Firms/companies
Vedanta-Foxconn to set up $20 bn chip factory in Gujarat
14 Sep 2022
Besides state government subsidies, the centre, which aims to make India a key player in the global supply chain for chips, has agreed to increase incentives beyond an initial $10 billion proposed for investments in semiconductor manufacturing
Moderna sues Pfizer-BioNtech for patent violation
02 Sep 2022
According to Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech copied mRNA technology that Moderna had patented between 2010 and 2016, well before Covid-19 emerged in 2019
Switch Mobility unveils new electric double decker bus EiV 22
29 Aug 2022
The Switch electric double decker can ferry nearly twice the number of seated passengers as a comparable single decker bus with just 18 per cent increase in kerb weight
Adani’s move to buy NDTV stake unnerves media groups
26 Aug 2022
Media raises hell as news agency owned by 3rd richest man fears for independent media after 4th richest man plans to buy news channel
SBI Q1 net profit down 6.7% at Rs6,068.1 crore
08 Aug 2022
Sun Pharma chairman Israel Makov to retire on 29 August
08 Aug 2022
Makov has played a significant role in Sun Pharma’s transformation from a $1.7 billion organisation focusing on India and the US into the world's fourth largest specialty generic pharmaceutical company operating across 100+ markets with a turnover of over $5 billion
RBI hikes policy repo rate by 50 bps to 5.40%
05 Aug 2022
The latest hike, the third since May this year, after the 40 bps and 50 bps hikes announced in May and June, respectively, may not be the last, according to indications
TVS e-scooter iQube to get a hydrogen fuel cell version
03 Aug 2022
Leaked images of the prototype show the chassis downtube at the front with hydrogen storing cannisters that are connected to the fuel cells stacked under the seat as also a regular battery pack for emergency use
ArcelorMittal to acquire Brazilian steelmaker CSP for $2.2 billion
02 Aug 2022
ArcelorMittal also announced a new $1.4bn buyback programme of 60 million shares, to be completed by the end of May 2023, despite a 2 per cent decline in its net income to $3.92 billion for the second quarter ended 30 June 2022
RIL Q1 net profit up 46% at Rs17,955 cr; revenue jumps 57% to Rs2,43,999 cr
25 Jul 2022
The resurgent demand fuels in a tighter market improved product margins in the oil business while a surge in customer base boosted revenues and profits in the telecom and retail sectors, RIL stated
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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!
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
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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