Industry
IISc develops novel drug delivery device
08 May 2013
The device, which may cost around Rs9,000, is expected to be in the market in two-and-a-half years, after human trials are completed
Coalgate: SC once again seeks autonomy for ‘caged parrot’ CBI
08 May 2013
A three-judge bench headed by Justice R M Lodha came down heavily on the CBI and the government for having discussed the CBI's investigation report before presenting it to the court
Petronas to buy OGX's Brazilian offshore field stake for $850 mn
08 May 2013
Malaysian oil giant Petronas will acquire 40 per cent of OGX’s interest in two oil blocks in Brazil from OGX, Brazil's second-biggest oil company
Diageo appoints Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as CEO
07 May 2013
Paul Walsh, who has been chief executive of Diageo for 13 years, will step down as CEO of the liquor giant on 30 June and hand over reins to Ivan Menezes
SC clears Kundankulam nuclear plant as ‘safe, beneficial’
06 May 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday approved the commissioning of the controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant as being necessary for larger public interest and economic growth of the country
Verizon to spend $100 mn in green inititatives
06 May 2013
Japan to build $22-bn nuclear plant in Turkey
06 May 2013
For Japan, this was the first successful nuclear deal overseas after the 2011 catastrophe that devastated a series of nuclear installations at its Fukushima power plant following an earthquake and tsunami
BlackBerry users hit with service outage
04 May 2013
Caterpillar to lay off additional 300 workers
04 May 2013
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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