Industry
Jaslok docs perform twin path-breaking brain surgeries
26 Mar 2015
In twin path-breaking surgeries at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai last week, neurosurgeons successfully implanted the most advanced Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system in two patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and dystonia
Telecom spectrum auction ends; govt mops up record Rs1,10,000-cr
25 Mar 2015
Since the successful bidders have to make upfront payment of 25-33 per cent of the final sale price, the government would immediately garner nearly Rs25,000 crore from the current round of spectrum auction
Telefonica seals deal to sell British mobile unit O2 to Hutchison for $15.3 bn
25 Mar 2015
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA yesterday said that it has finalised a deal to sell its British mobile unit O2 to Hong Kong billionaire Li-Ka Shing's Hutchison Whampoa
CCI okays Shashun Pharma-Strides Arcolab merger
24 Mar 2015
Malaysia's IHH Healthcare acquires 51% in Hyderabad’s Continental Hospitals for Rs282 cr
24 Mar 2015
SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act as ‘unconstitutional’
24 Mar 2015
A bench of the Supreme Court termed the law an infringement of the Constitutional right to freedom of expression, and rejected the centre’s assurance that it would not be misused
Hutchison Whampoa close to buying British mobile unit O2 for $15.7 bn
24 Mar 2015
Hutchison Whampoa, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li-Ka Shing, is close to finalising a deal to buy British mobile unit O2 from Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA
Jordan to sign $10-bn nuclear deal with Russia
24 Mar 2015
Jordan has become the third Arab nation planning to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes followed by the UAE and Egypt
Only 20% Indians have even occasional net access: study
24 Mar 2015
Despite the brouhaha over the spread of internet in India and the consequent boom in the online marketplace, a new study finds that only 20 per cent of the population has even occasional access to the internet
CLRI develops ‘green’ technology for leather tanning
23 Mar 2015
The new technology ensures saving of 15 million litres per day of water in the Indian leather sector alone - and an estimated 200 million litres per day if this revolutionary technology is applied globally
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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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