Industry
Japan plans to end nuclear power by 2030s
15 Sep 2012
In a historic shift in the nation’s nuclear policy after last year’s Fukushima catastrophe, Japan has unveiled plans to phase out its reliance on nuclear power and shut down all its nuclear reactors by 2030s
Britain to probe petroleum price rigging
15 Sep 2012
British MPs have sought action against speculators for rigging petroleum product prices after a whistleblower detailed how price rigging takes place
Bombay High Court raps police for detaining cartoonist on sedition charges
15 Sep 2012
The judges said that the sedition law was enacted in the pre-Independence era when the British colonial rulers wanted protection from the citizens
Government allows 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail
14 Sep 2012
Implementation of the policy, however, is subject to state laws and is not a mandatory requirement for all states
Foreign airlines allowed to invest up to 49 per cent in Indian carriers
14 Sep 2012
The union cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today decided to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 per cent in the equity capital of Indian carriers
Diesel to cost Rs5 more; LPG restricted to 6 cylinders a year
13 Sep 2012
Branded diesel as also LPG over and above the 6-cylinder-a-year cap will be sold at market rates, which will be decided by the oil companies
SC refuses to stay fuel loading at Kudankulam
13 Sep 2012
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the fuel loading of the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam and has put off the hearing in the matter to next Thursday.
Coalgate: Government cancels allocation of 4 captive coal blocks
13 Sep 2012
Apart from cancelling four coal block alloications the inter-ministerial group has also mooted punitive action against eight companies which have failed to develop the blocks allotted to them
Huawei to invest $2 billion to expand in Britain
12 Sep 2012
Kudankulam protests continue; leader slips away
12 Sep 2012
Protests against the upcoming nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu continued this morning, with protesters still sitting in and around Idinthakarai, the venue of protest
Bharti-Walmart plans 3-5 new outlets by year-end
11 Sep 2012
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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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