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ExxonMobil, Shell bag Iraqi West Qurna oilfield contract
06 Nov 2009
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell beat rival consortiums from Russia, France and China to secure initial rights to develop Iraq’s giant West Qurna phase 1 oilfield, one of the largest in the country
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After GVT bid, Telefonica to acqire HanseNet for $1.34 billion
06 Nov 2009
Continuing its acquisition race for global telecom assets, Spain’s Telefonica SA Telecom is acquiring Italia SpA to buy its wholly-owned German subsidiary, HanseNet for $1.34 billion in an all-cash deal
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Reliance gas dispute hearing restarts from square one
05 Nov 2009
With justice B Sudarshan Reddy replacing justice R V Raveendran, the Supreme Court today began hearing afresh the high profile legal dispute between the Ambani brothers
Octant Interactive acquires Esha News Monitoring
05 Nov 2009
$350,000 Swiss watch ups nose at recession in US
05 Nov 2009
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Massive Indo-Canadian uranium order in the works
04 Nov 2009
The world's largest supplier of uranium, Cameco Corp, says an order for more than seven million pounds of uranium from India is imminent.
Orange rules out lower tariff for iPhone users
04 Nov 2009
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Dubai’s ENOC to acquire Dragon Oil for $1.9 billion
04 Nov 2009
Dubai seeks to bolster future energy resources by acquiring full control over Dragon Oil Plc, to expand its exploration and production in oil rich Turkmenistan
Montara oil field well plugged on fifth attempt
03 Nov 2009
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Denbury Resources to acquire Encore for $4.5 billion
03 Nov 2009
The acquisition will create one of the largest CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) platforms diversified across the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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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