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Modi government sought control over Nalanda University, says Amartya Sen
07 Jul 2015
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen blames the government for making the free functioning of autonomous educational institutions difficult
Ratan Tata joins Jungle Ventures as special advisor
02 Jul 2015
Jungle Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, with a firm focus on helping innovative technology-led companies based out of Asia-Pacific
Father of SMS, Matti Makkonen dies, aged 63
01 Jul 2015
Though Matti Makkonen is widely credited with having fathered SMS technology, he himself said that the development was a joint effort and not his sole work
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says humans will become robot pets
27 Jun 2015
Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking have all spoken about the dangers of allowing our world to be taken over by artificial intelligence
Fate accomplished
27 Jun 2015
Vivek Agnihotri, retired IAS officer is a former secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India, reminisces about a cross-service friendship struck over his years in service
Ericsson appoints Paolo Colella to head India region
26 Jun 2015
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella, global head of its consulting and systems integration business, as the new head of India region, effective September
KV Kamath steps down as IIM-Indore chairman
25 Jun 2015
Bobby Jindal announces US presidential bid on Twitter
25 Jun 2015
Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, 44, yesterday became the first Indian-origin American to throw his hat in the ring for US presidential elections
Karnataka govt challenges Jayalalithaa's acquittal in Supreme Court
23 Jun 2015
The Karnataka government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka high court order acquitting Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha in the 19-year-old disproportionate assets case
'Jai Shri Ram’ greets Scion of Ikshvaku
By By Swetha Amit | 23 Jun 2015
E-venture startups must avoid valuation bubble: Ratan Tata
19 Jun 2015
Ratan Tata is of the view that startup e-commerce firms are asking for too high a price for parting stakes, and that "valuations" and not "evaluations" are driving these ventures
UK inventor Sir James Dyson’s son develops lamps that lasts for 37 years
11 Jun 2015
Jake Dyson's CSYS lamp uses heat pipe technology to draw heat away from the LEDs, using technology typically used in satellites
Beijing-based online gaming company to pay $2.3 million for steak lunch with Warren Buffett
06 Jun 2015
Kamath to take charge of BRICS bank in July
04 Jun 2015
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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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