Industry
Australia rejects large mining deal with China
24 Sep 2009
The Australian government has rejected a potential $30-billion iron ore deal with China's state-owned Wuhan Iron and Steel’s (WISCO), citing security concerns
Environment-friendly handsets to drive growth
23 Sep 2009
Canada launches $2.3-billion wind power initiative
23 Sep 2009
The initiative includes a makeover for its power grid as part of an ambitious, three-year effort to create 20,000 jobs and deliver more green electricity to homes and businesses
Spenta Multimedia acquires Mumbai Boat Show
22 Sep 2009
Lipton launches Lipton Clear Green
22 Sep 2009
Far Eastern Economic Review to down shutters
22 Sep 2009
The magazine, which was in print since 1946, will close in December after losing readership and advertising revenue
Euro Multivision to make its own polysilicon
22 Sep 2009
Crude futures tumble to $69.71 a barrel
22 Sep 2009
Thomson Reuters buys PR agency Hugin Group
22 Sep 2009
New York-based information and media giant, Thomson Reuters, yesterday said it is buying the Oslo-based Hugin Group, from NYSE Euronext.
Warburg Pincus fails to sell its stake in WNS
19 Sep 2009
PETA awards Parle
18 Sep 2009
CERC notifies tariff regulations for green power
17 Sep 2009
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has fixed the normative return on equity for green power at an average 19 per cent per annum pre-tax for the first 10 years and 24 per cent per annum from the 11th year onwards.
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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
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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