Industry
Beaver goes shopping for Xmas tree in Maryland!
01 Dec 2016
A curious Maryland beaver left its life in the wild to shop for Christmas decorations this week — perusing the shelves of its local dollar store in search of the perfect holiday item
Oil surges as Opec, non-Opec producers agree on output cuts
01 Dec 2016
In the first joint output cut with Russia since 2001, and the first Opec cutback after 2008, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, and Kuwait have agreed to take the largest production cuts
WHO finally gives nod for HIV self-testing; India takes note
01 Dec 2016
Though India does not allow HIV self-testing, the UN agency's guidance has prompted the Union health ministry to evaluate the proposal
Oil zooms above $50 a barrel on hopes of output deal
30 Nov 2016
The price rise results from a possible agreement by Russia to join an output cut; but a failure to reach an agreement could push oil below $25 a barrel, say analysts
Chennai’s SIMS Hospital showcases robot surgeon
30 Nov 2016
Kellogg withdraws ads from Breitbart News
30 Nov 2016
Raymond Crossword Book Awards 2015 honours Indian literature
By By Swetha Amit | 30 Nov 2016
Linde, Praxair renew merger talks
30 Nov 2016
Uttar Pradesh emerges India’s mobile manufacturing hub
29 Nov 2016
Nearly 50 per cent of the country's installed manufacturing capacity for mobile phones is in Uttar Pradesh
Domino's to deliver pizzas in Japan on reindeer sleighs during X'mas
28 Nov 2016
Test deliveries are being overseen by animal trainers, on the grounds of a driving school in Ishikari, Hokkaido, in northern Japan
Featured articles
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