Environment
Mountain range as big as Alps discovered under Antarctic
09 Jun 2009
The Gamburtsev range the size of the Europe’s Alps, buried under more than four kilometers (2.5 miles) of ice in the Antarctic, was discovered by a group of international scientists last week
HCL kicks off 'Green Bag' campaign
05 Jun 2009
Sony Ericsson introduces green phones GreenHeart
05 Jun 2009
Bihar commits Rs1,000 crore to clean up Ganges
03 Jun 2009
Climate Change responsible for 300,000 deaths a year
30 May 2009
According to a think tank led by former United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan, devastations caused by climate change accounts for over 300,000 deaths throughout the world each year and an annual economic loss of $125 billion.
US not likely to budge on emissions cuts
26 May 2009
Domestic politics is likely to override carbon cutting commitment in the US over the next decade despite growing international pressure, says Washington’s top climate negotiator
Ban asks US to do more on global climate change
25 May 2009
Australian scientists use satellites to boost whale conservation efforts
22 May 2009
Australian researchers have used satellite technology to track 16 humpback and four blue whales as they journeyed from the coast of Australia to their feeding grounds in Antarctica.
PepsiCo World HQ wins Landmark Award 2009
21 May 2009
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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
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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