Industry
SC wants blanket ban on all pornographic content
27 Feb 2016
There seemed to be a virtual role reversal between the normally repressive government and the more liberal Supreme Court, as the Centre argued that it only wanted to ban child pornography but the judges insisted that it ban all pornography
Halliburton to cut another 5,000 jobs to tide over
26 Feb 2016
When the lay-offs are effected, Halliburton would have cut its workforce by between 26,000 and 27,000 employees since the peak in 2014
Allergen deal to help Pfizer save $35 bn in annual taxes: report
26 Feb 2016
The Pfizer-Allergen deal is the largest inversion ever, which would potentially lower the merged entity's annual tax bill by $35 billion in the United States
BPO to file fraud case against Ringing Bells
26 Feb 2016
IPCL to buy Andhra power plant from French firm
26 Feb 2016
Airtel, Vodafone join other telcos to develop 4G
26 Feb 2016
Top telecom companies Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, China Mobile, KT Corp and Softbank have joined forces to further develop and converge 4G high-speed broadband technologies and work towards developing the 5G ecosystem
Indian solar power norms discriminatory: WTO
25 Feb 2016
Sierra Club blasts anti-India WTO ruling on solar power
25 Feb 2016
Urging the US to drop its case against India solar localisation policies, a top American environmental group says that almost half of US states have a programme similar to that of India
US wins WTO ruling against India in solar panel dispute
25 Feb 2016
The United States complained to the WTO in 2013 about the Indian solar programme, which required that certain cells and modules be made in India, saying that it violated WTO rules on discriminating against imports
Oil prices fall as producers waver on output cuts
24 Feb 2016
With oil producers more keen to cheat on agreements than implement them, Saudi Arabia has ruled out chances of production cuts by Opec or others to lift prices of oil
Aadhar card may serve as basis for new SIM cards
24 Feb 2016
India to push 69 small oil, gas fields at US meet
20 Feb 2016
At the IHS CERAWeek, India will seek developers for its small and marginal gas discoveries under a new revenue sharing mechanism, abandoning the discredited production-sharing contract model
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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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