Industry
Wine output hits 40-year low amid rising demand
04 Nov 2013
Denizens of wine-consuming nations are worried about a report that production of the Grape of Bacchus has dipped to its lowest level in over 40 years
NYT posts 3Q net loss at $24.3 mn
01 Nov 2013
General Atlantic seeks $1.1 bn from sale of German laboratory-service provider Amedes Group
01 Nov 2013
Barrick Gold eyes part sale of Pascua-Lama mine
31 Oct 2013
UK press up in arms against court ruling on regulation
31 Oct 2013
Publishers in the UK are now running out of time to try to stop the politicians' charter, which they say could allow governments to encroach on press freedom
CNPC close to buying Petrobras’ Peruvian assets for over $2 bn
30 Oct 2013
Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras is raising funds for its massive $236-billion exploration and expansion plan, which could allow it to overtake the output of all OPEC members except Saudi Arabia
Coalgate: SC dismisses plea to name PM in FIR
29 Oct 2013
The bench also rejected another application seeking to direct the prime minister to file an affidavit to clarify his stand on the allocation of coal blocks
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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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