Industry
Google, Microsoft to include ‘kill switches’ in OS
21 Jun 2014
With the feature users can remotely deactivate their smartphone in the event of its theft
Govt sets up panel to formulate rubber policy
20 Jun 2014
India again looks to Iran as Iraq trouble sends oil prices soaring
20 Jun 2014
Benchmark crude prices are trading at a nine-month high as Islamic militants battle government forces in Iraq, which is now India’s second-biggest oil supplier
Amazon unveils 3D smartphone Fire
20 Jun 2014
The Fire Phone features four cameras that can track faces to show images, appearing to have depth similar to a hologram, and lets users scroll through web or book pages by only tilting the device
2G scam: NDA reverses UPA stance, backs CBI
19 Jun 2014
The NDA government has decided to give active support to the CBI’s investigation into the 2G scam
GSM operators add 6.19 million users in May
18 Jun 2014
Elon Musk’s SolarCity to acquire panel maker Silevo
18 Jun 2014
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk's SolarCity is acquiring solar panel maker Silevo in a bid to out-compete fossil-fuel grid power
GCHQ can legally snoop on Facebook, Google users: UK government
18 Jun 2014
The UK government says its intelligence agencies can snoop on Facebook and Google users without individual warrant as the firms were based overseas
Amazon to launch new smartphone: Reports
18 Jun 2014
Iraqi government blocks access to social media
16 Jun 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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