Industry
BT takes on Virgin Media with 40Mbit per second broadband service
25 Jan 2010
British Telecom will launch its next-generation super fast broadband service in the UK today, offering a 40Mbit/sec connection along with super-fast 10Mbit/sec uploads
Oman plans to spend $6 billion in power sector
25 Jan 2010
The oil-rich gulf Sultanate of Oman intends to spend over $6 billion by 2016 to augment power generation capacity by building a new power plant and increasing the capacity of two existing plans.
Russia’s Rusal raises $2.24 billion in Hong Kong IPO
25 Jan 2010
In the first ever share offering by a Russian company in Asia, the world’s largest producer of aluminium and alumina, Rusal has raised $2.24 billion through an initial public offering in Hong Kong
Congress backs Ramesh on Bt Brinjal
23 Jan 2010
Congress backs Ramesh on Bt Brinjal
23 Jan 2010
Iraq seals $20 billion oil deal with Eni-led consortium
23 Jan 2010
The deal is one of several oil deals by Iraq, aiming at transforming the ruined nation into a major global oil producer
Microsoft and Apple in talks to port Bing to iPhone: report
22 Jan 2010
Microsoft and Apple are allegedly readying to tango to make Bing the iPhone’s default search engine
Microsoft and Apple in talks to port Bing to iPhone: report
22 Jan 2010
Microsoft and Apple are allegedly readying to tango to make Bing the iPhone’s default search engine
Canada signs C$7 billion clean energy deal with Korean consortium
22 Jan 2010
The deal with the Korean consortium led by Samsung C&T Corporation and Korea Electric Power is aimed at generating 2,500 megawatts (MW) of clean energy using wind and solar power