Firms/companies
Rights group ACLU joins Microsoft in case against gag orders
27 May 2016
The civil liberties watchdog has joined Microsoft in suing the US government over the use of orders that prevent the technology firm from telling customers their data has been demanded
Foxconn to replace 60,000 workers with robots
27 May 2016
In a somewhat controversial move, the Apple and Samsung supplier has cut 60,000 jobs at its China factory, as China invests heavily in a robot workforce
Tata Steel pares losses; starts production at Kalinganagar plant
26 May 2016
The Kalinganagar facility will produce flat steel for high end applications enabling the company to expand its product portfolio in the ship building, defence equipment, energy and power, infrastructure, and aviation sectors
Is Apple following the BlackBerry road to oblivion
26 May 2016
Market experts are beginning to believe that Apple’s total focus on hand-held screens and apps may be its undoing, as rivals – especially Google – are stealing a march on what could be the next big thing, which is artificial intelligence
UK minister meets Tata Steel boss ahead of crucial board meeting
25 May 2016
Tata Steel is due to announce today, which of the seven bidders it had short-listed, would emerge as the preferred buyer for the company's European business
Featured articles
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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