Industry
Unesco grants world heritage status to Champagne and Burgundy region
06 Jul 2015
The World Heritage Committee has handed world heritage status to the vineyards, hillsides and wine cellars where Champagne and Burgundy are produced and sold
UK receives record energy in the UK on Thursday
04 Jul 2015
Use of smart phones and devices could lead to ‘digital amnesia’
03 Jul 2015
While connected devices have enriched users’ lives, they have also given rise to digital amnesia by fashioning the way people remembered and how they protected their memories
Finally, India to have mobile number portability from 3 July
02 Jul 2015
After several delays in the last four years, India will finally have mobile number portability from 3 July
Indian operators ready for MNP
02 Jul 2015
Sebi directs Shah Group Builders to refund Rs22 crore illegally collected from investors
02 Jul 2015
S Africa sells Vodacom stake for $2 bn to raise cash for power utility
02 Jul 2015
The S African government has sold its entire stake in mobile phone operator Vodacom Group Ltd to raise funds needed to bail out struggling power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
European Union bans roaming charges after June 2017
01 Jul 2015
Telecommunications companies in the EU would be banned from charging premiums for roaming services starting June 2017
Canadian mining giant Potash Corp to buy German rival K+S AG for nearly €8 bn
30 Jun 2015
PotashCorp, the world's largest potash producer and the third-largest producer of nitrogen and phosphate, is keen to combine with K+S, Europe's largest supplier of potash and the world's largest salt producer
Do energy drinks pose a health risk?
30 Jun 2015
A recent survey by the US government found that the number of people seeking emergency care after drinking energy beverages doubled in a recent four-year period, in which energy drinks saw a significant increase in popularity
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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