Industry
Lok Sabha adjourned as opposition stalls proceedings
22 Nov 2011
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on the opening day on Tuesday, with angry opposition members demanding the resignation of home minister P Chidambaram for his alleged role in the 2G telecom scam
Gilead Sciences to acquire hepatitis C drug developer Pharmasset for $11 bn
21 Nov 2011
Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset is aimed at diversifying its portfolio to experimental treatments for the hepatitis C virus
London charities feed 5,000 to prove good food need not be wasted
19 Nov 2011
The misshapen carrots and potatoes and tonnes of other food material that supermarkets normally reject are not bad.
Tribune files amended plan of reorganisation
19 Nov 2011
Sukh Rram gets 5 years’ jail in 1996 telecom scam
19 Nov 2011
Sukh Ram, who was in 2002 awarded a 3-year jail term for causing a loss of Rs1.66 crore to the exchequer in a separate case relating to equipment supply, has been on bail.
BP, RIL form India Gas Solutions for sourcing, marketing gas
18 Nov 2011
The joint venture company will also develop infrastructure to accelerate transportation and marketing of natural gas within the country.
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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
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