Firms/companies
Action against VW after studying report: minister
05 Feb 2016
Heavy industries minister Anant Geete said Volkswagen does not comply with India’s emission norms and the government will propose further action after getting a reply from the German firm
Google shuts Google Play for ad-blockers
05 Feb 2016
Shell Q4 profit falls over 45% to $1.8 bn as crude price fall bites
04 Feb 2016
For Shell, despite the cushioning effects of its large refining and chemicals businesses, each $10 a barrel change in the oil price has an impact of about $3.3 billion on annual earnings
Google testing self-driven cars in Wahington
04 Feb 2016
PMO irate with Facebook, sets up panel on neutrality
04 Feb 2016
Facebook has been engaged in a war of words with Trai over responses made through the social networks' platform to a consultation paper on differential pricing of data services
TCS named world’s most powerful brand in IT
04 Feb 2016
India's top information technology company Tata Consultancy Services has been rated as the world's most powerful brand in IT services by a leading global brand valuation firm, Brand Finance
Cisco to buy Internet of Things start-up Jasper for $1.4 bn
04 Feb 2016
Cisco Systems Inc, yesterday struck a deal to buy privately-held Jasper Technologies Inc, a startup that connects any device – from cars to jet engines to implanted pacemakers over the Internet
Maruti unveils compact SUV Virara Brezza at Delhi auto expo
03 Feb 2016
This is among the first of a new range of products in which the company's Indian engineers have played a bigger role in designing and development as parent Suzuki looks to enhance its base here
Sahara seeks SC nod to sell hotels, 42% stake in F1 and 4 aircraft for Subrata Roy's release
03 Feb 2016
Apple goes beyond touch screens with new patent
03 Feb 2016
Ashok Leyland rolls out Captain 40iT tractor
02 Feb 2016
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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.
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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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