Industry
Tesco to cut shifts, cut 24-hour business at some stores, job losses expected ahead of X'mas
08 Sep 2016
Petrobras to sell 90% in its natural gas pipeline network to Brookfield consortium for $5.2 bn
07 Sep 2016
GM cotton to follow GM mustard
07 Sep 2016
The GM cotton variety developed by Deepak Pental and his team at the Delhi University is similar to Monsanto's Bt cotton but claims to be more resistant to pests
Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge to buy Spectra Energy for $28 bn in stock
07 Sep 2016
A successful transaction would make Enbridge North America’s largest energy pipeline and storage company with a network of pipelines transporting oil, natural gas, and other liquids from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, to the coasts of southern Florida
‘CRISPR’ a viable option to GM foods
07 Sep 2016
US and Swedish authorities have concluded that as CRISPR does not insert any foreign DNA, and only removes some existing DNA, it is not a genetically modified organism (GMO)
NSO hacks 10 iPhones for $650,000: report
06 Sep 2016
Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to cooperate on oil; output cut looms
06 Sep 2016
Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Monday to cooperate in world oil markets and possibly limit output in the future, sending prices higher on hopes the two top oil producers would work together to tackle a global glut
Government finds GM mustard safe, seeks comments
06 Sep 2016
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