Industry
Government to fix uniform licence fee for telcos
01 Sep 2009
Actress Amrita Rao to promote Vivel shmpoos
01 Sep 2009
Disney acquires Marvel for $4 billion
01 Sep 2009
The world’s largest media and entertainment conglomerate widens its portfolio with the acquisition of Marvel's 5.000 entertainment characters
Petrochina buys 60 per cent stake in Canada’s oilsands for $1.7 billion
01 Sep 2009
In its continuing resource acquisition, China’s largest oil company, Petrochina Company Ltd, (Petrochina), has agreed to acquire 60 per cent stake in Canada’s Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. for about $1.7 billion
Huntsman signs “Stalking Horse” deal with Tronox
31 Aug 2009
Oilfield service provider Baker Hughes to acquire BJ Services for $5.5 billion
31 Aug 2009
The world's third-largest oilfield services company behind Schlumberger and Halliburton, is acquiring rival oilfield-services provider BJ Services in a cash and stock deal
RITES turnover rises to Rs672 crore, profit dips
31 Aug 2009
India to ink MoU with Namibia for uranium mining
31 Aug 2009
India is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for mining and supply of the much-needed uranium as well as other minerals with Namibia
Global steel industry shows signs of recovery: WSA
31 Aug 2009
In July, almost all the major steel-producing countries - including China, Japan, Germany, the US, Brazil, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine - showed their highest monthly figures so far this year
The KG gas muddle
29 Aug 2009
The dispute over the allocation and pricing of natural gas from RIL’s KG field has snowballed into the most controversial this country has seen. And it is getting worse by the day. By Shivshanker Verma
Government backtracks on banning Chinese telecom equipment
29 Aug 2009
Stiff opposition from mobile operators forces the government to scale down its demand for an outright ban of chinese telecom vendors to self-regulation
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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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