Industry
American Apparel files for second bankruptcy less than a year after court protection ended
14 Nov 2016
Satellite TV operators Dish and Videocon d2h to merge
11 Nov 2016
Dish shareholders will own 55.4 per cent, with the remaining stake going to Videocon shareholders in the combined entity, which will have a revenue of about Rs5,916 crore
India, Japan finally sign civil nuclear agreement
11 Nov 2016
Japan is in competition with its bigger neighbour, China, to clinch bullet train deals with India after it lost out to China on a similar deal with Indonesia last year, and is set for a face-off again over a proposed Singapore-Kuala Lumpur link
Gold vaults to Rs40,000 per 10 gram as cash hordes descent on jewellery shops
10 Nov 2016
Gold emerged the top gainer from the government's decision to demonetise Rs1,000 and Rs500 notes with the price of the precious metal rising to levels of up to Rs40,000 per 10 gram in Mumbai from Rs31,900 the day before
Common food additive promotes colon cancer in mice
07 Nov 2016
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter intestinal bacteria in a manner that promotes intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer, according to a new study
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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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