Industry
US drugmaker Perrigo buys Irish biotechnology major Elan for $8.6 bn
30 Jul 2013
The deal brings an end the multiple hostile attempts by US investment firm Royalty Pharma for the takeover of Elan during the past few months
Gas price hike: SC issues notices to government, RIL
29 Jul 2013
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the central government and RIL on the doubling of the price of natural gas produced in the country from $4.2 to $ 8.4 mmBtu beginning 1 April 2014
US specialty chemicals firm Rockwood sells clay business to Germany’s Altana Group for $635 mn
29 Jul 2013
RIL, ONGC sign pact for sharing infrastructure
29 Jul 2013
Pearson puts up Mergermarket form sale
27 Jul 2013
Soon, TV channel in US for bored, home-alone dogs
27 Jul 2013
Lonely, bored dogs left at home while their owners are at work will soon have a dedicated TV channel for their entertainment, as 24/7 channel DOGTV goes on air in the US next month on DirecTV
Two of Indian origin in Assange’s seven to run for Australian senate
26 Jul 2013
Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, on Thursday officially launched his Australian political party, through networking site Skype.
Gas export deal with Pakistan in the pipeline, says GAIL
26 Jul 2013
Gail says pipeline exports to Pakistan are viable and should be looked at in the context of India importing gas through the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline
Activision Blizzard buys back stake from Vivendi in $8.17-bn deal
26 Jul 2013
Activision Blizzard Inc, the world's largest and most profitable gaming company and a management group will buy itself back from French conglomerate Vivendi in an $8.17 billion deal
Axel Springer sells some publications to rival Funke for $1.22 bn
26 Jul 2013
Axel Springer, Europe’s biggest newspaper publisher, yesterday sold two regional newspapers and some magazines to rival Funke Mediengruppe, for $1.22 million.
Kanimozhi moves SC seeking quashing of corruption charges
24 Jul 2013
MK Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP, today sought discharge from the 2G case saying she has been falsely implicated on the charges of receiving alleged bribe money
Peabody Energy slashes 400 Australian jobs
24 Jul 2013
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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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