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Trai slaps Rs3,050-cr fine on 3 telecom majors for blocking Jio calls
22 Oct 2016
The telecom trio of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular blame Jio’s "free" calls for the traffic congestion and asymmetry, because of which they also bear higher costs
WHO recommends `soda tax’ on sugary beverages to fight obesity
17 Oct 2016
Unhealthy diet accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually, with four million deaths due to obesity, the UN health agency said while launching a new report
Isro’s PSLV rocket set for its longest launch mission
24 Sep 2016
PSLV will place its main cargo, the 371kg-SCATSAT-1, in a 730km polar sun synchronous orbit around 17 minutes into the flight, before shutting down and starting afresh on its new mission
Trai to mediate as Reliance Jio-incumbents spat hots up
09 Sep 2016
While Reliance Jio says the incumbent operators like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea are not fulfilling their obligation to provide points of interconnection, the incumbents represented by COAI say Jio has skewed the market with its aggressive pricing
Isro tastes success with cryogenic engine in INSAT-3DR launch
08 Sep 2016
Isro can now launch satellites weighing around 2-2.5 tonnes till such time it readies an advanced GSLV variant, GSLV-Mark III that can carry satellites weighing around four tonnes
Trai’s new portal gives info on call drops across India
12 Aug 2016
The portal on service quality would enable consumers to make informed choices about their service providers, based on the network information provided on the site
Trai moots public Wi-Fi hotspots to cut data costs by up to 90%
14 Jul 2016
Trai estimates the cost per MB in Wi-Fi network to be less than 2 paise per MB while consumers on an average pay around 23 paise per MB for data usage in the cellular networks
Two women end lives on same day at IIT Madras
14 Jul 2016
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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