World economy
US, China fail to resolve differences over cybersecurity at summit, reach agreement on CFCs
10 Jun 2013
Recovery hopes surge after Japan revises growth numbers
10 Jun 2013
With the revision of its growth numbers for the first three months of the year, Japan has added to hopes of a recovery in the third-largest economy in the world
Record floods hit parts of Europe
06 Jun 2013
Suu Kyi hopes to head Myanmar government in 2015
06 Jun 2013
Suu Kyi has called for amendment of the military-drafted constitution, which prevents her from contesting elections
IMF lowered standards to bail out Greece
06 Jun 2013
Nawaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan prime minister
05 Jun 2013
Nawaz Sharif was elected Pakistan's prime minister for a third time, making him the first-ever Pakistani politician to do so
EU to impose high tariffs on Chinese solar panels to check dumping
05 Jun 2013
In the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, the EU has imposed tariffs up to 67.9 per cent on the import of solar panels from China in bid to revive the European solar industry
US Consumer confidence surges in May: survey
04 Jun 2013
Japan suspends certain US wheat imports
01 Jun 2013
Myanmar economy could quadruple to $200 bn by 2030: report
31 May 2013
The under-developed country with a population of 60 million and abundant natural resources is uniquely placed close to Asia’s fastest-growing economies, China, India and other South East Asian nations
Seven MoUs inked with Thailand as PM continues to ‘look east’
30 May 2013
Arriving in Bangkok from Tokyo today for a two-day visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already overseen the signing of seven memorandums of understanding on space cooperation, IT, education, financial intelligence, and extradition of wanted persons
Featured articles
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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