Industry
India looks to swap Russian gas for Myanmar's with China
08 Dec 2016
The cost of transporting gas over the proposed Russia-India pipeline would be around $4 per mmBtu, against $2 on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline and $1 on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline
US lawmakers seek to block acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor by PE firm with Chinese links
06 Dec 2016
Delhi doctor replaces aortic valve in 76-year-old in non-invasive surgery
05 Dec 2016
The barely 15-minute procedure involved implanting of a new, ready-to-use medical device called core valve
British luxury goods retailer Burberry rejects takeover offers from US handbag maker Coach
05 Dec 2016
Remy Cointreau to buy American single malt whiskey maker Westland Distillery
02 Dec 2016
French spirits group Remy Cointreau, the maker of Remy Martin cognac, today struck a deal to buy American single malt whiskey maker Westland Distillery, in order to expand its portfolio of premium spirits.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals talks to sell Salix to Japan’s Takeda breaks down
02 Dec 2016
Some analysts have said that Valeant is an Enron in the making, while others have said that the company is like a pack of cards just waiting to collapse
Australian school students create Martin Shkreli's rip-off drug for under $20
02 Dec 2016
US executive Martin Shkreli who attracted universal scorn for his greed when he raised the price of a tablet of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 last year, has been bested by a group of Australian high school students.
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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
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