Firms/companies
Haldia Petro board to seek BIFR support
23 Nov 2013
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, with its eroding net worth, might turn into a sick entity even before Indian Oil Corp takes over as its new owner
Nokia offers to deposit Rs2,250 crore against tax demand as Microsoft deal nears
22 Nov 2013
Nokia wants the Delhi High Court to lift a stay on the transfer of its Indian assets in order to salvage its $7.2-billion global sale deal with Microsoft
Google to offer prepaid debit cards
21 Nov 2013
The card, available only in the US, allows consumers access funds stored in their Google Wallet accounts and is less ambitious than the full-fledged credit card once rumoured to be in the works
Govt disallows another $792 mn RIL investment in KG-D6 block
21 Nov 2013
RIL claims to have spent $10.76 billion on prospecting and exploration in the field, but with negative returns during the past three years
SSTL Q3 net loss widens
20 Nov 2013
Yahoo to boost stock-buyback plan by $5 bn
20 Nov 2013
New Mini makes global debut at Oxford plant
20 Nov 2013
HC admits BNP Paribas' plea for winding-up of Mallya’s UBHL
20 Nov 2013
The Karnataka High Court today admitted a petition by BNP Paribas seeking the winding-up of UB Holdings Ltd, the UB Group's holding company
Unilever to sell three hair care brands to Strength of Nature
20 Nov 2013
Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant Unilever Plc yesterday agreed to sell three hair care brands, Soft & Beautiful, TCB and Pro-Line Comb-Thru, to haircare company Strength of Nature, for an undisclosed sum
Google fined $17 mn for snooping on Safari users
19 Nov 2013
Yahoo to add encryption to all its products
19 Nov 2013
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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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