Industry
US keen on n-power deal with India for Westinghouse
27 Feb 2013
The United States has made it clear on that it is keen on following up on the Indo-US nuclear deal of 2008 with business for its nuclear power equipment makers, mainly Westinghouse Electric Co
Restructuring at Tesco to transfer 2,000 jobs
26 Feb 2013
2G spectrum auctions get tepid response
26 Feb 2013
Royalty Pharma launches $6.6 bn bid for Irish drug maker Elan Corp
26 Feb 2013
Royalty Pharma, a US firm that invests in the pharmaceutical industry, today launched an unsolicited $6.6-billion bid for Irish neuroscience focused biotechnology company Elan Corp
North Sea oil investment at 30-year high: report
25 Feb 2013
Taiwanese company unveils prototype of futuristic transparent smartphone
25 Feb 2013
Taken six years to develop, this futuristic looking smartphone is scratch- and shatter-proof since it is made out of conductive glass.
Six underground tanks at US N-plant site leaking radioactive waste
23 Feb 2013
Although no immediate risk to human health has been reported, the seeping waste adds to decades of soil contamination and threatens to further taint groundwater below the site
Now donkey meat found at firms in horse meat probe
22 Feb 2013
Investigators in the UK are reported to have found traces of DNA of donkey flesh ln beef products
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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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