Economy - general
Jaitley hopes to bring back black money soon
25 Jul 2014
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said that India will not have to wait long for bringing back black money stashed away by Indians in overseas tax havens
India not to back WTO’s trade protocol sans food security
24 Jul 2014
WTO's trade facilitation agreement opposes public holding of food stock and its subsidised distribution to the poor
Modi to unveil comprehensive financial inclusion programme on Independence Day
21 Jul 2014
The government will unveil a comprehensive financial inclusion programme, incorporating insurance and pension cover, a default cover for lenders, apart from opening of bank accounts for the poor
India moves up the Global Innovation Index to 76th
19 Jul 2014
India has moved up the global innovation index, with an overall top ranking in the Central and Southern Asian region, and a global ranking of 76
Monsoon worries at rest: more rain expected across India
18 Jul 2014
Rains are vital to India's farm sector, which accounts for about 14 per cent of the country's nearly $2 trillion economy
Black money pile rises above Rs1,00,000 crore-mark: I-T dept
16 Jul 2014
The IT department has detected over Rs1,00,000 crore of undisclosed income in 2013-14, which is nearly twice of what it detecte in the previous 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.
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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