Industry
Covid vaccine faces rejection even before it reaches market
30 Nov 2020
While Pfizer ex-vice president Dr Michael Yeadon said there won’t be any need to vaccinate people who aren't at risk from the disease, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has written off corona virus vaccine saying Brazilians will not be required to be vaccinated when it becomes widely available
Snam buys 33% of De Nora to boost position in hydrogen technologies
24 Nov 2020
Snam is one of the world's leading energy infrastructure operators and one of the largest Italian listed companies in terms of market capitalisation while De Nora is a leading manufacturer of electrodes that can be used in the production of so-called green hydrogen production
States to garner Rs6,656 cr in annual revenue from commercial coal mining auction: Pralhad Joshi
12 Nov 2020
Cease-fire on the Vaccine Front!
04 Nov 2020
The might of vaccines can be gauged from the fact that newly-listed Chinese pharma company, Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise, made a $20 billion windfall on an untested vaccine, taking the net worth of Zhong Shanshan, who holds a controlling stake in the company, to $58.7 billion
Jute packaging order extended
02 Nov 2020
Cathay Pacific to cut 5,900 jobs, close Cathay Dragon as Covid hurts
26 Oct 2020
While the restructuring will cost HK$2.2 billion ($283.9 million), the airline will also seek changes in conditions in its contracts with cabin crew and pilots, the airline stated in a stock exchange filing
Micromax announces comeback with new “In” series smart phones
19 Oct 2020
The new ‘In’ brand performance phones, to be priced in the range of Rs7,000-10,000 to Rs20,000-25,000, and will be available to customers from early next month, and the entire lineup will ready by the year-end
UN’s World Food Programme awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2020
09 Oct 2020
The World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organisation addressing hunger and promoting food security, provided assistance to close to 100 million people in 88 countries in 2019
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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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