World economy
Panama law firm helped Cuba thwart US embargo: report
09 Jun 2016
Cuba’s ministry of foreign trade, through the Compañía Panamericana SA, used Mossack Fonseca to create a string of disguised companies in Panama, the Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands that bought and sold medicines, cigars and food
Angela Merkel is Forbes Woman of the Year for 6th time
08 Jun 2016
Forbes magazine cited German Chancellor Angela Merkel's “sheer humanism” while naming her Woman of the Year for the sixth year running; followed by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in second place
Clinton virtually clinches Democratic nomination
07 Jun 2016
Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the US Democratic presidential nomination, it emerged on Monday, a day before six states are set to vote in nominating contests
Swiss vote against ‘free’ salary to all
06 Jun 2016
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to introduce a guaranteed monthly income for all citizens, with the 'yes' vote only getting 22 per cent
UK launches laundry-proof plastic £5 notes
30 May 2016
Recession of 2008-10 led to uptick in cancer deaths: study
30 May 2016
Increases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries where access to health care coverage did not depend on employment
US okay with India’s Chabahar deal as it counters China: report
27 May 2016
Washington broadly supports India and Afghanistan signing a deal with Iran for a transport corridor opening up a new route to Afghanistan via the Iranian port of Chabahar, as it outflanks the $46-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project with Gwadar
Trump marches on, wins Washington comfortably
25 May 2016
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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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