Government policies
India to save the market for Apple with a relaxed FDI policy
28 Apr 2016
A government panel has approved Apple’s demand for doing away with the 30 per cent local sourcing requirement for retail stores because of the cutting-edge technology the iPhone maker would bring
Reform banking laws to prevent loan defaults, SC tells govt
27 Apr 2016
The Supreme Court has asked the government to “reform” the banking regulations to prevent huge write-offs of bad loans and also to ensure that loan defaulters cannot run away without repaying
Centre decides to terminate 3 highway projects
23 Apr 2016
Govt rescinds order banning PF withdrawal amidst violent protests
19 Apr 2016
With the rescinding of the order, curbs to accessing the entire provident fund corpus, which were to come into effect from 1 May, now stand withdrawn, subject to certain conditions
Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold with PNB under gold monetisation scheme
19 Apr 2016
Tirumala temple gets about one tonne of gold every year as offerings from devotees, which is typically sent to refineries or the government mint for conversion to gold bars, which are then deposited in banks
Jewellers call off strike after 42 days
13 Apr 2016
Govt lets oil PSUs evolve crude import policy
06 Apr 2016
The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave its approval to replace the existing policy on crude oil import by oil PSUs and vest the oil PSUs with the power to evolve their own policies
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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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