Environment
Don’t hope for Indian magic on emission cuts: Ramesh
19 Sep 2009
Developed countries should not “expect miracles” from developing countries at the global climate summit in Copenhagen in December, says environment minister Jairam Ramesh
Indica electric vehicle to be launched in Europe this year
18 Sep 2009
The Tata Indica Vista EV will be launched in Europe this year.
Chocolate soup for the automobile soul
12 Sep 2009
Chocolate is an energy source, sure, but automobile fuel, it isn’t. Until now. Using an eclectic mix of recycled materials and bio-waste, engineers at the University of Warwick have succeeded in creating what they call the ‘greenest racing car’. By Anu Warrier
Panasonic launches eco-friendly products
10 Sep 2009
Xerox's latest paper innovation
09 Sep 2009
Japanese oil refiner Showa Shell to invest $1.1 billion in solar cell plant
08 Sep 2009
The ¥100-billion solar cell facility is expected to boost Showa Shell's annual capacity 12-fold, taking it to 980 MW when it comes onstream in 2011
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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?
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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