Firms/companies
Plan to sell used iPhones in India meets stiff resistance
07 Apr 2016
Apple's new strategy to boost iPhone sales in India has met resistance from a newly formed Mobile and Communications Council, which includes companies such as Micromax, Intex, and Samsung
WhatsApp now fully encrypted on all platforms
06 Apr 2016
The announcement of full encryption by WhatsApp received a mixed response from the FBI, which said while it may be a good thing, encryption ‘has its costs’
Tata Motors launches compact hatchback Tiago
06 Apr 2016
Pfizer calls halt to $160bn merger with Allergan: report
06 Apr 2016
The decision comes after the US Treasury unveiled new rules that proposed to limit companies’ ability to participate in inversion transactions if they have been engaged in acquisitions within the past 36 months
Future Group completes all-cash buyout of FabFurnish
06 Apr 2016
The all-cash transaction will see the Future Group bring its entire portfolio of home furnishings and decor business under the FabFurnish brand, while also mixing e-business with brick-and-mortar
Mumbai's first suburban AC train arrives
06 Apr 2016
Mumbai commuters will soon get the comfort of air-conditioned train travel with the first AC local train arriving at the Kurla car shed
US judge approves BP's $20-bn Gulf spill settlement
05 Apr 2016
A US federal judge granted final approval to the settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which will cost BP an estimated $20.8 billion, making it the biggest environmental settlement in US history
New Treasury rules threaten Allergan-Pfizer merger
05 Apr 2016
The US Treasury Department has framed new rules to throttle ‘inversions’, in a move seen to be directly prompted by the proposed Allergan-Pfizer merger, which would create the world’s biggest drug firm
BSNL to launch 4G in 14 circles; dates uncertain
05 Apr 2016
BSNL will be the latest entrant in the 4G space, which has seen in action recently with the top mobile operators including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular commencing services in various circles
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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