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Water was quite common in early Martian history, studies reveal
19 Jul 2008
Data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests the planet once had large lakes, flowing rivers, and other wet environments that could have supported life.
ISRO, CNES agree to share climate data with other countries
10 Jul 2008
India and France will provide scientists from other countries free access to data from their Megha Tropiques satellite, scheduled for launch next year.
World trade deal just a dollar away, says Kamal Nath
17 Jun 2008
India and other developing countries are ready for a deal on the Doha round of trade negotiations if the US agrees to cut farm subsidies by just one dollar, commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath said. See Video: Kamal Nath on why he is optimistic about the Indian economy
MVNOs can’t own spectrum: Trai
17 Jun 2008
TRAI approves 74 per cent FDI in satellite radio
05 Jun 2008
TRAI lays down ground rules for VAS
29 May 2008
WTO services draft lacks direction
26 May 2008
India slams WTO's 'divide-and-win' proposals
21 May 2008
The WTO's negotiating draft, is an effort to divide developing countries on the issue of tariff cuts on industrial products under the Doha Round of world trade negotiations, is "totally unacceptable," says commerce secretary G K Pillai.
MCX may postpone IPO
21 May 2008
IITs likely to announce fee hike
21 Apr 2008
On the heels of the fee hike at the IIM's, the Indian Institutes of Technology are likely to see a hike in tution fee starting this year.
TRAI updates rates of pay channels in non-CAS
21 Apr 2008
TRAI backs reduction in licence fee for direct-to-home channels
17 Apr 2008
The reduction in licence fee may not make DTH cheaper for consumer as operators are unlikely to pass it on to the consumers.
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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