Firms/companies
New Google camera makes copying artworks a snap
18 May 2016
Using what it calls the Art Camera, the Google Cultural Institute has scanned 1,000 works of art in record time and is now making the camera available to other cultural institutes, including in India, for free
HP launches world’s first production-ready 3D printing system
18 May 2016
The 3D printers - HP Jet Fusion 3D 4,200 and HP Jet fusion 3D 3,200 - will be available globally by the end of this year, at a starting price of $130,000
Tata Group to launch e-comm platform Tata CliQ on 27 May
18 May 2016
Tata CLiQ will be an omni-channel branded marketplace connecting the online and offline assets of companies, differentiating itself from pure-play e-commerce sites such as Amazon, Flipkart or Snapdeal
Novartis to split pharmaceuticals division into two business units
18 May 2016
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG yesterday said that it is splitting its pharmaceuticals division into two business units, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Oncology
Flipkart to rope in major brands in push for ads
18 May 2016
Flipkart is looking to tap big brands such as Samsung and Microsoft to rev up its fledgling advertisement business, a unit that's expected to drive profitability
Philips lighting to launch IPO
17 May 2016
VW starts bookings for sub-compact sedan Ameo
17 May 2016
Amazon to expand private label business to grocery
17 May 2016
Private label brands are cheaper for customers and bring in higher profits because they allow companies to save costs on marketing and brand development
Five SBI associates may merge into a new state bank
17 May 2016
The proposal, mooted by All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA), is reported to have the backing of union finance minister Arun Jaitley
Warren Buffett reveals more than $1 bn stake in Apple
17 May 2016
Apple’s stock, which has lost about a third of its value over the past year, rose by 4 per cent yesterday after Berkshire Hathaway revealed the stake
Pfizer to buy Anacor Pharmaceuticals for $5.2 bn
16 May 2016
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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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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