Industry
Jahm Najafi, Pamplona Capital bid for Time Inc
10 Mar 2017
Like many other publishers, Time Inc. has been hit by a decline in print ad sales since advertisers spend more on other media and readers increasingly move online
Lok Sabha passes bill to extend maternity leave to 26 weeks
10 Mar 2017
The Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2016, which extends maternity benefits to adopting mothers and commissioning mothers will come into the force after the President’s assent
World’s heaviest woman undergoes life-saving surgery at Mumbai hospital
09 Mar 2017
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty who was immobilised due to a stroke and was bedridden for the past 25 years, can now lift her arm after undergoing life-saving surgery
Indian consumer goods sector could grow 9-17% over 3 years: study
09 Mar 2017
India is at the cusp of the FMCG 'S-curve', with significant room to grow over the next 5 to 10 years – but the winning brands will be those that achieve greater household penetration, a CII-Bain & Co report says
AkzoNobel rejects unsolicited takeover offer from PPG Industries
09 Mar 2017
Dutch paints and coatings giant AkzoNobel today rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from its US rival PPG Industries, saying the offer substantially undervalued the company and was not in the interest of its shareholders
PPG Industries explores potential deal with Dutch rival AkzoNobel
09 Mar 2017
Pittsburgh-based PPG, which has a market value of $25.9 billion, is the world’s largest coatings company, while Akzo Nobel is the world’s second-biggest paint company with a market cap of about $17 billion
Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food expands dog food recall
07 Mar 2017
India to replace Russia as 3rd largest oil refiner: IEA official
07 Mar 2017
India, according to the report, is gradually becoming the focus of attention as Chinese demand growth slows
Featured articles
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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