Telecom
IEEE ratifies 802.11n wireless LAN standard
15 Sep 2009
Bharti-MTN deal may face SA regulatory hurdles
15 Sep 2009
South African authorities have made clear in recent days that the transaction faces close scrutiny, with the country's communication regulator saying the deal may face public hearings
Huges Comm bags VSAT connectivity deal with SBI
15 Sep 2009
Avaya bags Nortel’s telecom unit with $900 million bid
14 Sep 2009
Avaya Inc today bagged Nortel Networks' enterprise solutions division for $900 million in a bankruptcy auction
Deutsche Telekom eyes US’s Sprint Nextel
14 Sep 2009
3G spectrum auction set for 7 December
14 Sep 2009
DoT says it will hold the much-awaited auction for 3G or high-speed internet services for GSM operators on 7 December
GSM telcos add 9.3 mn subscribers in August
11 Sep 2009
French telecom giant Vivendi to launch $2.9 billion bid for Brazil’s GVT
09 Sep 2009
French media and telecom giant Vivendi is launching a friendly $2.9 billion tender offer to acquire Brazilian broadband and telecoms company GVT Holdings
China Unicom and Telefonica in $1-billion share swap
08 Sep 2009
China’s second-largest mobile operator, China Unicom and Spain’s Telefonica SA will invest $1 billion in each other
3G auction likely to benefit big telecom companies
07 Sep 2009
The proposed auction of spectrum later this year is likely to lead to improved voice services and a consolidation among mobile telephony providers. World-class internet services may have to wait, says Jagdeep Worah
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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!
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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.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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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
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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
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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