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Mahindra, Ford call off joint venture plan
04 Jan 2021
The development comes after Ford and Mahindra travelling far down the road, with Ford’s next big launch the C-SUV based on the next-gen Mahindra XUV500 and to be manufactured at Mahindra’s Chakan plant, planned in the first half of 2021, for which the two companies will now have to enter into a new contract
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Boston Dynamics robots dance to show off their agility
04 Jan 2021
Boston Dynamics dance video of the robots is meant to tell the world that the humanoids and the quadrupeds are as agile as living creatures and are capable of doing things that are now seen impossible
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ICF completes 180-km speed trial of Vistadome tourist coach
04 Jan 2021
The Vistadom coach has large windows on the sides, glass panels on the roof, and is provided with 44 seats that can rotate up to 180 degrees to face the direction of train movement, besides a Wi-Fi-based passenger information system
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Fiat Chrysler-PSA to become Stellantis as EU approves $38 bn merger
30 Dec 2020
The merged entity, to be called Stellantis, will be the world’s fourth-largest carmaker after Toyota, Volkswagen Group and Hyundai / Kia, relegating General Motors to fifth position
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Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion
29 Dec 2020
Te acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne will help Lockheed Martin achieve substantial growth in Hypersonics, Tactical Missiles, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, Strategic Systems and Space Exploration
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RIL and BP announce first gas from Asia’s deepest project
29 Dec 2020
This is the first in trio of ultra deep-water projects that will produce an estimated 30 mmscmd (1 bcf/d) of gas by 2023, the equivalent of 15 per cent of India’s current gas demand and about 25 per cent of domestic gas production
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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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History of hovercraft Part 3...
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History of hovercraft Part 2...
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History of Hovercraft Part 1...
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