Industry
Fukushima disaster was preventable: report
22 Sep 2015
The worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown never should have happened, as critical backup generators were built in low-lying areas at risk for tsunami damage – despite warnings from scientists
Dialog Semiconductor to buy US peer Atmel for $4.6 bn
21 Sep 2015
The Atmel acquisition will enabled london-based Dialog to emerge as a global leader in both power management and embedded processing
Hotel Leela Goa sold to UK's Bagris for Rs725 crore
21 Sep 2015
The sale of the Goa property is part of Hotel Leelaventure's strategy to pare debt of Rs5,000 crore
India among worst abusers of antibiotics
19 Sep 2015
The practice of routinely using antibiotics to fatten livestock, as well as doctors prescribing them when they are not indicated, could make India the antibiotic-resistance capital of the world, says a pioneering new study
Call drops to reduce within 45 days, say telcos
19 Sep 2015
Emboldened by new spectrum sharing norms, promoters of telcom companies, including Idea Cellular chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal and Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani, have promised to address the issue soon
Sharp to launch Hi-Vision 8K TVs next month
19 Sep 2015
European telecom major Altice to buy Cablevision Systems for $17.7 bn
18 Sep 2015
Altice NV, one of the most acquisitive European telecoms groups, pushed further into the US market yesterday with a deal to buy the nation’s fourth-largest operator Cablevision Systems Corp for $17.7 billion including debt
SABMiller Plc reveals approach from rival Anheuser-Busch InBev
18 Sep 2015
A merger f the world's top two brewers would create a giant with a market value of around $275 billion, with dominance in the world's two fastest-growing markets
Most US chain restaurants serve antibiotic-laden meat
18 Sep 2015
A new report and scorecard is sounding the alarm on the use of antibiotics in the meat and poultry served at America's top restaurant chains
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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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