World economy
Prince Charles set to head Commonwealth as queen nears retirement
21 Apr 2018
There have been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories, but in recent days the queen, the British government and other leaders have backed Charles
China now comes up with China-Nepal-India corridor
19 Apr 2018
Like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that passes through Kashmir, China is looking to build an economic corridor that passes through Nepal to India
End of an era in Cuba: Raul Castro steps down, Diaz-Canel takes charge
19 Apr 2018
The change will end the 60-year domination of the Castros over the island nation and put a younger man at the top – but the move is unlikely to herald any major departure from Cuba’s Communist policies,
Americans waste nearly a pound of food daily
19 Apr 2018
WTO forecasts 4.4% growth in world trade in 2018
19 Apr 2018
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo cautioned that the current restrictive trade policies and the tit-for-tat process could hinder trade growth that is vital for continued economic growth and recovery and job creation
Yellow alert pollution warning in Beijing
18 Apr 2018
Donald Trump ‘morally unfit’ to be President: former FBI chief
16 Apr 2018
Former FBI director James Comey, whose book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership will be out on Tuesday, lashes out at the President Trump in media interviews
Celebrities, MPs unite to demand ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit terms
16 Apr 2018
At a large rally in north London on Sunday, MPs from both the Conservative Party and Labour joined with hundreds of others to press for a “people’s vote” – not on Brexit itself, but on the terms of the divorce from the EU World Economy
Ex FBI chief Comey likens Trump to mafia boss living in ‘an alternative reality’
13 Apr 2018
In his book due to be released next week, former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump reminded him of a mafia boss who demanded absolute loyalty, saw the entire world against him, and lied about everything
Pakistan Supreme Court puts an end to Nawaz Sharif’s political career
13 Apr 2018
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is facing multiple charges in several cases in the accountability court, faces over 20 years in jail if convicted
Trump relooks at Trans-Pacific Partnership after China trade row
13 Apr 2018
President Trump’s move to reopen a deal he pulled out of days after assuming the presidency¸ is a sharp reversal of his earlier stance when he denounced the agreement as a “rape of our country”
Legal barriers hindering ASEAN trade: Report
09 Apr 2018
Trump now threatens tariffs on $100 bn more of Chinese goods
06 Apr 2018
President Donald Trump views the widening trade deficit as a sign of economic weakness and as the result of bad trade agreements and unfair practices by America's trading partners while economists attribute this to American consumers’ appetite for imported products
Brazil’s ex-president Lula narrowly fails in bid to stay out of jail
05 Apr 2018
Brazil’s top court early today rejected former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s plea to stay out of prison while he appeals a corruption conviction, in a vote that likely ends his political career and deepens divisions in the country
China retaliates with 25% import duty on $50-bn worth of US goods
04 Apr 2018
By targeting high-tech sectors that Beijing wants to promote, the US is signalling that its strategic aim is to prevent China from gaining global technological leadership
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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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