Government policies
LIC's proposed IPO, IDBI stake sale to fetch govt over Rs90,000 cr
03 Feb 2020
Reports say the government is likely to sell a minimum 10 per cent equity in LIC through the proposed initial public offer while also diluting government stake in IDBI Bank
GST administration set for major overhaul
01 Feb 2020
Govt allows staggered filing of GSTR-3B returns
22 Jan 2020
SC refuses to stay CAA, leaves hearing to constitution bench
22 Jan 2020
A three-judge SC bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde, Justice S Abdul Nazeer and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the matter will be listed before the SC after five weeks and that interim orders in this matter can be passed only by a constitution bench
Govt allows up to 100% FDI in Bharti Airtel
22 Jan 2020
With the government’s decision to allow 100 per cent foreign shareholding in Bharti Telecom the company will soon be a foreign-owned entity, in turn making Bharti Airtel a foreign entity
Centre sets up National Startup Advisory Council
21 Jan 2020
Govt partially restores broadband in Kashmir, but no social media
15 Jan 2020
The government said the ban was necessitated to prevent anti-nationals aiding and inciting people by transmission of fake news and targeted messages, propagating terrorism, indulging in rumour-mongering, supporting fallacious proxy wars, spreading propaganda/ideologies to cause disaffection and discontent
Citizenship Amendment Act comes into force
13 Jan 2020
CCEA approves sale of stake in 5 mining PSUs
08 Jan 2020
Govts silent as seed companies push GM cotton sales
07 Jan 2020
A global investment company with interests in biotech and agro-chemical companies, is reported to be pushing GM seed through Shetkari Sanghatana while simultaneously putting pressure on the Modi government for grant of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee approval for these seeds
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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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