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Vasco Da Gama’s Indian journal now on UNESCO’s top list
21 Jun 2013
The hand written journal of Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama's pioneering voyage to India during the 15th century describes situations of danger, treason, diseases, contact with people on shore, the arrival of the Portuguese, gifts exchanged and war equipment
Coalgate: CBI begins grilling former secretary H C Gupta
20 Jun 2013
The Central Bureau of Investigation today began questioning former coal secretary H C Gupta in connection with the coal block allocation scam.
Coca-Cola promotes India chief Atul Singh to bigger global role
20 Jun 2013
Singh’s area of responsibility will include two of the company’s key business units of the soft drink business in the region — China and India
Coalgate: CBI to summon PM’s advisor TKA Nair
18 Jun 2013
Prince William will become first British monarch of Indian descent
14 Jun 2013
DNA tests show that Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne after his father Prince Charles, will be first British king with proven Indian ancestry
Coalgate: ex-coal secretary Gupta quits CCI post ahead of grilling
13 Jun 2013
Gupta was the coal secretary between 2006 and 2009, the period which is covered by the CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks
VC Shukla, injured in Maoist attack, dies
11 Jun 2013
BJP stalemate ends as Advani retracts resignation
11 Jun 2013
BJP president Rajnath Singh said he will address all concerns of Advani about the functioning of the party but there will be no change in the decision to elevate Narendra Modi
LK Advani quits all positions in BJP
10 Jun 2013
While Narendra Modi himself was a one-time protégé of Advani, the veteran leader’s resignation seems not just linked to Modi’s elevation alone, he is more worried about his losing face in the party
Phaneesh Murthy removed from iGATE board
08 Jun 2013
Jet Airways CEO Nikos Kardassis steps down
07 Jun 2013
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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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