Mining
Vedanta proposes alternative sources of bauxite for restarting alumina refinery in Odisha
15 Feb 2013
BHP mulls sale of Australian coking coal mine
07 Feb 2013
Koda aide nabbed in Jakarta, brought back
30 Jan 2013
Anglo American writes down $4 bn over Brazilian project delay
30 Jan 2013
According to latest estimates, capital expenditure for the project is expected to increase to $8.8 billion, for which Anglo American will record an impairment charge of $4 billion in its accounts for 2012
No bail for Jagan in illegitimate assets case
24 Jan 2013
The Andhra Pradesh high court today dismissed the regular bail petition of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him
SC seeks status report from CBI on ‘coalgate’ probe
24 Jan 2013
The Supreme Court today asked theCBI to file an affidavit on the status of its investigation into the 'coalgate' scam, relating to allegedly irregular allotment of coal blocks to private companies
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