E-business
US e-commerce giant Amazon initiates talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn
27 Nov 2014
Amazon is reportedly in early stage talks to acquire Jabong.com for around $1.2 billion – a move designed to ward off stiff competition from entrenched rivals Flipkart and eBay-backed Snapdeal
Alibaba’s Jack Ma looks to work with Indian businesses
26 Nov 2014
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma today said over 400,000 Chinese consumers bought Indian products like spices and chocolates, while Indian tea was in great demand in China
Future Group chief Biyani reveals worries over e-competition
18 Nov 2014
Kishore Biyani, founder, Future Group, one of India's largest and most established brick-and-mortar retail groups, says retailers are unable to keep up with online sellers in spending money to entice shoppers
Alibaba’s Singles' Day sales cross $5.9 bn
11 Nov 2014
Jack Ma's e-commerce giant Alibaba says it sold over $5.9 billion worth merchandise within 14 hours today, at a sale to mark the Chinese Singles' Day festival
Flipkart to raise another $1 bn; eyes over $10 bn valuation
10 Nov 2014
Over the next three years, the market valuation of Flipkart is expected to cross $25 billion, positioning the company for a US listing
Japan’s SoftBank pushes $10-bn India online market plans
28 Oct 2014
Japanes telecom firm SoftBank, which has already invested $627 million in Snapdeal, is looking for investment opportunities in India’s telecom and e-commerce space
SoftBank invests $627 mn in Snapdeal
28 Oct 2014
Japanese telecom and media group SoftBank will invest a total of $627 million in Snapdeal for a 30-per cent stake
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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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