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PM smiles as G20 sees need to invest in infrastructure
20 Jun 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that there was general agreement that policy in all countries must shift to strengthening growth rather than focusing on austerity measures
Makhdoom Shahabuddin tipped as Pak’s next PM
20 Jun 2012
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Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Prime Minister Gilani
19 Jun 2012
Pakistan plunged into a political crisis on Tuesday following a Supreme Court ruling stripping prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of his membership of parliament
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Europe gets new saviour in BRICS
19 Jun 2012
The BRICS economies, including India, have pledged to contribute $75 billion to rescue the debt-ridden economies of the continent
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G-20 seeks lasting solution to euro zone crisis
18 Jun 2012
Germany is now pushing other EU member countries to agree on a roadmap toward closer fiscal integration that would involve ceding sovereignty over budgets to Brussels
Saudi crown prince Nayef dies
16 Jun 2012
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70 % of most populated regions to face acute water scarcity: Study
11 Jun 2012
Large parts of India, Bangladesh and North-eastern Africa, would also face water shortages over the next three decades
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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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