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Over 200 Facebook friends not possible: study
20 Jan 2016
Limitations on brain capacity and free time means humans cannot nurture more than about 150 true friendships on social media, just as in real life
Apple seeks DIPP nod to open its own stores
20 Jan 2016
Jaitley unfazed by Cairn suit for $1 bn damages
20 Jan 2016
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Reliance Jio to raise Rs15,000 cr via rights issue
19 Jan 2016
Reliance Jio has so far spent Rs85,000 crore and expects to start operations with a total capex of Rs1,00,000 crore, possibly around April
Apple admits iPhone 6S battery meter has bug
19 Jan 2016
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After VW, Renault to cut diesel emissions
19 Jan 2016
Renault’s sales have suffered after the French government named the company among auto makers that sold cars in violation of pollution standards – but authorities added that it hasn’t actually cheated on emission tests
Tata Steel UK to axe 1,050 jobs to save cost
18 Jan 2016
Apple’s board rejects new diversity proposal
18 Jan 2016
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Belles beware! Facebook bandits are on the prowl
18 Jan 2016
A racket has been unearthed where Facebook pictures of attractive Indian women – or even pictures taken clandestinely in public places – are being morphed and misused to promote sex chats and pornographic content
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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!
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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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History of hovercraft Part 3...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
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History of hovercraft Part 2...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
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History of Hovercraft Part 1...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
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