World economy
N Korea claims successful test of hydrogen bomb
06 Jan 2016
The announcement has left the international community scrambling to verify the accuracy of North Korea’s claims, though last month had suggested Pyongyang had already developed a hydrogen bomb
One year after Charlie Hebdo, France still scared
06 Jan 2016
In the wake of the Paris attacks that left 17 civilians and three gunmen dead in January 2015, France has seen a curtailment of civil liberties – and perhaps more importantly, a distinct political shift to the right
Chinese manufacturing contracts for fifth month
04 Jan 2016
UN ushers in 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on New Year
02 Jan 2016
The United Nations, on the New Year, ushered in an ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goal that aims to end poverty, hunger and assure gender equally while building a life of dignity for all over the next 15 years
UK ends aid to India, but grants to continue
31 Dec 2015
Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 18-month sentence for graft
30 Dec 2015
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday became the first ex-premier in the country's history to serve a jail term for graft as Israel’s top court on Tuesday upheld his conviction
Saudi Arabia sees $138-bn budget deficit for 2015 as oil plummets
29 Dec 2015
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, is running a record budget deficit for 2015 as low oil prices dented state revenues
US south hit by severe tornadoes, 11 killed
26 Dec 2015
Turkey’s banking sector hit by Anonymous cyber attacks
26 Dec 2015
Some suggest the attacks were coming from Russia as a backlash to what happened in Turkish-Syrian border last month
Zimbabwe okays Chinese yuan as legal tender
26 Dec 2015
Over 1-mn migrants poured into EU this year
23 Dec 2015
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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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