Firms/companies
Samsung sees manufacturing prospects in India
08 Nov 2014
Apple blocks malware app users in China
07 Nov 2014
Safety body asks Nissan Motors to withdraw Datsun GO from India over poor safety ratings
07 Nov 2014
Green energy major Suzlon sets up Asia’s tallest wind tower
07 Nov 2014
The Suzlon Group, the world's fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, has passed a new milestone by expanding the capacity of Asia's largest wind farm at Kutch, Gujarat to 1100 MW
Botox maker Allergan in talks with new suitor
07 Nov 2014
Allergan did not name the proposed new suitor, which some media reports speculated might be Actavis Inc
ONGC eyes stake in Tullow Oil's African assets
06 Nov 2014
A successful deal, if it finally materialises, would come four years after ONGC lost out to CNOOC, China's third-largest oil company, in acquiring a 50-per cent interest in Tullow Oil’s oil fields in Uganda
Investigators fault pilot’s early `feathering’ system activation for Virgin Galactic crash
05 Nov 2014
French government approves $15.6 bn GE-Alstom power business deal
05 Nov 2014
The French government would, however, take around 20 per cent Alstom stake from shareholder French conglomerate Bouygues SA after the closing of the GE-Alstom deal
Airtel dumps Rs700 crore Loop Mobile deal as DoT sits on proposal
05 Nov 2014
Under the deal, signed in February, Loop Mobile’s three million subscribers in Mumbai were supposed to join Airtel’s over four million subscribers, making it largest network in Mumbai
RIL, partner Pioneer pursuing exit from US shale gas JV
05 Nov 2014
Pioneer said it planned to close the sale of 5.75 million shares of its common stock on or about 10 November 2014, ahead of Reliance selling its stake in the JV
Featured articles
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
Business History Videos
History of hovercraft Part 3...
Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of hovercraft Part 2...
In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Trams in India | ...
The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...
By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad
view more
