Firms/companies
Boeing 777X, world’s largest passenger plane, takes to skies
27 Jan 2020
The 777X includes the 777-8 and the 777-9, the newest members of Boeing's widebody family, with seating capacity of 384 passenger and 426 passengers, respectively, and, as the aircraft maker claims, with 10 per lower fuel consumption
Govt allows up to 100% FDI in Bharti Airtel
22 Jan 2020
With the government’s decision to allow 100 per cent foreign shareholding in Bharti Telecom the company will soon be a foreign-owned entity, in turn making Bharti Airtel a foreign entity
Mahindra XUV300 beats Tata Nexon with highest safety rating in India
21 Jan 2020
Besides the 5-star safety rating for adult passenger, Mahindra XUV300 has scored the highest 37.44 points out of a potential 49 points on child occupant protection
IMF cuts 2019 India growth estimate to 4.8%
21 Jan 2020
Global growth is estimated at 2.9 per cent in 2019 and is projected to increase to 3.3 per cent in 2020 and inch up further to 3.4 per cent in 2021
HDFC Bank Q3 net profit rises 33% to Rs7,416 cr
20 Jan 2020
RIL reports record Q3 net profit of Rs11,640 crore
20 Jan 2020
Consumer business segment constituted about 37 per cent of RIL’s EBITDA, which is now set to equal hydrocarbon EBITDA
Amazon changes tac, talks of creating a million jobs in India
17 Jan 2020
Amazon chief Jeff Bezoz who on Wednesday spoke of investing $1 billion in India, changed tone on Thursday and said the company will create a million jobs in the country by 2025 after India’s commerce minister said Amazon’s investment, which aims at recovering past losses, is no favour for India
Tata Altroz scores over rivals with 5 star NCPA safety rating
16 Jan 2020
Tata Altroz is now the second car from India, after Tata Nexon, to successfully pass the Global NCAP crash test with a full 5-star safety rating
Reliance Jio emerges highest bidder for Reliance Infratel
15 Jan 2020
Bharti Airtel, which submitted bids for the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications, Reliance Infratel, and Reliance Telecom, failed to secure any of them while UVARCL has emerged top contender for Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom
CCI probes alleged anti-trust practices by Amazon, Flipkart
14 Jan 2020
The anti-trust regulator has ordered a probe into allegations of exclusive sales, deep discounts and preferential treatment to certain sellers by the two e-commerce firms
Infosys Q3 net vaults 23.5% to Rs4,457 crore
10 Jan 2020
Infosys also increased its FY 20 revenue guidance to 10.0-10.5 per cent in constant currency, while maintaining operating margin guidance range at 21-23 per cent
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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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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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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