World economy
IMF chief Christine Lagarde to appear before French court
19 Apr 2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before a special court looking into cases of ministerial misconduct
UK regulator warns of housing sale scam
18 Apr 2013
IMF lowers 2013 global growth forecast to 3.3%
16 Apr 2013
Quake in Iran leaves over 40 dead, shakes Delhi and Gulf cities
16 Apr 2013
Tremors were felt as far away as Delhi, Ahmedabad and the Gulf cities where people were evacuated from tall buildings
China’s annual growth clocked 7.7 per cent in Q1
15 Apr 2013
US, Russia in human rights spat
13 Apr 2013
EU’s ‘big six’ agree on more banking transparency, single overseer
13 Apr 2013
The announcement comes at a meeting of the 27 finance ministers of the EU countries that reviewed the Cyprus bailout and the consequent losses to big bank depositors and the imposition of capital controls
Iranian N plant safe as quake kills 37
10 Apr 2013
An International Atomic Energy Agency statement indicated that it was satisfied there was little danger of radioactive leaks from the Bushehr nuclear power plant due to the earthquake
China inflation slows in March
10 Apr 2013
Christie's is first foreign auction house to get Chinese nod
09 Apr 2013
China’s art market has boomed in recent years and has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest art and auction market.
UK’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dead
08 Apr 2013
Britain’s only woman prime minister Margaret Thatcher was instrumental in transforming the UK economy, and is now considered the country’s greatest leader since Churchill
IMF's Lagarde welcomes Japan’s easing programme
08 Apr 2013
H-1B visa cap reached in one week, says USCIS
06 Apr 2013
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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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