Industry
SC upholds CAG’s powers to audit accounts of private telcos
17 Apr 2014
The apex court has held that since private companies “utilise spectrum”, the CAG can look into their profit-and-loss accounts so as to ensure that the government receives its “legitimate share” of revenue
Poll panel warns media over opinion polls
17 Apr 2014
Luxottica signs exclusive 10-year license agreement with Michael Kors
16 Apr 2014
Luxottica Group SpA, the world's largest eye-wear company, yesterday said that it had signed a ten-year exclusive eye-wear license agreement with luxury-goods maker Michael Kors Holdings Ltd
Oil ministry opposes DGH move to divest RIL of gas finds
16 Apr 2014
The oil ministry is however seeking relaxation of the rules for RIL as it feels rebidding the finds may lead to delay in development of the discoveries
PM handled coal ministry well, but sans reforms: Parakh
15 Apr 2014
Former coal secretary P C Parakh, in his book released on Monday, says whatever was achieved by him in initiating the auction process for coal block allocations, was when the Prime Minister was actually in-charge of the ministry
Tesco chief under pressure amid falling profits
14 Apr 2014
German scents, flavours maker Symrise to buy Diana Group for $1.8 bn
14 Apr 2014
Symrise is the world’s biggest supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials as well as functional ingredients
HC orders dismantling of Noida housing project
12 Apr 2014
The high court directed the developer to bear the cost of demolition and refund the buyers' money with 14 per cent compound interest; while directing Noida Authority to identify and prosecute the officials who sanctioned the construction
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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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