Firms/companies
Prabhu begins rail budget speech, says hard journey ahead
26 Feb 2015
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu has begun the Narendra Modi government's first full-fledged railway budget speech, which is expected contain proposals for 'Make in India' initiatives besides enhancing safety and security
Apple told to pay $533 mn to Texas firm in patents case
25 Feb 2015
Apple had sales of $18 billion for iTunes, software and services last fiscal year, about 10 per cent of the company’s revenue
Google acquires Red Hot Labs
25 Feb 2015
SC admits RBI plea against Sahara; bars jail facilities for Roy
25 Feb 2015
The SC said that it had asked Sahara to pay the amount to the Securities & Exchange Board of India, and never directed it to repay investors directly
HSBC transactions under probe in India
24 Feb 2015
The I-T department is reported to have sought details of HSBC India’s banking transactions for the last 16 years
Apple to spend $1.9 bn on two European data centers
24 Feb 2015
The demand for data centers, which house computers and telecom equipment to securely store vast amount of data, is on the rise as more and more customers use their smartphones and tablets to access data over the internet
Marissa Mayer steering Yahoo down mobile path
24 Feb 2015
Honda Motors' CEO to step down
24 Feb 2015
Rolls Royce to offer SUV
23 Feb 2015
Lenovo hit with lawsuit over Superfish “spyware”
23 Feb 2015
Cairn India to cut 40% jobs amidst tax dispute, oil price fall
23 Feb 2015
Cairn said it has been hit by financial constraints of a bar on transfer of assets in India worth $1 billion and the impact of a sharp fall in global oil prices
P&G on course in pruning low-value brands
23 Feb 2015
After the brand consolidation, P&G would focus on nearly 65 best performing brands, and aim to improve their market share
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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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