Industry
AstraZeneca to acquire Bristol-Myers Squibb’s stake in diabetes business
20 Dec 2013
The acquisition will boost AstraZeneca's presence in the emerging markets, where diabetes is a fast-growing problem and by 2030, is expected to accout of two-thirds of the world's diabetic population
Saab bags $4.5-bn Brazil jet deal
19 Dec 2013
Blackstone buys three US power plants from Direct Energy
19 Dec 2013
Blackstone has been interested in the power industry ever since it raised $2.5 billion last year for its first fund dedicated to investments in the energy sector
UK retailer Tesco set for India venture with Tatas
17 Dec 2013
Tesco, which already has a franchise agreement to provide support to Tata Group’s Trent's Star Bazaar chain, has sought approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for the investment
BHP shuts down Australian nickel mine
17 Dec 2013
The company said the closure of the mine, which was under suspension since 31 October following a significant seismic event, was purely on safety grounds
Finmin wants gas price capped below $8.6 per mmBtu for RIL
16 Dec 2013
Under the pricing formula, which will be effective for a five-year period beginning 1 April 2014, the price of natural gas will be revised quarterly
US to phase out incandescent bulbs on 2 January
16 Dec 2013
Hilton serves up a surprise in market debut
14 Dec 2013
DoT, TRAI at odds over CDMA auction base price
14 Dec 2013
The Department of Telecommunications has approached TRAI for the fourth time in six months seeking its recommendations on the base price for auction of CDMA spectrum
Featured articles
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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