Industry
Industrial-gas giants Praxair and Linde agree to an over $65-bn all-stock merger
21 Dec 2016
Three months after Linde and Praxair failed to arrive at a merger agreement over fear of job losses, the two combines have agreed to an all-stock merger that would create the world’s biggest industrial-gas company
Obama bans new oil, gas drilling off Alaska
21 Dec 2016
The ban is seen as President Obama’s last push to save environment as incoming President Donald Trump has said he would expand offshore oil and gas drilling
India attains 4th position in global wind power installed capacity
19 Dec 2016
With the addition of grid-connected capacity of 14,300 MW of renewable energy capacity in the last two-and-a-half years, the country is well on its way to exceed the target of 40 per cent non-fossil fuel-based power generation by 2030
Pakistan whips up frenzy over alleged changes in Indus Waters Treaty
17 Dec 2016
Pakistan has opposed India’s construction of the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric plants, saying that the projects violate the provisions of the treaty
After Pfizer, Actavis accused of hiking drug price by 12,000%
17 Dec 2016
A week after Pfizer was slapped with a record fine of £84.2 million for unfair price hikes, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has accused Actavis of hiking the price of a drug from 70p to £88 a pack
Apple, Google, Uber, others say ‘no’ to Muslim registry
17 Dec 2016
In response to a BuzzFeed question on whether they would support a registry of Muslims if proposed by president-elect Donald Trump, Apple, Google, Uber, Microsoft, and Facebook said no – but significantly, Oracle and Amazon refused to answer
Property tax can be levied on mobile towers, rules SC
17 Dec 2016
Setting aside a high court order, the Supreme Court has ruled that mobile towers can be taxed as ‘land’ and ‘property’ by state governments and their municipal bodies
21st Century Fox bids $14.6 bn for Sky Plc
16 Dec 2016
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has tabled a firm $14.6-billion offer to buy the remaining 61-per cent it does not already own in British market-leading pay-TV provider Sky Plc
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
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