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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn quits over `Dieselgate’
24 Sep 2015
Martin Winterkorn, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, resigned on Wednesday amidst accusations that the car maker rigged US emission tests - the biggest scandal in its 78-year history
Skype service restored after 15 hour outage
23 Sep 2015
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Cyber security firm offers $1 mn bounty to hack iOS 9
23 Sep 2015
To win the money, hackers would have to use a web page or text message to remotely bypass the iOS 9 security and discretely install an application on the iPhone or iPad by 31 October
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France rejects Google’s appeal against “right to be forgotten”
22 Sep 2015
French officials have rejected Google’s appeal against extension of "right to be forgotten" to all versions of its search engine globally
Aircel strengthens network with 13,000 sites
22 Sep 2015
Google launches app to predict future
21 Sep 2015
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Apple App Store hit with malware in China
21 Sep 2015
Apple confirmed last night that it was removing several infected apps after a malicious program dubbed “XcodeGhost” was found embedded in hundreds of legitimate apps
HCL, IBM tie up for Internet of Things solutions
21 Sep 2015
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All hurdles cleared for BPCL’s Kochi refinery
21 Sep 2015
The Rs5,000-crore Kochi petrochemicals project, is part of the Rs1-lakh crore planned capex for the next five years, out of which Rs40,000 crore will be spent on refining capacity addition
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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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