Firms/companies
BASF sells IT services arm to Tech Mahindra
28 Feb 2014
Tech Mahindra's German subsidiary is acquiring BASF Business Services Holding GmbH, to expand its footprint in the European market
Boeing launches ultra-secure smartphone
28 Feb 2014
The ‘Boeing Black’, developed by the aircraft maker’s little-publicised communications arm, is claimed to be spy-proof – but it is for sale only to top US government agencies
Panasonic plans to invest in Tesla Motors' new battery plant
26 Feb 2014
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk plans to build a factory capable of producing the world’s entire current production of lithium ion batteries to build power packs to drive Tesla's future mass-market electric cars
SC orders Sahara chief Roy’s arrest for avoiding court appearance
26 Feb 2014
The Supreme Court today issued a non-bailable warrant against Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy for failure to appear in court as directed
JPMorgan Chase to eliminate 8,000 jobs
26 Feb 2014
Withdrawals at Swiss unit hit HSBC
25 Feb 2014
BlackBerry slashes Z10 prices by Rs 12,000
25 Feb 2014
Facebook to terminate “@facebook.com” email service
25 Feb 2014
Facebook started the email service in November 2010 to help people see emails from friends and family in one place rather than “sandwiched between a bill and a bank statement”
Samsung unveils Galaxy S5 smartphone with fingerprint reader
25 Feb 2014
Samsung, Asia's biggest technology company, lined up the Galaxy S5 smartphone in a bid to keep consumers away from Apple's high-end iPhones
Suzuki plan for Gujarat subsidiary has Maruti investors fuming
25 Feb 2014
Large Indian shareholders say Suzuki's Gujarat plant, not Maruti, would reap the benefits of rising domestic sales, when India is tipped to become the world's third largest auto market by 2020
Nokia launches first Android range phones
24 Feb 2014
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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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