Economy - general
India can outgrow China by 2014, says new chief economist Kaushik Basu
05 Jan 2010
The newly appointed chief economic advisor in the finance ministry Kaushik Basu is confident that India can surpass China’s economic growth rate, most probably by 2014
Thirteenth Finance Commission submits report
30 Dec 2009
The commission's recommendations assume extra significance as the government seeks to introduce a comprehensive indirect tax regime - the goods and services tax - from the next financial year.
RBI hints at tightening money supply
29 Dec 2009
India is witnessing an inflation-led growth, which is divergent from the pattern seen in the advanced economies as well as several major emerging economies.
Sale of 10 per cent NMDC stake to fetch Indian government Rs23,000 crore
26 Dec 2009
The government is expected to finalise its divestment plans by mid-January and the public offer is likely to take place in March 2010
Sharma releases ‘consolidated’ draft FDI policy
26 Dec 2009
Food price inflation declines to 18.65 per cent
24 Dec 2009
Pranab projects 8 per cent growth for FY09
24 Dec 2009
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that India’s economy may grow as much as 8 per cent in the current financial year
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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.
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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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