Firms/companies
Global economic shifts shake down HSBC's net
22 Feb 2016
HSBC’s financial results for 2105 come after a turbulent year which saw a market rout in China and commodity prices plunge as well as tightening credit due to a US rates hike
Tata Communications launches Data Roaming Boost to speed up Internet access for mobile users globally
22 Feb 2016
Reliance Communications receives regulatory approval to acquire Sistema
22 Feb 2016
Once Rcom acquires Sistema Shyam, and Aircel, the combined entity will have close to 20 per cent of the total spectrum in virtually every band currently available to private players
Rail, roadways suffer huge losses due to Jat stir
22 Feb 2016
The ongoing quota agitation by Jats in Haryana has had a considerable impact on the transportation sector, with the cancellation of over 100 trains in the Ambala division of Northern Railways alone
Jat stir forces Maruti to suspend production in Haryana
22 Feb 2016
Maruti has been forced to halt production at its Manesar and Gurgaon plants in Haryana since Saturday, citing disruption in supply of components due to the violent Jat stir
FBI willing to let Apple retain encryption backdoor
20 Feb 2016
Continuing to seek Apple’s cooperation to decode the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, prosecutors have said in a new legal filing that it was open to less intrusive options to satisfy privacy concerns
SBI raises Rs3,000 crore through 10-year bonds
19 Feb 2016
Google gives thumbs-down to its own Google+
19 Feb 2016
Apple to fight US decryption order tooth and nail
19 Feb 2016
Apple and the Obama administration are on track for a major collision over computer security and encryption after a federal magistrate’s order on Tuesday requiring Apple to provide specific software and technical assistance to investigators of the San Bernardino shooting
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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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