Industry
China's Vivo plans new Rs4,000-cr facility in India
13 Dec 2018
Vivo, which competes with the likes of Samsung and Xiaomi in the Indian market, has acquired 169 acres of land in Noida and the investment will be made over a period of four years
Hotels threaten to stop bookings by online aggregators
06 Dec 2018
Hoteliers allege that OTAs are now trying to dictate prices and monopolise the market by usurping pricing power of hotels and assuming marketing rights
VVIP chopper scam: Middleman Christian Michel brought to India
05 Dec 2018
Christian Michel, a British national, is wanted in a case related to organising bribes of Rs225 crore (about 30 million euros) to push a Rs3,600-crore contract for VVIP helicopters during the UPA regime
Qatar to quit Opec in January, to focus on gas exports
04 Dec 2018
Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas, plans to increase gas exports from 77 million tonnes per year to 110 million tonnes, while also raising its oil production from 4.8 million barrels to 6.5 million barrels
DGCA drone regulations come into force
03 Dec 2018
Under the 'Drone Regulations 1.0', nano drones can fly legally now, while for micro and above categories operators and pilots are required to register on the Digital Sky Portal and get licences paying fees varying from Rs1,000 to Rs25,000
India to chair Kimberley Process from 1 January
30 Nov 2018
J&J may have to pay up to Rs1.23 cr for defective hip implant
30 Nov 2018
As per the formula approved by the union health ministry, Johnson & Johnson will have to pay compensation varying from Rs1,23 crore for those young patients (20 years and less) with over 50 per cent deformity to Rs30 lakh for the elderly (65 years and over) with up to 30 per cent deformity
India to export fish meal and fish oil to China
29 Nov 2018
Maharashtra invites global bids for Dharavi redevelopment project
26 Nov 2018
The redevelopment of Dharavi, which is closer to South Mumbai than the upmarket Bandra-Kurla Complex, when completed, can change the face of Mumbai
Gas distribution to cover 70% of population in 2-3 years: Modi
23 Nov 2018
Modi said work on city gas distribution network is underway in 65 geographical areas in 129 districts under the ninth round of CGD bidding while the tenth CGD bidding round will cover in 50 GAs spread over 124 districts in 14 states
ESA’s Mars mission sends images of former Martian flood plains
22 Nov 2018
Despite Mars’ reputation as a dry, arid world, water is believed to have played a key role in sculpting `Nili Fossae’ where the surrounding environment has visual cues of once flowing water
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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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.
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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
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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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