Industry
Telecom user base rises to 1.2 bn
15 Jul 2017
Indian whisky brand Officers Choice is world’s No 2
13 Jul 2017
Three Indian whisky brands – Officer’s Choice, McDowell's and Imperial Blue - rank among the top 10 in the world’s 100 top-selling brands
Iran throws open Book Garden, possibly world’s largest library
12 Jul 2017
For those who thought Iran was like some other Islamic countries that discourage literature and the arts, here’s an eye-opener: officials unveiled the Book Garden — possibly the world’s largest library — in a giant academic complex on Wednesday
Some private hospitals in Maharashtra reselling catheters: FDA
11 Jul 2017
The report by the state drug regulator FDA has also found that private hospitals in Mumbai were selling catheters to patients for almost 200 per cent to 300 per cent of the cost
Pearson sells 22% stake in Penguin Random House to Bertelsmann for $1 bn
11 Jul 2017
Pearson, which in recent years sold some of its best known assets, including the Financial Times and the Economist, said it would now reduce its stake in the world's biggest consumer book publisher
English wine enjoyed bumper year in 2016
10 Jul 2017
Move over kerosene, solar lamps – GravityLight is here
By By Jagdeep Worah | 08 Jul 2017
A gravity-powered lamp designed for use in developing nations as a replacement for kerosene lamps, combines kinetic and potential energy — it uses a bag filled with a weight attached to a cord, which slowly descends similar to the weight drive in a cuckoo clock. By Jagdeep Worah
India leading climate fight through solar revolution: World Bank
08 Jul 2017
With its conscious choice to use significantly more clean energy to fuel its growth, India is contributing to global efforts to save the planet from the effects of climate change
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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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