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Jio Payments Bank commences operations
04 Apr 2018
Jet Airways to buy 75 Boeing 737 MAX
04 Apr 2018
Nasa picks Lockheed Martin to build low-noise supersonic plane
04 Apr 2018
The experimental aircraft that is expected to take to the skies in 2021 will have a top velocity of 1.5 times the speed of sound, or about 1,600 kilometers at an altitude of 55,000 feet
War of words between Apple, Facebook bosses
03 Apr 2018
The war of words between the heads of Apple and Facebook has worsened with both the top bosses indulging in heated exchanges in various media interviews
Ola acquires Ridlr
03 Apr 2018
SoftBank invests $400 million in Paytm Mall
03 Apr 2018
‘Automated Tesla cars can save 900,000 lives a year,’ says carmaker
02 Apr 2018
One automotive fatality takes place every 86 million miles across all vehicles from all manufacturers, while for vehicles fitted with autopilot hardware, it is one fatality, every 320 million miles
IRCTC to launch its own payment gateway
31 Mar 2018
Railways lets public charter-hire luxury saloons
31 Mar 2018
Called the 'moving house’, the luxury saloon car, which can accommodate two families and are adequately built to facilitate stay for up to five days, is available for hire at around Rs2 lakh
Vedanta set to take control of Electrosteel with Rs5,000 crore offer
31 Mar 2018
While Vedanta has offered nearly Rs5,000 crore for Electrosteel, which owes lenders close to Rs11,300 crore, the creditors have to complete the insolvency resolution process by 17 April
Embattled oil major Exxon fails to get environmental law suit dismissed
31 Mar 2018
American oil and gas major Exxon Mobil, facing two major charges, is battling it out furiously but failing to win over support
Videocon issue: ICICI Bank chairman defends CEO Chanda Kochhar
29 Mar 2018
ICICI Bank chairman M K Sharma said large loans are approved by board's credit committee and the bank’s CEO was not head of the committee
Tata Power hives off defence business in a Rs2,230-cr transaction
29 Mar 2018
Tata Power’s defence unit, Strategic Engineering Division, manufactures and assembles missile launchers, and electronic warfare equipment, night vision devices and gun systems for the defence forces
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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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