Firms/companies
Walmart keen on India, studying new retail FDI norms
10 Sep 2013
US-based Walmart Stores, the world’s biggest supermarket chain, on Monday said it is optimistic about expanding its wholesale cash and carry business in India
Japan's Suntory to pay $2.11 bn for GSK’s Lucozade, Ribena soft drink brands
10 Sep 2013
Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd yesterday agreed to buy the Lucozade and Ribena brands from GlaxoSmithKline Plc, for £1.35 billion in order to expand its soft drinks portfolio in Europe
Infosys rejigs top management
07 Sep 2013
Bombay HC directs Vodafone call centre to move income tax tribunal in transfer pricing case
07 Sep 2013
CAG questions petroleum ministry’s decision to hike gas price for RIL
06 Sep 2013
CAG wanted to know why the government jumped the production sharing contract and did not seek the advice of the regulatory authority before hiking the price of natural gas
Jury decides in Microsoft’s favour in patent dispute with Motorola
05 Sep 2013
A US District Court jury has awarded $15 million in damages to Microsoft in a long-running dispute over the terms of some patent licenses
Tata Motors plans diesel Nano to drive sales
05 Sep 2013
A diesel variant of the Nano, powered by an 800cc engine, with a fuel efficiency of around 30km a litre, is expected o boost the sales of the small car
BlackBerry seeks sale by November: report
05 Sep 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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