Industry
CWG scam: CBI told to file charges against Kalmadi, Bhanot
21 Dec 2012
The court has fixed 10 January as the deadline for framing charges against Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and 10 others involved in the CWG scam
Pizza Express opens first outlet in Mumbai
20 Dec 2012
French cement giant Lafarge seeks to sell minority stake in Indian unit for $300 mn: report
20 Dec 2012
DLF to sell luxury hotel chain Aman Resorts back to founder Adrian Zecha for Rs1,637 crore
20 Dec 2012
MPs seek action against ‘unethical’ media
19 Dec 2012
After Savita’s death, Ireland to clarify abortion laws
19 Dec 2012
The Irish government has decided to repeal legislation that makes abortion a criminal act, and to introduce regulations allowing doctors to perform an abortion when a woman’s life is at risk
India GSM user base falls in November
19 Dec 2012
Hospitals in UK to publish death statistics of doctors
18 Dec 2012
New rules in the UK have made it mandatory for hospitals to publish how many patients die under the care of each doctor following operations, in a bid to improve healthcare
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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