World economy
Protectionism a global threat, says Obama aide
16 Oct 2010
Japan turns on the sanctions squeeze on Iran
15 Oct 2010
Japan’s biggest energy explorer, Inpex Corp, has announced its withdrawal from Iran's Azadegan oil field project, in a move aimed at pre-empting any US move to put it on a sanctions list.
UK market watchdogs to merge in a major overhaul
15 Oct 2010
Millionth ship crosses the Panama Canal
15 Oct 2010
Ninety six years after it was opened for traffic the Panama Canal saw passage of the millionth vessel across its various artificial lakes, artificial channels and three sets of locks.
UK small businesses on brink of collapse: Study
14 Oct 2010
Indian student enrolment in Australia to drop 80-95 per cent for 2011
14 Oct 2010
A deeply negative perception of Australia has drastically impacted enrolment of Indian students at Australian universities for 2011 and the numbers may go down by anything between 80-95 per cent.
Chile erupts in tearful fiesta as miners' rescue begins
13 Oct 2010
The rescue operation, involving millions of dollars and specialists from NASA and drilling experts from a dozen or so countries, is still in a very precarious phase.
India sweeps into UN Security Council
13 Oct 2010
India not only joins the hallowed panel of the United Nations Security Council after a gap of 19 years but makes it evident that its candidacy for a permanent seat is perhaps the most formidable amongst the competing G4 nations.
Global shift in foreign exchange reserve holdings
12 Oct 2010
With the US and European economies struggling to keep their heads above water central bank policy makers around the world are looking to diversify into the currencies of developing nations.
China's yuan at a new high against dollar
12 Oct 2010
Under unrelenting pressure from nation’s around the world China's currency reached a new high on Monday as the central parity rate of the yuan was set at 6.6732 per dollar.
UK has highest jobless in Europe
11 Oct 2010
India set for seat on UN Security Council
11 Oct 2010
India will likely win a seat on the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member after a vote tomorrow in the United Nations General Assembly.
UK scientists go mad over proposed budget cuts
11 Oct 2010
In a unique protest, hundreds of placard-waving ‘boffins’ gathered outside Whitehall to say cuts in R&D spending would be disastrous for the UK economy
Race still an issue in British society: Study
11 Oct 2010
China's foreign exchange reserves at a record $2.5 trillion
11 Oct 2010
Even as it protests international pressure to correctly value its national currency, China’s foreign-exchange reserves, already the world’s largest, may now have climbed to a record $2.5 trillion.
Pressure on China to boost yuan as currency clash spreads
09 Oct 2010
Global finance chiefs meeting in Washington are looking at ways to prevent tensions over currency valuations from derailing a fragile economic recovery.
Osborne to crackdown on bankers’ bonuses
09 Oct 2010
India, China to double wealth in five years
09 Oct 2010
Vigorous economic growth is likely to double India’s wealth to $6.4 trillion over the next five years and allow China to overtake Japan as the second wealthiest country in the world by 2015.
EU regulators mull cap on bankers’ bonuses
09 Oct 2010
Bankers claim curbs on pay and bonuses could adversely affect the ability of financial institutions in Britain and Europe to compete internationally and lead to an exodus of talent
Latest articles
Featured articles
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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
Business History Videos
History of hovercraft Part 3...
Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of hovercraft Part 2...
In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Trams in India | ...
The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...
By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad
view more
