Telecom
Airtel again tops in 4G speed in January; Jio lags
17 Feb 2017
Bharti had lost the top spot only once in December, to Reliance Jio Infocomm, which launched its commercial operation in September last year
Time Warner shareholders approve $85.4-bn merger with AT&T
16 Feb 2017
The blockbuster deal will transform Dallas-based AT&T into a phone and television behemoth with prominent media assets such as CNN, HBO, TBS, Cartoon Network and the Warner Bros studio in Burbank
Nokia unveils next-gen fibre access solutions
16 Feb 2017
Amazon launches Chime to take on Skype
14 Feb 2017
Verizon to start offering unlimited data plans
13 Feb 2017
SC asks centre to verify identity of all mobile phone users
07 Feb 2017
The apex court has asked the government to put in place an effective system and complete the process of scrutiny of all mobile users in one year
Apple revives plans to sell used iPhones in India: report
06 Feb 2017
If allowed, it would make a mockery of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s `Make in India’ programme by turning it into `Dump in India’ programme, say critics of Apple's move
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