Telecom
Recycling experts hit milestone in quest for zero-waste phone
13 Apr 2018
Researchers have perfected a process to efficiently separate fiberglass and resin — two of the most commonly discarded parts of a cellphone — bringing them closer to their goal of a zero-waste cellphone
‘Reliance Jio behind fastest adoption of technology in human history’
06 Apr 2018
Reliance Jio has brought down the average price per GB of data from Rs152 to Rs10, thereby helping its consumers save a combined Rs60,000 crore a year
Trai renews Wi-Fi hotspots proposal with new pilot study
06 Apr 2018
Telecom regulator Trai has revived its earlier proposal for allowing data resale that would help in the spread of public Wi-Fi hotspots and cut internet costs by up to 90 per cent
SC clears Rcomm's sale of mobile business to Jio
05 Apr 2018
HMD Global plans big ‘make in India’ push for Nokia phones
05 Apr 2018
Launching as many as four new models this week, Finland’s HMD Global, which now owns the Nokia brand and currently imports all smartphone components, said it plans a steady push toward manufacturing these in India
Isro loses contact with GSAT-6A after second orbit raising
02 Apr 2018
Minutes after the agency received data from the satellite for about four minutes after the second orbit raising operation, it went blank, reports quoting Isro sources said
Get ready to be floored with foldable mobiles
02 Apr 2018
Special court grants anticipatory bail to Karti in Aircel-Maxis case
24 Mar 2018
This is the second bail for Karti Chidambaram, after the Delhi High Court granted him bail in the INX Media case on Friday
Vodafone COO Balesh Sharma to head merged Idea-Vodafone
23 Mar 2018
While Kumar Mangalam Birla will be the executive chairman after the merger of Vodafone and Idea, Vodafone India chief operating officer Balesh Sharma will be the CEO of the new entity
SC orders status quo on RCom's assets sale to Jio
22 Mar 2018
The Supreme Court today refused a plea by RCom and SBI to lift the stay on the sale of assets by the Mumbai High Court on 8 March 2018, till it hears the case
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
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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