Firms/companies
Demonetisation: Foxconn benches 1,700 staffers; Lava shuts plant
13 Dec 2016
The world’s largest contract manufacturer, Foxconn, has asked nearly a fourth of its 8,000 factory workers to go on paid leave for two weeks after last month’s demonetisation saw sales slump almost 50 per cent
Facebook admits to misreported marketing stats
10 Dec 2016
I-T scrutiny for fake bank accounts continues after Rs100 crore found
10 Dec 2016
The seizures of unaccounted cash, including the new notes in Rs2,000 denomination, point to connivance of bank officials in black money dealings
Humsafar Express launch soon, fares to be higher
10 Dec 2016
McDonald's to dismantle Luxembourg tax structure
09 Dec 2016
Starbucks to launch Pokémon Go Frappuccino
09 Dec 2016
AstraZeneca to cut 700 positions
09 Dec 2016
Pfizer fined for 2,600% price hike
08 Dec 2016
Adani to buy Rinfra’s transmission assets in a Rs2,000-cr deal
08 Dec 2016
Adani Transmission Ltd plans to acquire India’s first private sector transmission projects owned by Reliance Infrastructure
Bharti Airtel makes voice calls free pan India
08 Dec 2016
Abbott seeks to terminate $5.8-bn acquisition of Alere
08 Dec 2016
Abbott Laboratories has filed a plaint to terminate its proposed acquisition of Alere Inc due to a "substantial loss" in the value of Alere since the merger agreement was signed
Tata Steel UK reaches pensions agreement with trade unions
08 Dec 2016
Key to the agreement is replacing the current British Steel Pension Scheme with a “defined contribution scheme” with maximum contributions of 10 per cent from the company and six per cent from employees
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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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