Industry
SC to hear plea by Campa Cola society residents post eviction
30 May 2014
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea filed by the residents of unauthorised flats in Mumbai's Campa Cola housing society who are set to be evicted by Saturday
Stryker denies Smith & Nephew bid
29 May 2014
Venkaiah Naidu promises cheaper home loans
29 May 2014
Competition panel approves Tesco's acquisition of 50% stake in Trent
28 May 2014
CCI’s approval of the multi-brand retail JV comes a day after the new commerce minister voiced concern over the entry of foreign retailers in the Indian market
US chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride to buy Hillshire Brands for $6.4 bn
28 May 2014
The deal comes two weeks after Hillshire agreed to buy Pinnacle Foods Inc from private equity firm Blackstone Group, for $4.3-billion in cash and stock
Solar-powered roads to generate power
28 May 2014
A prototype power system using solar road panels to generate power, melt snow in the winter, offer embedded LED lighting and display driver alerts is being tested in the US
InterContinental Hotels rejects £6-bn deal
26 May 2014
The report of a possible acquisition by a mystery US buyer had led to fears that the UK’s biggest hotel company could be next on the list of targets of US firms seeking a tax inversion deal
Ofcom asks consumers to report nuisance calls
26 May 2014
Gujarat setting up solar power projects over Narmada canals
24 May 2014
Gujarat, which invests nearly Rs2,000 crore an year on renewable energy, has attracted Rs9,000 crore in investments for it solar energy projects
AP High Court vacates stay on Ranbaxy-Sun Pharma merger
24 May 2014
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has vacated a stay on the proposed merger of Ranbaxy Laboratories with Sun Pharma over alleged insider trading in Ranbaxy shares ahead of the merger announcement
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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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