Economy - general
Education becomes child's fundamental right
01 Apr 2010
With the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act coming into force from 1 April 2010, education will be accorded the same legal status as the right to life as provided by Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.
India's external debt up 11.9 per cent to $251.4 billion in April - December 2009
31 Mar 2010
if the US dollar had not depreciated against the major currencies, the increase in total external debt would have been only $16.9 billion to $241.5 billion
Petrol, diesel prices hiked after shift to Euro-IV norms
31 Mar 2010
Petrol prices will go up by 50 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise per litre in 13 major cities, including Mumbai and Delhi, from midnight tonight
Sonia Gandhi to again head re-constituted NAC
30 Mar 2010
During the previous tenure of the UPA government, the opposition, mainly the BJP and the Samjawadi Party, had used the office of profit law to attack Gandhi’s position, as she was also a Member of Parliament
Delhi rolls back VAT on LPG cylinder
29 Mar 2010
High-level panel on financial markets meets
27 Mar 2010
Government implements liberalised FDI norms
27 Mar 2010
RBI to continue tight money policy; defends rate hike
24 Mar 2010
RBI will continue to tighten its monetary policy measures in order to curb inflationary pressures that may hinder the country's steady economic growth, says governor D Subbarao
Planning Commission lowers 11th plan growth target to 8 per cent
23 Mar 2010
India's targeted growth for the 11th Five Year Plan may fall short of the earlier projected figure of 9 per cent, due to the slowdown in the past two years, the Planning Commission said today
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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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