Industry
No.2 American electronics retailer Circuit City files for bankruptcy
10 Nov 2008
The No. 2 electronics seller in the US, Circuit City Stores today filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest victim of a worsening economic downturn.
Ore miner Rio Tinto to slash output by a third
10 Nov 2008
With steel producers slashing production, The world's No 2 iron ore miner Rio Tinto has decided to follow suit and reduce output bya third
The shopping is over
By Mohini Bhatnagar | 10 Nov 2008
Steel slowdown: Chronology of production cuts
08 Nov 2008
National Lampoon acquires BarackObamaJokes.com
06 Nov 2008
NDS plans an investment of $150 million in India
05 Nov 2008
FCC opens up unused TV spectrum for wireless use
05 Nov 2008
D'Mart to double stores by next year end
05 Nov 2008
Iconic soap ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' to air last serial on 6 November
05 Nov 2008
1,500 episodes later, ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ will air its last episode tomorrow, 6 November, with the telecast of its last episode, with the falling out of the one-time partners Balaji Telefilms and Star TV.
Japanese, Korean consortium to acquire stake in CSN's Brazilian iron ore mining business
04 Nov 2008
Bill Gates lauds India's polio initiative
04 Nov 2008
UK power utility Centrica launches £2.2 billion to fund proposed stake purchase in British Energy
04 Nov 2008
India TV forms new company
04 Nov 2008
New lifestyle magazine launched
04 Nov 2008
Microsoft, LG sign mobile technology pact
03 Nov 2008
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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
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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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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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