World economy
Tax row may damage UBS's reputation, say experts
11 Jul 2009
G8's NPT stance may undermine nuclear supplies to India
11 Jul 2009
The US is part of a G8 initiative to deny nuclear enrichment technology to countries that have not signed the NPT, ndermining the NSG "clean waiver'' on supplies to India
Italian PM wants G14 to resolve global crisis
10 Jul 2009
Not the G8, but an expanded forum that includes Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa is best suited for addressing and settling the global governance issues
China softens stand on India’s demand for UNSC seat
10 Jul 2009
China seems to have softened its line on India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council seat.
German exports fall 24.5 per cent in May
09 Jul 2009
El Nino weather pattern developing slowly, but surely
09 Jul 2009
An El Nino weather pattern is developing across the Pacific Basin, according to the Australian government's Bureau of Meteorology- a matter of great concern for India as this phenomenon is usually associated with floods and droughts.
G8 Summit: India says ready to discuss dollar status
08 Jul 2009
India has agreed to join a discussion on the reserve currency role of the US dollar, even as the G8 Summit failed so far to agree on the climate change goals for 2050.
Vatican finances tumble amid economic slowdown
08 Jul 2009
The Vatican said that it ran a deficit in 2008 as its finances and donations from across the world were hit by the global economic crisis.
Pakistan, China ahead in the Failed States Index
30 Jun 2009
A survey by Foreign Policy magazine says that an increasing number of states teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and /or political chaos, face world leaders from the United Nations, and organisations such as the World Bank, with an uncomfortable dilemma.
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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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