World economy
Copenhagen: US, China square up for the finale
12 Dec 2009
The world’s two worst polluters – China and the United States - have begun sparring over respective negotiating positions with an intensity that belies earlier expectations of a spirit of accommodation at the Copenhagen climate summit.
Major developing countries must play big role in climate deal:US
12 Dec 2009
Negotiators at Copenhagen have already fired the first shots of what is expected to be a bitter dispute between the ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ nations over a successor pact to the Kyoto Protocol.
US House formulates new lending and credit rules
12 Dec 2009
123 Agreement impasse to resolve soon: USIBC
11 Dec 2009
The US-India Business Council has said that all talks with the US on ‘arrangements and procedures’ of the bilateral nuclear deal are expected to be completed within a week or two.
NBN to be ‘enabling platform’ to drive innovation, productivity in Austrralia: Stephen Conroy
11 Dec 2009
US n-firms feel the New Delhi chill
10 Dec 2009
Russia to build 12-14 n-reactors in India
10 Dec 2009
The freshly signed civil nuclear pact with Russia will allow it to land contracts for the construction of between 12-14 n-reactors in India.
Geithner for extending TARP till October 2
10 Dec 2009
BoA repays $45 billion TARP funds
10 Dec 2009
The bank also paid the government $190 million in accrued dividends on the repurchased preferred securities.
Copenhagen: G77 gives the boot to Danish draft
09 Dec 2009
The G77 group of countries and China, shredded a Danish draft proposal for an agreement on climate change saying it “threatens the success" of the ongoing Copenhagen summit.
10 per cent expatriates lose jobs in Gulf slump
09 Dec 2009
Professionals working in the Gulf have been hit hard by the downturn, with almost two-thirds not receiving any pay hike and one in 10 losing their job this year
Japan unveils $81 billion fresh economic stimulus
08 Dec 2009
The second stimulus package, including the $81 billion in direct spending, would be worth a total of $274 billion in terms of project value.
No rate hike on sight as Fed chief says recovery in US 'fragile'
08 Dec 2009
Bernanke’s remarks dampened speculation that the central bank could begin lifting short-term rates from near zero.
Kuwait fund makes $1.1 billion through Citigroup stake sale
07 Dec 2009
KIA’s $5 billion investment in troubled US banks had been a subject of criticism for quite some time by some member’s of Kuwait’s national assembly
Featured articles
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
