Oil & gas
Exxon knew about global warming, but misled public: study
24 Aug 2017
Exxon Mobil misled the public about climate change for years even as its research echoed the growing scientific consensus that global warming is real and caused by human activity, says a new study by Harvard researchers.
Greenpeace accused of eco-terrorism, other crimes by company behind Dakota Access Pipeline
23 Aug 2017
Essar Oil completes $12.9 bn sale of India assets to Russia's Rosneft
21 Aug 2017
Essar Oil today announced the completion of the sale of its India assets, including a 20-million tonne oil refinery, 3,500 retail outlets, and the nearby Vadinar port, to a Rosneft-led consortium
`Make in India’ hopes fade for LNG tanker vessels
07 Aug 2017
The initial cost of building an LNG vessel, which was estimated at $338 million per carrier, including $100 million in technology cost, would have dropped to about $220 million after the first two ships were constructed
LPG subsidy to go by March 2018, prices to rise Rs4 every month
01 Aug 2017
Subsidised LPG now costs Rs477.46 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, against Rs419.18 in June last year, while non-subsidised domestic LPG, now costs Rs564 a cylinder
RIL consolidated Q1 net hits record Rs9,108 cr as refinery margin swells
21 Jul 2017
RIL said its consolidated profit was also boosted by robust growth in retail business, which recorded a 73.6 per cent increase in revenue to Rs11,571 crore
Treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater may pollute water sources for years
20 Jul 2017
Researchers have recently discovered that releasing millions of gallons of treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater each year into area surface waters may have longer-lasting effects than originally thought
ONGC gets cabinet nod for acquiring 51% govt stake In HPCL
19 Jul 2017
The government is expected to rake in more than Rs29,000 crore from the stake sale, which will help it meet part of the divestment target for the fiscal
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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
