Firms/companies
RBI to issue new design Rs100 banknote
19 Jul 2018
Google fined record $5bn in Europe over Android platform
18 Jul 2018
While there is no force on owners of Android smart phones or tablets to use the platform, it is not easy to download games or other apps – or services from Google’s competitors – offered by third-party developers without that
The Rolls-Royce EVTOL project
18 Jul 2018
AirAsia weighs acquisition of 134 Airbus aircraft worth $23 bn
16 Jul 2018
AirAsia is weighing an order for 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft and 34 more of the larger A330 neos, worth about $23 billion at list price
Foxconn likely to sign deal for manufacturing plant in Maharashtra
16 Jul 2018
Foxconn, which manufactures electronic products for major American, Canadian, Chinese, Finnish and Japanese companies, including the makers of BlackBerry, iPad and iPhone, Kindle, Nintendo 3DS, Nokia devices, Xiaomi devices, PlayStation, Wii U, and Xbox One, manufactured an estimated 40 per cent of all consumer electronics sold worldwide
Court orders J&J to pay record $4.69 bn in Baby Powder case
14 Jul 2018
A jury in the US on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged that the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer
Infosys Q1 net profit up 3.7% at Rs3,612 cr; announces 1:1 bonus issue
13 Jul 2018
The board of directors of Infosys at its meeting today approved issuance of one bonus share for every share held
BSNL launches first internet telephony service in India
13 Jul 2018
With `Wings’, BSNL will incorporate apps like WhatsApp to its much awaited disruptive Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offering, also allowing BSNL subscribers to use rival networks to make voice and video calls
Malaysia’s IHH wins race for Fortis Healthcare
13 Jul 2018
IHH Healthcare will acquire a 31.1 per cent stake in Fortis Hospitals for Rs4,000 crore through a preferential allotment at a price of Rs170 per share, before making an open offer for another 26 per cent stake in Fortis
Reliance re-enters the $100-bn club
12 Jul 2018
Tata Motors’ new SUV concept `Harrier’ set for Q1 ’19 launch
12 Jul 2018
With its extraordinary exterior design, plush interiors, future ready connectivity and best-in-class infotainment, Tata Harrier will compete with the Jeep Compass and Hyundai Creta in India
Vistara to acquire 19 Airbus and Boeing aircraft worth $3.1 billion
11 Jul 2018
Vistara has placed orders for a total of 19 Airbus and Boeing aircraft worth nearly Rs 21,000 crore, as the carrier embarks on an ambitious expansion plan, including flying overseas
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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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