Firms/companies
ExxonMobil plans to invest $20 bn to expand manufacturing
07 Mar 2017
ExxonMobil is expanding its refining and chemical capacity along the US Gulf Coast through planned investments of $20 billion, that would create 45,000 new jobs
Ford to use 3-D printing to produce car components
07 Mar 2017
Ford says it plans to use large-scale 3-D printing technology for car parts, allowing drivers to customise cars for a lower price
Google trains computers to detect breast cancer
07 Mar 2017
Tech Mahindra to acquire US-based CJS Solutions
06 Mar 2017
French group PSA acquires GM’s European business for $2.3 bn
06 Mar 2017
The acquisition will elevate PSA Group as No2 automaker in Europe with the addition of Opel and Vauxhall brands while advancing GM’s transformation and unlocking shareholder value through disciplined capital allocation
Tata Steel may call off merger plans with Thyssenkrupp: report
06 Mar 2017
Tata Steel, which is trying to sort out its £15-billion British pensions puzzle, would be sinking into deeper waters with the merger, says the report
Volkswagen's excess emissions will lead to 1,200 premature deaths in Europe
04 Mar 2017
While Volkswagen has issued recalls of affected vehicles in both the US and Europe, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have found the excess emissions have already had an impact on public health
India exploring trans-continental train link to Turkey
04 Mar 2017
Indian Railways is exploring the possibility of a trans-continental container train service from Dhaka to Istanbul, covering 6,000-km across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey
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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
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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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