Economy - general
Big Blue now employs more people in India than in US
29 Sep 2017
Computer technology pioneer IBM, among the world’s top 10 most valuable brands, employs more people in India than in the US
Govt assures appropriate measures to stimulate economy
21 Sep 2017
Reports quoting senior finance ministry officials said the idea is to loosen the government’s purse strings targeting an additional spending of Rs50,000 crore in the current financial year to stimulate the economy
India says Rohingyas a threat as Myanmar seeks international help
19 Sep 2017
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said her government would work with Bangladesh to help repatriate refugees who could prove that they had citizenship in Myanmar
Modi inaugurates Narmada dam: ‘I can’t do small things’
18 Sep 2017
The Sardar Sarovar Dam, commonly known as the Narmada dam, is the world's second-largest dam after the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States
Consumer price inflation hits a 3-month high of 3.36% in August
12 Sep 2017
The August figure of 3.36 per cent is the highest level of consumer price inflation under the new series with the lowest being the 1.54 per cent registered in July
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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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