Firms/companies
Rewa project brings solar power tariff to as low as Rs2.97 per unit
11 Feb 2017
At 2.97 per kilowatt hour, this is lower than the average cost of Rs3 for electricity supplied by NTPC from its coal-fired plant
Ford to pump $1 bn into autonomous car startup Argo AI
11 Feb 2017
Ford's early stage investment in Argo AI reflects a growing desire on the part of automakers and tech companies to combine forces to tackle the still daunting task of making autonomous driving an everyday reality
Snapdeal to cut 30% jobs as fund sources dry up
11 Feb 2017
The move is expected to affect about 1,000 employees directly employed in the company’s ecommerce marketplace while thousands of contract workers in the logistics division are also expected to be let off
Facebook Lite crosses 200 mn active users mark
10 Feb 2017
Indian Hotels rebrands with Taj as master brand
10 Feb 2017
Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Mead Johnson for $16.6 bn in cash
10 Feb 2017
The deal will help Reckitt Benckiser boost its consumer-health business and push deeper into emerging markets with Mead Johnson's portfolio
Lockheed set to shift F-16 production to India – if Trump permits
10 Feb 2017
With no more orders for the F-16 from the Pentagon, Lockheed is prepared to switch F-16 production to India - as long as the Indian government agrees to order hundreds of the planes
Tesla Model 3 may be coming to India – but at hefty price
10 Feb 2017
Electric car-maker Tesla may launch one of its models in India between June and September 2017, chief executive officer of Tesla Motors Elon Musk says
Tata Steel UK to sell Speciality Steels division to Liberty House for $126 mn
10 Feb 2017
The Speciality Steels division is one of the world's biggest suppliers for the aerospace industry, with customers that include Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Airbus, and the automotive and oil and gas industries
Tata Motors to launch sub-compact sedan `Tigor’ in March
09 Feb 2017
Tata Tigor is targeted at young individuals, catering to a design and attitude-led consumer, and will be India’s first ‘Styleback’, says the car maker
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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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