Industry
‘Breakthrough’ in Indo-US n-ties; Westinghouse deal is on
14 Jun 2012
US companies have so far been unable to participate in India’s nuclear boom due to US concerns over India's nuclear liability laws
E.ON seeks $9.99 bn in damages from German government for nuclear exit
14 Jun 2012
E.ON claims that it will lose €8 billion from lost revenues and investments in security equipment and nuclear fuel
High oil prices holding up global economic growth: Reddy
13 Jun 2012
India’s annual oil import bill jumped to $140 billion from $100 billion over the last two financial years, which pushed down the country’s growth rate to 6.9 per cent from over 8 per cent in the previous financial year
Venus Remedies develops antibiotic for `super bugs', receives US patent
12 Jun 2012
Venus Remedies' unique antibiotic drug candidate, which stops development and spread of bacterial resistance, is about 20-30 per cent cheaper compared to conventional therapies currently in use
Global renewable energy investment reaches $257 bn: UN report
12 Jun 2012
The world’s top seven countries by renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro), China, the US, Germany, Spain, Italy, India and Japan accounted for about 70 per cent of the total new capacity additions
Bolivia nationalises Glencore’s mining unit
12 Jun 2012
Telefonica sells 4.56 % stake in China Unicom for $1.4 bn
11 Jun 2012
Telefónica, which held a near 10-per cent stake in China Unicom, will still hold around 5 per cent stake in China’s second-largest mobile phone operator
BEML chief suspended over Tatra deal
11 Jun 2012
Opec to meet this week to review output levels
11 Jun 2012
Kraft Foods to shift listing to Nasdaq
09 Jun 2012
Heineken acquires Belgian cider maker Stassen SA
09 Jun 2012
Based in Aubel, Belgium, Stassen is one of Europe’s largest cider producers, making and distributing a range of ciders - flavoured, alcohole-free - and sparkling fruit juices
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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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