Oil & gas
Varun Group sells 51-per cent stake in Madagascar oil block to Chinese firm for $150 million
27 Dec 2011
CNPC bags first Afghanistan oil exploration deal
27 Dec 2011
According to the mines ministry estimates, the deal is expected to bring in $5-billion to Afghan coffers over the next 10 years
Discarded wrapping paper, festive cards could fuel over 20 moon trips
23 Dec 2011
If all the UK's discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times, according to the researchers behind a new scientific study
Shell reports spill at Gulf of Mexico drill site
20 Dec 2011
EPA fails to nail shale in flawed report
19 Dec 2011
Brazil sues Chevron, Transocean for $10.7 bn over oil spill
15 Dec 2011
The civil suit filed yesterday by Brazil's federal prosecutor in Rio de Janeiro also seeks to suspend the companies from operating in the country
Kazakhstan pays $1 bn for 10% of Karachaganak oil and gas field project
14 Dec 2011
Kazakhstan government, will acquire, 10 percent stake, Karachaganak oil and gas field project, for $1 billion, ended, disputes, Sauat Mynbayev, BG Group Plc, Eni SpA, Chevron, Lukoil
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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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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
