Economy - general
India tops Asia-Pacific in new AIDS infections: UN
21 Jul 2017
India is where most new HIV infections are occurring in the Asia-Pacific region: it has 2.1 million people living with HIV, with 80,000 new infections annually, says the latest UNAIDS report
Centre says 'no’ to new window for banned notes
18 Jul 2017
The centre has told the Supreme Court that black money holders had enough time to think anew and cook up new ''genuine reasons'' for delay in exchanging the discarded notes
India forfeited growth in drive for fiscal discipline: Paul Krugman
06 Jul 2017
Krugman, known for his work on liquidity traps and currency crisis, feels that the Modi government, instead of trying to drive out bad money, should have followed an expansionist policy by cutting interest rates to spur growth
Over 1 lakh shell companies deregistered, 37,000 under probe: PM Modi
03 Jul 2017
The government has taken tough action against firms helping to hide black money, leading to cancellation of registration of over 1,00,000 firms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
GST all set for midnight launch
30 Jun 2017
GST will help faster and cheaper movement of goods and services across the country, and thereby help boost India's GDP growth by 1-2 percentage points
Mumbai ranked India’s most expensive city for expatriates
24 Jun 2017
According to Mercer's 23rd annual cost of living ranking, Mumbai (ranked 57 globally) is India's most expensive city for expatriates, while Bengaluru (166) and Kolkata (184) are the least expensive Indian cities
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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