Industry
Trai, Facebook in war of words over Free Basics campaign
20 Jan 2016
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has written a strongly-worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran a campaign to save its zero-rating platform Free Basics
Karma to cut speeds of its Neverstop data plan
19 Jan 2016
Coke, Pepsi funded research exonerating diet sodas
19 Jan 2016
A study highlighting the supposed benefit of diet drinks was funded by an institute whose members include Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – which it did not disclose in a press release announcing its findings
Brent oil climbs slightly as commodities rally
19 Jan 2016
Drugs may get cheaper with 35% cap on trading margin
19 Jan 2016
On some medicines chemists and wholesalers charge margins as high as 2,000 to 3,000 per cent, which points to the huge difference between the cost of medicines to retailer and the selling price
Oil falls below $30 as Iran floods market, Chinese demand slows
16 Jan 2016
Oil prices crashed to a 12-year low below $30 a barrel as a post-sanctions Iran prepared to unleash a flood of new oil amid a slowdown in demand from the world's two biggest economies, the US and China
Mayhem on Wall St as oil plunges below $30
16 Jan 2016
More than a fifth of S&P 500 stocks fell to 52-week lows, with technology being the biggest loser, as oil fell to below $30 a barrel and worries grew about the slowdown in China
Post-sanctions Iran to unload oil on India, Europe
15 Jan 2016
Iran hopes to increase its exports to India by 200,000 barrels per day to some 460,000 bpd, and Indian refiners say they are willing to buy it if the price is right
Mumbai Port gets a second chemicals berth
15 Jan 2016
Al Jazeera fails to make a go of US operations
15 Jan 2016
Despite producing content of acknowledged quality, including an award-winning documentary on the lives of ordinary US workers and another on sports doping, the Qatar-based network could not make a dent in the crowded US media market
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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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