World economy
Rudd’s India visit – a bilateral opportunity
By Rajiv Singh | 11 Nov 2009
Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd’s arrival in India on a two-day visit raises expectations that both countries will make the effort to revive political relations which is showing all the signs of slipping into stagnation. By Rajiv Singh
China seeks to conquer African resources with $10-billion soft loan
09 Nov 2009
China’s loans to African nations are without conditions that Western nations and the IMF normally impose like spending on infrastructure and poverty programmes as well as change in governance
Major economies show strong signs of economic recovery: OECD
09 Nov 2009
Italy, France, the UK, and China show strong signs of recovery, while Canada and Germany show tentative signs of growth, OECD says in its latest report
US government guarantees peaked $4.3 trillion: COP report
07 Nov 2009
The various government programmes played a major role in containing the severe financial crisis, and the income from these would likely exceed their expenditure, although
Sino-US trade dispute flares up
06 Nov 2009
India, EU defer decision on free-trade; sign energy, trade pacts
06 Nov 2009
India and the European Union today signed an agreement on India's participation in the euro 10 billion fusion energy project, ITER, besides expanding cooperation in counter-terrorism and climate change issues.
Bank of England pumps additional £25 billion to fight recession
06 Nov 2009
Global economies like France and Germany as well as the US have already showed signs of emerging from recession, while the UK still struggles
Monsanto opens biotech research center in China
04 Nov 2009
`US stimulus package created 640,000 jobs'
31 Oct 2009
President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package has created or saved more than 640,000 jobs in the US and is on track to create 3.5 million new jobs by next year through government spending on infrastucture, education, healthcare and green technology, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
Full economic recovery depends on global factors: Pranab
30 Oct 2009
Though India has weathered the global financial crisis better than most others, a meaningful recovery depends on how quickly key economies turn the corner, says finance minister Pranab Mukherjee
US economy rebounds with 3.5 per cent growth in Q3
30 Oct 2009
Led by increased consumer spending on durable items like cars and refrigerators, signals the emergence of the US from the worst economic recession since World War II
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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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