Firms/companies
Uber probed for thwarting regulators
05 May 2017
Tata Trusts to set up cancer facility in Tirupati in association with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
05 May 2017
Nissan’s ‘Signal Shield’ to stop drivers from using mobiles while driving
05 May 2017
Once a mobile device is placed in the compartment within the armrest and the lid closed, the Nissan Signal Shield blocks all the handphone's incoming and outgoing connections
Google busts email phishing scam
04 May 2017
Thyssenkrupp workers erupt in protest over Tata Steel merger
04 May 2017
Thousands of Thyssenkrupp steelworkers have protested against the German industrial group's plan to merge its European steel operations with those of Tata Steel
Tesla’s first quarter revenue doubles
04 May 2017
Apple banks on India sales despite regulatory hurdles
04 May 2017
Despite frequent rebuffs by the Indian government, Apple chief executive Tim Cook expressed optimism about ‘this remarkable country with its large, young, and tech-savvy population, fast-growing economy, and improving 4G network’
Facebook likes don't make you feel better
04 May 2017
Receiving 'likes' on social media posts doesn't make people feel better about themselves or improve their mood if they are down, say psychologists
Nokia mulls selling undersea cables division
04 May 2017
Robert Bosch to sell starters and generators subsidiary to Chinese consortium for $595 mn
03 May 2017
BP back in the black with $1.4 bn Q1 profit
03 May 2017
Heineken in strong bid to buy out Mallya’s UB stake: report
03 May 2017
Dutch beer maker Heineken International has approached banks with a proposal to buy out all of embattled businessman Vijay Mallya’s shares in United Breweries that are pledged with them
Tata Steel UK completes sale of Specialty Steels business to Liberty House
03 May 2017
The specialty steels division is one of the world's biggest suppliers to the aerospace industry, with customers that include Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Airbus, and the automotive and oil and gas industries
Featured articles
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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