Industry
Scotch is now ‘Made in Scotland’ only!
05 Jul 2011
India has granted 'geographical indication of origin' status to ‘Scotch Whisky’, a legal protection that formally recognises that as a product ‘Scotch Whiskey' can only be made in Scotland.
India, Iran may resolve oil payments crisis soon
05 Jul 2011
With the oil payments crisis involving India and Iran turning ugly with Tehran threatening to shut off crude oil supplies, both countries have signalled they may perhaps secure a long-term solution.
Global warming could alter the US premium wine industry within 30 years
04 Jul 2011
The amount of high-value Northern California land suitable for growing premium wine grapes could be cut in half by 2040 because of global warming.
Apple seeks ban on four Samsung mobile devices in the US
02 Jul 2011
Apple yesterday filed a preliminary injunction to bar the entry of Samsung's latest mobile devices in the US, eve as the korean firm dropped its US countersuit in a strategic gambit to better focus on fighting its rival’s original patent-violation claims
Former oil regulator Sibal in CBI net for graft
02 Jul 2011
The CBI has charged former director-general of hydrocarbons V K Sibal, and six of his former colleagues with criminal conspiracy to grant undue favours to an American seismic exploration firm.
Iran may halt crude supplies to India in August
01 Jul 2011
Escalating matters on a payments dispute, Iran has warned India it will stop crude oil supplies from August if a long simmering dispute over payment for crude oil imports was not resolved soon.
China operates world's longest gas pipeline
01 Jul 2011
German parliament dumps nuclear energy; shutdown in 2022
01 Jul 2011
Voting overwhelmingly in favour of renewable energy, German lawmakers have approved plans to shut the country's nuclear plants by 2022.
No tie-up with Huawei for telecom test lab, Sibal clarifies
01 Jul 2011
The MoU signed between the two is more like a non-disclosure agreement so that the information that IISc gets from Huawei is not disclosed to others, says telecom minister Kapil Sibal.
Kids 45 miles away from Tepco plant to be issued dosimeters
30 Jun 2011
34,000 children aged between four and 15 living 45 miles from the plant in in Fukushima city will have to wear radiation monitors
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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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