Firms/companies
Biogen ventures into ophthalmology with $1-bn AGTC tie-up
04 Jul 2015
The collaboration will focus on the development of a portfolio of therapeutic programmes for orphan diseases of the retina that can lead to blindness in children and adults
Ford recalls 433,000 of its newest cars and sport utilities
03 Jul 2015
About 375,000 of the recalled vehicles are in the US while Canada and Mexico account for the remaining
Airbus, Mahindra team up to build military helicopters in India
03 Jul 2015
The joint venture will act as the prime suppler of reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters, naval utility helicopters and naval multirole helicopters
BP agrees to record $18.7 billion settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
03 Jul 2015
The $18.7 bn deal would meet damage claims of the federal government, the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as also over 400 local government entities along the coast
Facebook makes minor changes to logo
02 Jul 2015
US government moves to block GE’s appliance business merger with Electrolux
02 Jul 2015
The proposed acquisition of GE's appliance's business would have seen Electrolux's sales more than double in the US market from around $2.6 billion to $4 billion
US claims $3.3 bn in Novartis kickback lawsuit
01 Jul 2015
Novartis is accused of referring patients to specialty pharmacies and paying kickbacks in the form of rebates to get them to recommend the drugs to patients to boost sales
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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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