Industry
Assange’s net access snapped amid Clinton revelations
19 Oct 2016
There is speculation that WikiLeaks founder Julius Assange’s ties with Ecuador may be getting strained as his internet access at the nation’s London embassy was cut off midway through damaging disclosures about US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Japan’s Terumo to buy some medical devices from Abbott and St. Jude Medical for $1.12 bn
18 Oct 2016
SSE to sell 16.7% in Scotia Gas Networks to Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund for £621 mn
18 Oct 2016
Tesla Motors, Panasonic Corp to extend cooperation to solar panels
18 Oct 2016
Solar City is building the world’s largest solar panels facility in Buffalo, North America
Adding micronutrients to staple foods may become mandatory
17 Oct 2016
The government is considering making food fortification - adding of essential micronutrients - mandatory in wheat flour, rice, salt, edible oils and salt, as the FSSAI is pushing ahead with implementation of new standards even before a final notification
Retailers scared to sell Chinese goods, stocks pile up
15 Oct 2016
Chinese lighting and decorative products enter the Indian markets three months before Diwali, but this year wholesalers are stuck as there is a 20-per cent decline in offtake by retailers due to calls on social media for a boycott of Chinese products
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