Firms/companies
Nokia Chennai Plant crosses 2-mn units milestone
15 May 2015
After nearly seven years of operation, Nokia Networks' Chennai plant has manufactured over two million components for telecommunications networks of which about a quarter have been used for 4G technology
Apple agrees to settle lawsuit with A123 Systems
15 May 2015
Microsoft to prioritise mobile-friendly sites in search results
15 May 2015
Microsoft's Bing is following Google's move to raise search rankings for websites that are mobile-optimised
Australia’s Optus to invest $1.4 bn to take on rival Telstra
15 May 2015
Optus’ investment plan signals a looming battle with rival Telstra for dominance in the Australian market after years of being on the back foot
GM to spend $1 bn in Warren Technical Centre
15 May 2015
Google processes nearly a million links under ‘right to be forgotten’ after EU court ruling
14 May 2015
Mercedes rolls out new 220 CDI from Chakan
14 May 2015
Bharti Airtel commences 4G trials in Chennai
14 May 2015
Google adds railway schedules, public transport in eight Indian cities to Google Transit
13 May 2015
Verizon to acquire AOL in $4.4-bn deal
13 May 2015
Verizon’s acquisition is in pursuance of its LTE wireless video and over-the-top video strategy
TCS among Top 100 brands in the US: Brand Finance
13 May 2015
TCS is one of the rare businesses that has sustained the industry AA+ rating for three years in a row
Facebook testing mobile search app to let readers skip Google News
12 May 2015
Facebook is said to be testing an internal search engine for its mobile app that would enable readers directly see news feeds rather than access them from Google news
Citigroup may plead guilty in rate-rigging case
12 May 2015
Citigroup Inc, the third-largest bank in the United States, said in a filing on Monday it could plead guilty to charges of rigging foreign currency markets to make quick profits
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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
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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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