Foods / beverages
Amul plans dairy production in US
06 Jun 2013
Amul will start manufacturing a few diary products through third party agreement with an existing manufacturing plant near New Jersy ahead of setting up its own facility
Journalist describes how food companies ‘hook’ consumers
30 May 2013
The New York Times journalist Michael Moss discloses in a new book how food giants add unhealthy quantities of of common ingredients like, salt, sugar and fats to get consumers dependent on their products
Junk food giant McDonald’s CEO grilled rare by 9-yr-old
25 May 2013
Don Thompson, chief executive officer of fast food giant McDonald's Corp, was left red-faced after a 9-year-old girl accused his company of trying to "trick kids into eating food that isn't good for them
Hazardous salt levels in processed foods show voluntary reduction has failed
By By Marla Paul | 25 May 2013
Food could soon be transmitted to astronauts via 3D printers!
24 May 2013
Bringing science fiction closer to reality, US space agency NASA yesterday announced that it would fund the construction of the world’s first 3D food printer, which when fully developed could transmit food to astronauts
“Whodunnit” of Irish potato famine solved
22 May 2013
Scientists identify pest that caused 19th century Irish potato famine
22 May 2013
It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its plant host from dried herbarium samples. This opens up a new area of research to understand how pathogens evolve and how human activity impacts the spread of plant disease
Tech investors bet big on food startups
30 Apr 2013
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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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