Industry
2G: Raja, Kanimozhi, et al charged with money laundering
31 Oct 2014
A special court in New Delhi has charged former telecom minister A Raja, Kanimozhi, an MP and daughter of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, Dayalu Ammal, Karunanidhi’s wife, and 16 others with money laundering in a 2G spectrum-related cas
YouTube as peer support for severe mental illness
31 Oct 2014
People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder who use a popular social media website like YouTube can receive and provide naturally occurring peer support
India permits 100% FDI in construction sector
29 Oct 2014
FDI will not, however, be permitted in an entity which is engaged or proposes to engage in real estate business, construction of farm houses and trading in transferable development rights
Power distribution losses average 27% : ICRA
29 Oct 2014
Home landline phones on the way out: survey
22 Oct 2014
India may open commercial coal mining to private sector, foreign firms
22 Oct 2014
India is ending the 42-year monopoly of state-run Coal India Ltd by opening up commercial coal mining to the private sector, including foreign companies with subsidiaries or joint ventures incorporated in India
AbbVie calls off $55-bn acquisition of Shire over US tax rules
22 Oct 2014
AbbVie said the new US tax rules would keep it from gaining access to its overseas cash without having to pay hefty US taxes
India lags in medical research: PM
20 Oct 2014
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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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