World economy
Britons not saving enough for retirement: Study
01 Oct 2012
China has arbitrary rule of law: report
01 Oct 2012
Pope’s butler goes on trial in ‘Vatileaks’ case
01 Oct 2012
The butler is charged with aggravated theft in a case that has embarrassed the Vatican and may shed some light on the discreet internal workings of the papal household
France hikes taxes to tame budget deficit
29 Sep 2012
Fitch cuts China, India 2012 growth forecasts
28 Sep 2012
Fitch is the second global ratings agency, after Standard & Poor's to cut its GDP forecasts for China and India this week.
Pak SC issues final deadline of 5 October in Zardari case
27 Sep 2012
The Pakistan Supreme Court has given a final deadline of 5 October to the government to revise a draft letter to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
End extremism, boot out Assad, Obama tells UN
26 Sep 2012
S&P lowers 2012 China GDP forecasts to 7.5 %, India to 5.5 %
24 Sep 2012
A slowdown in China coupled with ongoing troubles in the Eurozone, and a weaker recovery in the US has led S&P to forecast lower economic growth rates for Asia Pacific
Libyan army gives militia two days to clear out
24 Sep 2012
Rabobank warns of record high food prices
22 Sep 2012
World food prices will exceed last year's all-time high, with droughts in parts of the US, South America and Russia pushing up prices
Libyans oust extremist militia from Benghazi
22 Sep 2012
Euro rises on hopes of Spain seeking funds
22 Sep 2012
Microsoft, HP among US firms that manoeuvred to avoid billions in taxes: Report
21 Sep 2012
A US senate committee memo says Microsoft Corp had resorted to aggressive international tax manoeuvres to avoid billions of dollars in taxes over the past three years
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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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