Alcoholic beverages
Tipplers rejoice, India’s `Indri’ is the world’s finest whisky!
18 Dec 2023
India’s `Make-in-India’ push has achieved another first – the country can now boast of the world’s finest single malt whisky. `Indri,’ made by Piccadily Distilleries, has been named this year’s best single malt whisky.
Carlsberg CEO accuses Russia of corporate espionage of their Russian asset, Baltika
01 Nov 2023
In a decisive move, Carlsberg, the Danish brewing giant, has officially cut all ties with its Russian business, refusing to engage in any dealings with the Russian government that would legitimize the seizure
$11 bn Asahi-CUB deal hits regulatory bump in Australia
12 Dec 2019
The ACCC move comes as a blow for AB InBev, which has been selling assets and took its Asian business public this year to reduce the $100 billion net debt accumulated after its 2016 acquisition of rival SABMiller
Why you love coffee and beer
03 May 2019
New scientific study: no safe level of alcohol
25 Aug 2018
The brewing secrets of barley
27 Jul 2018
Coke ventures into alcohol-based drink in Japan
30 May 2018
Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs
11 May 2018
India has lowest beer consumption in Asia
24 Mar 2018
Brewing hoppy beer without the hops
22 Mar 2018
Keep walking, Johnnie – but make space for Jane Walker!
27 Feb 2018
Diageo has revamped the iconic Johnnie Walker logo for the first time in over a century to show a woman as Jane Walker, a limited-edition version of Johnnie Walker Black Label, goes on sale in the US next month
Budweiser out of top three popular beers in US
24 Jan 2018
Featured articles
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