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France bombs Islamic State camp in Syria
28 Sep 2015
France seeks bigger role for Iran in Syria
28 Sep 2015
US, Russia fail to break new ground on Syria
28 Sep 2015
G4 Summit: Modi calls for a representative UNSC
26 Sep 2015
A day after pitching strongly for UN Security Council reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hosted a summit of G-4 leaders that have taken the lead in pressing for the overhaul
UN summit adopts 15-year blueprint for sustainable development
26 Sep 2015
The new sustainable development goals, which consider social, economic and environmental dimensions as elements of a coherent whole, is expected to cost between $3.5 trillion and $5 trillion every year until 2030
Annual battle: Choking Singapore blasts Indonesia
26 Sep 2015
The annual problem has been causing hazardous pollution levels across the region for weeks
Stampede at Mina kills 717 Haj pilgrims, leaves 805 injured
24 Sep 2015
Thursday’s stampede at Mina involved some two million people performing the stonning of the satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage
London tops NY as world’s best place to do business
24 Sep 2015
Overtaking New York, London has topped every single category in the Z/Yen-compiled index, reflecting the credibility of the new Conservative government
India, US vow to increase trade five-fold to $500 bn
23 Sep 2015
India and the United States are looking at a five-fold jump in their annual bilateral trade from the current $100 billion to $500 billion as the two countries work towards further deepening their security and economic cooperation
China’s factory output lowest in six years
23 Sep 2015
Greece's Tsipras voted to power for third time in a year
21 Sep 2015
The win shows the confidence of the Greek voters in Tsipras is unshaken despite his high-risk gamble of compromising on European demands for a bailout
UK Labour makes Indian-origin MP shadow minister
19 Sep 2015
Digital currencies gain status of official commodity
19 Sep 2015
Digital currencies have gained the status of an official commodity recognised by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Taliban gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar
18 Sep 2015
Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani air force base in northwestern Peshawar early Friday, injuring more than 25 people, including an army major and three soldiers
Coup in Burkina Faso ahead of elections
18 Sep 2015
US Fed keeps rates unchanged, but discounts markets
18 Sep 2015
The decision to hold rates has nothing to do with the ups and downs in the markets as “it is certainly not our policy to do so,” Fed chair Janet Yellen said
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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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