes payments from August 17, 2026. The scheme provides ₹3,000 to eligible women, continuing the state’s women’s income-support programme that succeeded
Canada’s inflation hits 3% ceiling as Middle East oil shocks push gas prices up 25.7%
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Canada’s inflation climbed to 3.0% in July, reaching the upper boundary of the Bank of Canada’s 1% to 3% target band, primarily driven by energy prices tied
Lake Powell hits record low of 3,519.91 feet as Colorado River crisis threatens 40 million people
On August 16, 2026, Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the United States, reached a water level of 3,519.91 feet—breaking the previous record low set just 16 months earlier. What sounds like
Tejal Somvanshi
Federal EV Tax Credit Elimination: How $7,500 Loss Changed Electric Vehicle Affordability
The $7,500 federal EV tax credit is gone. Sept 30, 2025 eliminated affordability for millions. What $10,000 loan interest deduction actually means for buyers.
Licensed Pistol Discharges During Security Check at Varanasi Airport, Two Staff Injured
A passenger’s licensed firearm discharged during routine security screening at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi on Sunday morning, injuring two airport security personnel. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. as
Govind Tekale
Salt and Sunlight: How Cheap Chemistry Is Rewriting Plastic’s Fate
An Oak Ridge breakthrough uses cheap molten salts to turn polyethylene into fuel below 200°C. AI-designed enzymes attack PET from the other side. The Department of Energy backs both.
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The Furnace Nobody Wanted Could Now Fuel the Future
A University of Birmingham catalyst splits water into hydrogen at 150–500°C using waste heat from steel and cement plants, potentially undercutting green and blue hydrogen on cost.