Firms/companies
Escorts unveils India’s first electric tractors; launch next year
07 Sep 2017
The Indian engineering conglomerate on Wednesday launched the country’s first electric and hydrostatic concept tractor and an expanded portfolio of tractors for the export and domestic market
Reliance acquires Kemrock in auction-sale by lenders
07 Sep 2017
Kemrock’s total liabilities include lenders’ claims of Rs1,652.18 crore, Rs1.41 crore dues to the EPFO, Rs205.77 crore excise and customs duty dues and a VAT liability of Rs82.16 crore
JLR to drive into the future with intelligent steering wheel, `Sayer’
05 Sep 2017
Sayer, which works like Apple's Siri or Amazon Alexa, comes with a voice-activated artificial intelligence system and can store all personal settings enabling drivers to move it between cars and have their configurations automatically adjusted
RBI clueless on amount of black money killed by note ban
05 Sep 2017
The RBI said it has traced some counterfeit currency in the money deposited post demonetisation but a major part of such counterfeits that were in circulation without RBI's knowledge is still out of its reach
Tim Leverton quits Tata Motors, to relocate to UK for personal reasons
04 Sep 2017
Tim joined Tata Motors in April 2010 as president and head of the Advanced Product Engineering Division. In this role he was responsible for leading the global R&D of all Tata branded passenger cars, trucks and buses.
Aditya Birla Capital to set up asset reconstruction arm
02 Sep 2017
Aditya Birla Capital, the demerged business of Aditya Birla Financial Services, which was listed on the stock exchange on Friday, announced plans to float a fund for distressed assets
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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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