Firms/companies
Court awards Punjab farmer train in lieu of land compensation
18 Mar 2017
In a case calculated to make one sit up and wonder, a court has awarded a whole train to a Punjab farmer in lieu of compensation for his acquired land
Adani rejects `motivated’ call to abandon Australian mine project
18 Mar 2017
The proposed mine in Australia has been cleared after rigorous assessments and strict conditions"
After UK, RBI to print plastic Rs10 notes
18 Mar 2017
These notes are expected to last longer than cotton substrate based banknotes, says minister of state for finance Arjun Ram Meghwal
BSNL counters Jio, Vodafone and Airtel wit 2GB data per day and unlimited calls for Rs339
17 Mar 2017
Gmail introduces direct video streaming facility
17 Mar 2017
‘I should get medal’ for helping Monsanto: EPA official
17 Mar 2017
A regulatory official, in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto Co’s weed killer Roundup, allegedly bragged that he deserved a medal if he could kill another agency’s investigation into the herbicide’s key chemical
3M Co to buy Johnson Control International's safety gear business Scott Safety for $2 bn
16 Mar 2017
Aadhar could become global template, says World Bank
16 Mar 2017
Other countries are looking at Aadhar-like programmes, but it’s best to develop one standardised system so people can carry their IDs across world, says Paul Romer, chief economist at the World Bank, adding, "The system in India is the most sophisticated that I’ve seen"
Government approves IOC’s 24% stake sale in Lubrizol India to Lubrizol Corp
16 Mar 2017
The equal joint venture between IOC and Lubrizol Corp was formed in 2000 to make chemical additives for engine oils and other lubricants
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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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