Industry
Elan shareholders approve $8.6-bn takeover by Perrigo
18 Nov 2013
Perrigo shareholders will own approximately 71 per cent of the combined company while Elan shareholders will own the remaining
Commerce ministry bats for limiting pharma FDI at 49%
15 Nov 2013
A cabinet note prepared by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has sought stricter R&D and investment norms for FDI in pharma sector
Starbucks to pay Kraft $2.76 bn in damages to settle coffee dispute
14 Nov 2013
Starbucks annual retail-grocery coffee sales grew from $50 million to $500 million since signing the deal in 1998, but sales growth fell and market share plunged from 33 per cent in 2005 to about 25 per cent 2010 in premium coffee sales after termination of the agreement
SC stays demolition of Campa Cola building till 31 May
13 Nov 2013
The Supreme Court also said it will consider allowing a new building to house residents of illegal flats, the legal representative for the residents said.
CNPC to buy Petrobras' Peruvian assets for $2.6 billion
13 Nov 2013
CNPC, the most acquisitive Chinese oil company, has conducted a series of purchases this year in order to secure energy security for a rapidly growing economy
Wall Street agog as Anand-Carlsen chess championship begins
By by Jagdeep Worah | 09 Nov 2013
Some of Wall Street's biggest names are focused on India this week as defending chess champion Vishwanathan Anand faces off against prodigy Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Chennai .Jagdeep Worah reports
Swiss luxury goods group Richemont abandons sale of underperforming brands
09 Nov 2013
Richemont, the maker of Cartier jewellery and Piaget watches, says it has abandoned its divestment plans as potential bidders made offers that undervalued its brands
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