Firms/companies
Experts finally agree: MH370 crash was deliberate act by suicidal pilot
14 May 2018
During an Australian current affairs programme, a panel of experts agreed that Captain Zaharie Amad Shah deliberately crashed the Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 239 people in the Indian Ocean on that fateful day of 8 March 2014
Air India deal for 111 jets under ED scrutiny
14 May 2018
The Enforcement Directorate has started scrutining alleged irregularities in the procurement of aircraft and the surrender of profit-making routes to private airlines
Infosys independent director Ravi Venkatesan resigns
12 May 2018
Industry watchers did not find former former Microsoft India chairman, who joined the Infosys board in 2011, Ravi Venkatesan’s resignation surprising, seeing it as part of recently re-inducted co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s shake-up of the board
Aurobindo and others in the race to buy Novartis portfolio of US assets
12 May 2018
If Aurobindo Pharma is successful in clinching the deal, it would be the largest acquisition of an overseas business by any Indian drug producer, after Lupin's 2015 acquisitions of Gavis Pharmaceuticals and Novel Laboratories for $880 million, in a cash-free and debt deal
During disasters, active Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods
12 May 2018
On a more positive note, the study found that while Twitter users are likely to spread false news during disasters, Twitter and other media platforms move quickly to correct the misinformation
Railways earmarks Rs5,000 cr to revamp stations before 2019 polls
11 May 2018
With the general elections coming up next year, the railways station development project would be a major milestone for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, considering the number of people who use the railways
Eli Lilly to buy Armo BioSciences for $1.6 bn
11 May 2018
US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co yesterday struck a deal to buy Armo BioSciences Inc for about $1.6 billion in order to strengthen its immuno-oncology portfolio
SoftBank still undecided on sale of Flipkart stake to Walmart
11 May 2018
Despite earlier statements treating the Flipkart-Walmart deal as final, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is now reported to be having second thoughts on selling his company's stake in the ecommerce firm
Fortis Healthcare accepts investment offer of Rs. 1,800 cr from Hero-Burman
11 May 2018
It is unclear as to who will run the hospital chain, as neither Dabur nor the Hero group have any previous experience in managing hospitals, unlike rival hospital group or Manipal TPG, Radiant LifeCare or Malaysia's IHH, all of whom were in the fray for Fortis
Royal Enfield to set up plant in South East Asia
10 May 2018
SABIC plans to buy ONGC’s stake in OPaL
10 May 2018
For $16 bn Walmart bags Flipkart
10 May 2018
The acquisition of the majority stake makes the $500-billion Walmart the largest shareholder of the Flipkart group and help it emerge the undisputed leader in ecommerce
Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global's cable, broadband assets in Europe
09 May 2018
The acquisition will transform Vodafone from a mobile phone operator into a cable and broadband TV giant across Europe
Indian banks win Rs10,000 cr lawsuit against Mallya in UK
09 May 2018
A UK judge has ruled that lenders can enforce an Indian court ruling related to alleged wilful default on about $1.4 billion in debt by Vijay Mallya, and also refused to overturn a worldwide order freezing Mallya’s assets
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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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