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New inhalable measles vaccine may lead to vaccines for other diseases
29 Jun 2010
A dry powder, inhalable vaccine developed for measles prevention and slated for human clinical trials later this year in India will lead to other inhalable, inexpensive vaccines for a range of illnesses.
US Supreme Court refuses to hear both government and tobacco companies
29 Jun 2010
The US Supreme Court handed a substantial victory to major tobacco firms Monday, refusing to consider an appeal that would have allowed the government to collect $280 billion in penalties.
Noble to buy Frontier Drilling for $2.16 billion
28 Jun 2010
After Canada, India begins nuclear talks with Japan
28 Jun 2010
In a historic development Japan and India began the first round of talks in Tokyo today on exporting nuclear power generation technology to this energy-starved nation.
GTL Infra, Reliance Communications in $11-billion tower business merger
28 Jun 2010
The Rs50,000-crore merger of GTL Infrastructure and Reliance Infratel will create the world's largest independent telecom infrastructure company.
Malaysia's low-cost mobile phone operator Tune Talk adds over a million customers in 10 months
28 Jun 2010
Myanmar destroys illicit drugs worth $76 million
26 Jun 2010
Oracle Q4 net income jumps 25 per cent to $2.4 billion; 2010 net up 10 per cent at $6.1 billion
26 Jun 2010
NSG not stern enough on Sino-Pak N-deal, feels India; but otherwise elated
26 Jun 2010
A statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting at Christchurch in Wellington, New Zealand, the NSG merely said it took note of briefings on developments concerning non-NSG states and that it agreed on the value of ongoing consultation and transparency.
RIL signs revised gas supply agreement with RNRL
25 Jun 2010
This paves way to government allocation of natural gas from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 gas fields to RNRL power plants.
Japan’s historic U-turn - to negotiate N-deal with India
25 Jun 2010
In a historic decision, Japan has decided to jettison its opposition to nuclear deals with non-signatories of the NPT and enter into negotiations with India for sale of nuclear technology.
Infiniti Retail launches 50th Croma store
25 Jun 2010
Gazprom resumes full gas supplies to Belarus
25 Jun 2010
Government decides to lift control on petrol prices
25 Jun 2010
The empowered group of ministers today decided to approve an increase of Rs3.50 per litre of petrol, Rs2 per litre of diesel and Rs35 per cylinder of LGP.
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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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