Industry
Hostile bid for Terra lands CF Industries in Agrium's crosshairs
25 Feb 2009
A day after fertiliser maker CF Industries launched its hostile offer for American rival Terra, it finds itself the target of an unsolicited bid by Canadian rival Agrium Inc.
Former minister Sukhram gets 3 years jail; fined Rs2 lakh in disproportionate asset case
25 Feb 2009
Former union minister for communications, Sukhram, has been sentenced to a 3-year jail term for amassing disproportionate assets during his tenure
Diesel prices may be cut by a further Rs2 per litre
25 Feb 2009
The government is expected to announce another price reduction for diesel, keeping petrol prices unchanged
Boss Orange watches to be launched in India
24 Feb 2009
Galileo introduces ‘online check-in facility’
24 Feb 2009
Oscars: "Slumdog Millionaire" is top dog with eight
23 Feb 2009
India figured heavily as a theme, and Indians as talent, at the 81st Oscar Awards ceremony, with the underdog entry "Slumdog Millionaire" picking up as many as eight of the golden statuettes.
India's phone connections top 400 million; tele-density reaches 34.5 per cent
21 Feb 2009
Telephone service providers added a total of 15.26 million new fixed and mobile connections during January 2009, taking the total to over 400 million
Telstra's mobile broadband breaks speed barrier; declared world's fastest by Guinness World Records
20 Feb 2009
The Telstra NextG network, with a peak network speed of 21 Mbps, was yesterday declared the world's fastest mobile broadband network by the Guinness World Records
Kraft Foods opts for a delicious logo makeover
19 Feb 2009
Vihaan's solar-powered GSM network operates at `zero cost'
18 Feb 2009
Vihaan Network Ltd has unveiled the world's first solar-powered GSM system that allows mobile phone networks to operate at near zero cost and remain eco-friendly.
Mobile phone makers moving to solar-powered handsets
By By Mary Thomas | 18 Feb 2009
The mobile phone industry is going to great lengths to boast its environmental credentials. Mary Thomas reports
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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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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
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