Firms/companies
Samsung to open world's largest mobile factory in UP’s Noida
09 Jul 2018
Samsung has over 10 per cent of its overall production in India and aims to take it to 50 per cent over the next three years
Govt nudges SCI to enter cruise tourism
07 Jul 2018
The government will give Rs500 crore to Shipping Corporation of India for leasing out cruise vessels to promote cruise tourism, as part of its efforts to promote coastal shipping
RIL to enter e-commerce market riding on Reliance Retail and Jio
06 Jul 2018
With Walmart joining the fray in India’s retail market, RIL is expected to leverage its grocery retailing arm Reliance Fresh, the 215 million Jio subscribers and the power of its JioGigafibre for its e-commerce push
UK court allows search and seizure at Vijay Mallya's properties
06 Jul 2018
The UK high court has allowed British enforcement authorities to enter fugitive Indian business man Vijay Mallya’s properties near London for search and seizure of documents related to the his business dealings.
Reliance Jio Infocomm to launch Jio GigaFibre on 15 August
05 Jul 2018
With internet speeds of 1 Gbps, Giga TV set-top box that offers 600 channels and home security and automation features in partnership with Byju, Jio GigaFiber is set to power the fourth industrial revolution, says chairman Mukesh Ambani
Facebook may have shared data with Airtel, Jio’s Saavn, 50 others
04 Jul 2018
Facebook’s submission to the US Congress reveals details of 52 companies with which it had data-sharing partnerships and deals, including Airtel and Reliance Jio’s music app Saavn, though the deal with Airtel is no longer in force
Traders threaten to fight Flipkart-Walmart deal in Supreme Court
03 Jul 2018
India currently allows 100-per cent foreign direct investment in e-commerce firms that operate on an online marketplace-based model and most analysts and experts expect the deal to go through
Vedanta chairman's family trust offers to buy rest of company
03 Jul 2018
Volcan Investments, a trust operated by Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal’s family, has offered to pay 825 pence per Vedanta share, against the London listed stock's closing price of 646.8 pence on Friday
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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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