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Scorpene v/s. Agosta: Silent killers of the deep
26 Feb 2008
To meet India’s stated objective of being recognised as a 21st century superpower, the country must have a blue-water navy, an integral part of which is a modern submarine fleet. Sourya Biswas profiles the Indian Navy’s latest acquisition the Scorpene vis-à-vis the pride of Pakistan Navy’s Agosta 90B.
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India beats China with 8.77 million new mobile phone users in January
23 Feb 2008
Mobile phone operators in India set a global record of 8.77 million new subscribers in January, against 8.42 million in China, the world's largest telecom market.
Sony sells chip facility to Toshiba for $835 million; forms joint venture
21 Feb 2008
Sony Corporation has entered into a joint venture with Toshiba Corporation for setting up an advanced computer chips facility.
Berggruen Hotels to launch four-star chain
16 Feb 2008
Intellectual arbitrage to differentiate Indian KPOs: KPMG
By By Dhruv Tanwar | 16 Feb 2008
Total launches third store in Bangalore
16 Feb 2008
Steel producers roll back price rise
14 Feb 2008
Patent expiries destabilise global pharmaceutical majors, says Datamonitor research
14 Feb 2008
Recent and imminent pharmaceutical patent expiries of major products in this $38-billion sector has forced nearly all top drug majors evaluating the presence they should maintain, or even if they should remain involved at all.
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Venezuela suspends oil sales to Exxon; threatens oil cuts to the US
13 Feb 2008
The Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has announced the suspension of crude sales to the US oil giant Exxon, amidst threats to block sales to the US.
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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!
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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
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