Industry
Japan's Kirin buys controlling stake in Brazilian brewer for $2.56 billion
02 Aug 2011
Kirin, Japan's second largest brewer after Asahi Breweries, said it had bought all outstanding shares of Aleadri-Schinni, which holds a 50.45 per cent stake in Schincariol.
Cooper abandons takeover bid for Laird
02 Aug 2011
Ore worth crores seized as Karnataka firms flout SC ban
01 Aug 2011
Authorities in Karnataka seized over 7,000 tonnes of iron ore worth over Rs4 crore in Bellary district over the weekend being illegally transported
India resolves oil payments row with Iran
01 Aug 2011
Iran's national oil company said Sunday a festering $7 billion oil payments dispute with India had been resolved and that there would be no interruption of crude exports.
Taiwan’s MediaTek to buy 10 % of Spice Digtal for Rs88.4 crore
30 Jul 2011
The services provided by mobile VAS provider Spice Digital, a subsidiary of B K Modi's $2-billion Spice Global group, are used by around 30 million cell phone users in nearly 20 countries
Supreme Court imposes ban on iron ore mining in Bellary
30 Jul 2011
In a landmark decision on Friday, the Supreme Court imposed a ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka's Bellary district citing environmental degradation caused by over exploitation
India to pay for Iranian crude through Turkish bank
29 Jul 2011
India and Iran may resolve a niggling dispute over arrears for crude shipments that have accumulated over a seven month-long period, by clearing payments through a Turkish bank.
CBI Court dismisses Chandolia's bail plea
29 Jul 2011
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
Business History Videos
History of hovercraft Part 3...
Today I shall talk a bit more about the military plans for ...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of hovercraft Part 2...
In this episode of our history of hovercraft, we shall exam...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Hovercraft Part 1...
If you’ve been a James Bond movie fan, you may recall seein...
By Kiron Kasbekar | Presenter: Kiron Kasbekar
History of Trams in India | ...
The video I am presenting to you is based on a script writt...
By Aniket Gupta | Presenter: Sheetal Gaikwad
view more
.jpg "India’s GDP growth seen lower at 6.7% in April-June FY25")
