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Apple creates robot Liam that can take apart its products
22 Mar 2016
Apple’s products are so seamless that they are difficult to take apart and cannibalise for recycling, but the company has created a robot to overcome this problem
M&M enters branded dairy products
22 Mar 2016
JSW Energy close to acquiring JSPL power plant for Rs5,200 cr
22 Mar 2016
Sajjan Jindal's JSW Energy is close to acquiring the 1,000-MW power plant of younger brother Navin's Jindal Steel and Power in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh
Apple to open Fifth Avenue-style stores in India
22 Mar 2016
Maruti sees double-digit growth next fiscal
22 Mar 2016
Sebi widens probe into Mallya’s UB Group dealings
21 Mar 2016
The market regulator has widened its probe into the complex transactions of Vijay Mallya and the UB Group, including possible insider trading, and is seeking further information from other regulators as well as the bourses
Monsanto eyes Bayer’s CropScience unit
21 Mar 2016
BSNL unveils app to make cheap overseas calls
18 Mar 2016
Google’s parent Alphabet to sell robotics company Boston Dynamics
18 Mar 2016
US defence organisations like Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps and private companies like Sony consult Boston Dynamics on creating advanced robots
Tata Motors to cut suppliers, revamp processes: Guenter Butschek
18 Mar 2016
The transformation will be carried out with to make the company faster, removing complexity and turning it into an agile organisation
Blackstone close to buying HP’s controlling stake in MphasiS for about $940 mn
18 Mar 2016
HP, which holds around 60.5 per cent stake in MphasiS, is keen to exit from MphasiS in order to strengthen its balance sheet
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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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