Environment
Indian PM to attend Copenhagen summit
05 Dec 2009
The Copenhagen climate summit gathers pace as leading stakeholders either adjust schedules to be present when it matters, or consent to attend - as is now the case with the Indian prime minister.
India to cut emission intensity 20-25 per cent by 2020: Ramesh
04 Dec 2009
Days ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, India has announced it intends to reduce emission intensity by 20-25 per cent by 2020.
India grants $1 million each to Thimpu forestry centre and Male coastal management centre
03 Dec 2009
LED lamps more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs: study
02 Dec 2009
A new study by the German lighting company Osram has finally provided clear evidence that LED bulbs beats incandescent lights that produce more heat and less light per unit of energy they consume.
Obama, Singh discuss Af-Pak, climate change
01 Dec 2009
US president Barack Obama on Tuesday called prime minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and also the forthcoming summit in Copenhagen.
Suzlon's RePower signs deal with EDF Energies
27 Nov 2009
Indian land mass turning to desert at alarming pace: SAC
26 Nov 2009
A quarter of India's land mass is desert, or is turning into desert, with unchecked deforestation and overgrazing, says a study conducted by the Space Applications Centre.
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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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