World economy
Half the world’s food output is wasted: study
10 Jan 2013
The report, ‘Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not’, suggested that half the food bought in Europe and the US was thrown away while the worldwide figure is well over 30 per cent
UBS top banker admits banks were “too arrogant”
10 Jan 2013
Japan may inject ¥12 trillion to boost economy
08 Jan 2013
Japan’s newly elected Shinzo Abe government is likely to pump in additional ¥12 trillion ($136 billion) in the current fiscal year to boost economic growth in the world’s third-largest economy
US economy added 1,55,000 jobs in December
05 Jan 2013
UK tax department publishes photographs of tax dodgers
05 Jan 2013
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has decided to name and shame individuals evading taxes by posting their photographs on Flickr
UK manufacturing at 15-month high in December
03 Jan 2013
China-Vietnam faceoff escalates after new law
02 Jan 2013
US House of Representatives clears 'fiscal cliff' bill
02 Jan 2013
Failure to pass the bill would have resulted in huge spending cuts and increased tax rates for more than 98 per cent of Americans
North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for economic revamp, peace with South
01 Jan 2013
He, however, did not provide details as to what specific measures would be taken to improve the lot of the people
US over the fiscal cliff, but averts a fall with Senate deal
01 Jan 2013
The stop-gap agreement, however, did not in any way help to rein in huge annual budget deficits that has pushed US debt to the $16.4 trillion ‘fiscal cliff’
Greece needs €40.5 bn for bank recapitalisation
28 Dec 2012
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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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