World economy
India-Canada to boost economic relations
19 Aug 2009
Almost 90 per cent of US dollar bills have traces of cocaine
18 Aug 2009
Lab tests reveal that cocaine is present in up to 90 per cent of paper money in the US, in tests of banknotes from more than 30 cities in five countries
Germany, France drive Euro-zone recovery
14 Aug 2009
The Euro-region economy shows signs of recovery in the second quarter showing better-than-expected growth in gross domestic product (GDP) led by Germany and France
India - ASEAN free trade pact signed
13 Aug 2009
After over six years of intense negotiations, India and the 10-member ASEAN bloc today signed a trade deal to end duty barriers in the region.
IEA raises oil demand forecasts for 2009, 2010
13 Aug 2009
The International Energy Agency says oil demand across the world for 2010 will also rise by 70,000 bpd to 85.3 million bpd, about 1.7 per cent higher than in 2009.
Obama takes government stand on healthcare public
12 Aug 2009
US president Barack Obama has mounted a campaign using web videos, fact-checks and rapid response efforts to counter a stiff Republican opposition to his efforts to overhaul the US healthcare system
Japan's core machinery orders surge 9.7 per cent
10 Aug 2009
IMF loan to Pakistan reaches $11.3 billion
10 Aug 2009
The IMF has hiked its assistance to Pakistan to help the government rehbilitate nearly three million people displaced by military operations in Swat and Malakand
IMF approves $3.2 billion loan to Pakistan
10 Aug 2009
The IMF fund is primarily intended to help the government’s priority spending to provide assistance to nearly three million people displaced by military operations
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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!
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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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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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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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