Firms/companies
Tesla overtakes GM, becomes most valuable US carmaker
11 Apr 2017
Tesla’s market value of $50.887 billion exceeded GM's by about $1 million, but remains smaller than that of Japan's Toyota Motor, which has a market value of $173 billion
Ford forays into UK consumer savings market
11 Apr 2017
Flipkart raises Rs2,600 cr from Tencent, Microsoft; to absorb eBay
11 Apr 2017
In the biggest fundraising by an Indian internet company to date, Flipkart has raised $1.4 billion from Tencent Holdings, Microsoft, and eBay, as it gears up for intensifying competition and for a possible takeover of Snapdeal
Salad mix recalled after dead bat found
10 Apr 2017
I-T Dept serves fresh notice on Cairn for recovery of Rs10,247-cr dues
10 Apr 2017
The tax demand was raised on the basis of a retrospective amendment made to the income tax act in 2012
Twitter fights off demand to identify online Trump critic
08 Apr 2017
An attempt by US authorities to identify an anonymous critic of President Donald Trump on Twitter has set off alarm bells among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers and civil liberties advocates who fear a crackdown on dissent
L&T’s AM Naik to step aside, Subrahmanyan named new CEO
08 Apr 2017
AM Naik, the man who steered Larsen & Toubro from Rs4,400-crore engineering company in 1999 to a Rs1,58,000-crore infrastructure giant in 2017, passes the baton to his deputy, S N Subramanyan
Samsung sees 48% rise in Q1-17 earnings at $8.8 bn
07 Apr 2017
The $8.8bn profit forecast does not include the expected gains from its new phone, the new and improved Galaxy 8, which hits the shelves later this month
Apple updates Mac Pro desktop
07 Apr 2017
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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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