Government
Election Commission cautions govt against using indelible ink to mark out currency changers
18 Nov 2016
Bear with temporary snags for nation’s future, Modi appeals to nation
14 Nov 2016
"Forces of corruption will use every means to safeguard the loot of 70 years," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding, ''They may not let me live, they may ruin me because their loot of 70 years is in trouble, but I am prepared''
Ex-SC judge Katju in war of words with SC over blog post
12 Nov 2016
This is the first time the apex court has issued a contempt notice to one of its former judges for casting aspersions on sitting judges in a blog
Bondings over the boss
07 Nov 2016
The most frequent and perhaps the strongest bonds with a colleagues in the All India Services, particularly the IAS, occur at the workplace when one shares an obnoxious boss, writes Vivek K. Agnihotri, former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha
Bhopal jailbreak: cops ordered to kill them all?
04 Nov 2016
GST Council finalises a 5-12-18-28% rate structure
03 Nov 2016
Finance minister Arun Jaitly is likely to hit the opposition bump when the bill goes to Parliament for approval, since the Congress Party has been insisting on an 18 per cent cap on GST rate
Urban development ministry invites online applications from urban poor for affordable houses
03 Nov 2016
Telangana, Andhra tops Indian states in ease of doing business with real `laissez-faire’
02 Nov 2016
The Ease of Doing Business rankings released by the commerce ministry follow close on the heels of the dismal performance the country as a whole in the global rankings
SC slams Centre for delaying appointment of HC judges
28 Oct 2016
The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the Centre for not appointing judges to various high courts despite recommendations made by the collegium in this regard
Centre sets up committee to monitor bird flu
27 Oct 2016
Jammu and Kashmir’s document of accession made public
27 Oct 2016
The documents relating to the accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir to India, which had been locked away in government archieves for decades, has finally been placed in the public domain following initiatives taken by an RTI activist
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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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