Firms/companies
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.15% as inflation spikes
06 Feb 2020
The Monetary Policy Committee expects consumer price inflation that has peaked to 7.4 per cent in December 2019, to tame itself as onion prices plummet
Auto Expo 2020: Tata Sierra EV Concept takes centre stage
05 Feb 2020
The model looks sturdy and the electric drivetrain would send power to all the four wheels, effectively making it a capable off-roader
Tata Motors unveils 7-seater Gravitas, launch by June 2020
05 Feb 2020
The Gravitas, which comes with a BSVI compliant 2.0-litre 170 PS diesel engine, boasts of several notable features that are not available on the Harrier, making it the top-end seven-seater SUV in India
Bharti Airtel reports Rs1,035-cr Q3 net loss
05 Feb 2020
Alphabet reports $10.7 bn 2019 net income on revenues of $46.1 bn
04 Feb 2020
Alphabet’s investments in deep computer science, including artificial intelligence, ambient computing and cloud computing, provide a strong base for continued growth and new opportunities, says CEO Sundar Pichai
LIC's proposed IPO, IDBI stake sale to fetch govt over Rs90,000 cr
03 Feb 2020
Reports say the government is likely to sell a minimum 10 per cent equity in LIC through the proposed initial public offer while also diluting government stake in IDBI Bank
Arvind Krishna to replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April
31 Jan 2020
Current CEO Ginni Rometty will become chairman of the board at IBM while Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst will be president
Wipro CEO and MD Abidali Z Neemuchwala steps down
31 Jan 2020
Neemuchwala, who has been with Wipro since April 2015, will relinquish his responsibilities only after a successor is appointed in order to ensure a smooth transition
RIL pushes use of waste plastics in road projects
30 Jan 2020
India produces plastics waste of over 25,940 tonnes every day, most of which ends up in landfills or the seas, in the absence of an organised system of plastic waste management
Samsung launches 5G Galaxy Tab S6 in South Korea
30 Jan 2020
The Galaxy Tab S6 5G, priced at around $848, comes with a Snapdragon 855 processor, but in a single configuration of 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage, and will only be available in South Korea, for now
Lockheed Martin reports $1.5 bn Q4 net profit on $15.9 bn net sales
29 Jan 2020
Lokheed Martin ended 2019 with net sales of $59.8 billion, net earnings of $6.2 billion, and a record order backlog of $144.0 billion, and expects 2020 financial outlook to be even better
Brazil approves Boeing-Embraer strategic partnership
29 Jan 2020
The partnership now only needs regulatory approval from the European Commission, which, Boeing on Monday said, it is confident of getting
Kone offers $19 billion for Thyssenkrupp's elevator business
29 Jan 2020
Kone, however, said its discussions with ThyssenKrupp have been non-exclusive, and there is no certainty that the discussions will lead to any agreement or transaction
Tata Motors launches Nexon EV, India’s Own Electric SUV
29 Jan 2020
The Nexon EV, available at an introductory price starting from Rs13.99 lakh (ex-showroom – all India), promises an ARAI certified range of 312 km on a single charge
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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.
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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