Industry
SC says 85% warning on tobacco packages a must
05 May 2016
Apex EU court upholds rules for tobacco warnings
05 May 2016
India is not alone in insisting on more prominent graphic warnings on tobacco products. Europe’s highest court upheld tough new tobacco rules on Wednesday
2G judgment destroyed telecom sector, SC told
04 May 2016
Quaker Oats sued in US for using carcinogenic weed killer
02 May 2016
Increasing scientific studies point to glyphosate residues being ubiquitous in the environment raises fears that it could be common in foods as well
UN court orders detention in Italy, trial in India for killer marines
02 May 2016
Now that the UN court has ruled in favour of the marines’ release, Italy claims the UN court has said Delhi must immediately release the remaining accused, Salvatore Girone, as well
Halliburton, Baker Hughes terminate $34.6-bn merger over regulatory issues
02 May 2016
Oilfield services providers Halliburton Co and Baker Hughes yesterday announced the termination their proposed $34.6-billion merger after antitrust regulators in US and Europe opposed the deal
Real Estate Act comes into force
02 May 2016
The new rules are expected to create an environment of trust and confidence, paving the way for credible transactions and efficient and time bound execution of projects
AstraZeneca, Reckitt Benckiser face investor ire over fat executive pay
02 May 2016
Reckitt Benckiser was fined the equivalent of £885,000 in Australia for misleading consumers after a court ruled that pills that claimed to target ailments such as migraine or back pain were identical
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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