Industry
CVS Health to buy Aetna for around $69 bn
04 Dec 2017
The deal would help the drugstore giant fortify itself against looming competition from Amazon.com Inc, and also save around $750 million annually
Chabahar port opens an India-Iran-Afghanistan economic corridor
04 Dec 2017
Last month India shipped the first consignment of a planned 1300,000 tonne wheat supply to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port
India elected to IMO council for a 2-year term
02 Dec 2017
CVS Health nears deal to buy health insurer Aetna for over $66 bn
02 Dec 2017
US pharmacy operator CVS Health Corp (CVS) is nearing a deal to buy the third-largest health insurer in the US, Aetna Inc, for over $66 billion, and an agreement could be announced as early as Sunday or Monday
Pet coke imports from US could choke India further, says report
01 Dec 2017
While the environment ministry blames the burning of farm waste in Punjab and Haryana for the capital’s pollution problem, it denies pet coke harms Delhi's public health
Apple, Qualcomm hurl flurry of lawsuits against each other
01 Dec 2017
The dispute between Apple and Qualcomm has deepened, with Qualcomm firing off three new lawsuits claiming infringement of its patents
Thousands of American Airlines’ flights left without pilots during Christmas week due to computer glitch
30 Nov 2017
Economics to decide market value of Air India
30 Nov 2017
Jet Air, SpiceJet may join race to acquire segments of Air India
30 Nov 2017
There may be more potential buyers for Air India other than the Tata Group and IndiGo, which have already expressed interest, as Jet Airways and SpiceJet are likely to join the bidding for the debt-ridden airline
CCI slaps Rs52-cr fine on "monopolistic" BCCI
30 Nov 2017
BCCI, which assured broadcasters that it “shall not organise, sanction, recognise, or support another professional league” during the 10-year rights period, argued that it was a `not-for-profit’ organisation and therefore doesn't come under the ambit of the CCI
Hybrid electric plane to fly by 2020
29 Nov 2017
A joint project of Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce, the E-Fan X demonstration model will be based on a BAe 146 aircraft in which an electric unit, powered by an onboard generator, will replace one, and eventually two, of the four gas turbine engines of the plane
Trai net neutrality guidelines a positive step, agree experts
29 Nov 2017
After two years of deliberations, TRAI’s support for net neutrality is among the strongest in the world, and ‘will promote equitable access to the internet for every citizen’
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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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