Industry
Water use for fracking has risen by up to 770% since 2011
17 Aug 2018
The volume of wastewater new wells generate during their first year of production has also increased -- by up to 1,440 per cent
KKR acquires 60% stake in Ramky Enviro Engineers
13 Aug 2018
Zee Network calls off content deal with Jio TV
11 Aug 2018
HPCL refuses to recognise ONGC as promoter
10 Aug 2018
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today clarified that ONGC with 51.11-per cent stake in the refiner is the new promoter of HPCL, after the company’s CMD Mukesh Kumar Surana refused to recognise the majority shareholder as HPCL’s promoter
Centre has 200-man cell monitoring TV news channels 24/7: report
10 Aug 2018
Located right next to the CBI headquarters in Delhi, is the nerve-centre of a secretive government operation to monitor if sufficient TV coverage is being provided to the prime minister
Flipkart-Walmart deal gets regulatory approval
09 Aug 2018
While the Flipkart-Walmart alliance aims to fend off competition from e-commerce giant Amazon, the US retail giant announced plans to hire 1,000 professionals and also projected creation of 30,000 direct and indirect jobs through new cash-and-carry shops
New defence production policy
06 Aug 2018
Trai releases norms for next spectrum auction, timing uncertain
02 Aug 2018
With 5G spectrum making its debut, the regulator has recommended slashing reserve prices across bandwidths, including by almost 43 per cent for 4G airwaves – but this may not be enough to enthuse debt-laden telcos
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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