Industry
‘The Illustrious Client’ could be exposed in new Sherlock Holmes exhibit
By By Jagdeep Worah | 30 Sep 2014
Solar energy could be major source of power by 2050: IEA
29 Sep 2014
The IEA said photovoltaic expansion would be led by China, followed by the US, while solar thermal electricity could also grow in the US along with Africa, India and the Middle East
Doctors to launch campaign against overuse of antibiotics
27 Sep 2014
The Indian Medical Associations is launching a campaign among doctors against recklessly prescribing antibiotics, which has led to the emergence of drug-resistant organisms
Coal block cancellations to hit power, steel sectors: ICRA, Fitch
27 Sep 2014
Rating agencies say the Supreme Court's verdict cancelling all but four coal mines allotted to private parties since 1993 will have serious ramifications for the energy and steel sectors, hitting their bottom lines
Iran urges OPEC to arrest fall in oil prices
27 Sep 2014
Troubled Vijay Mallya looks set to lose Mangalore Chemicals too
27 Sep 2014
If Deepak Fertilisers’ offer wins, it would mean the end of Vijay Mallya’s control of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd – one of the few ventures he still controls after the Kingfisher Airlines fiasco
Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut to set up production in India
26 Sep 2014
India is expected to increase chocolate consumption by 15 per cent every year
Taiwan investigating security threat from Xiaomi
24 Sep 2014
Finnish start-up Jolla in discussions Indian smartphone makers to license its Sailfinsh OS
24 Sep 2014
Supreme Court cancels allocation of 214 coal blocks, spares 4
24 Sep 2014
The Supreme Court ruling will have major implications for the country's energy sector
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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.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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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