Finance review

BlackRock slashes Byju’s valuation to $1 billion amid ongoing challenges

12 Jan 2024

In a recent disclosure by US-based asset manager BlackRock, the valuation of its stake in ed-tech giant Byju’s has been further reduced to approximately $1 billion, marking a significant 95% decrease from its peak valuation of $22 billion in 2022

Falling investments could retard growth further, warns RBI governor

20 Nov 2015

Weak capital formation caused by a drop in investment has been a key factor behind India's struggle to realise its growth potential, says RBI governor Raghuram Rajan

Gold monetisation scheme fails to click, bonds attract Rs150-crore investment

20 Nov 2015

Government advisor rules out foreign bond issue to cut CAD

06 May 2013

RBI relaxes FII norms on forward contracts

By The outstanding contract | 05 Feb 2007

Call rates to ease further; bonds lacklustre

By The rates fell regularly | 21 Nov 2005

Deutsche Corp among 15 FDI proposals cleared

By | 10 Dec 2001

India''s external debt crosses $100-b mark

05 Nov 2001

Oil imports may cost Rs 75,000cr

By | 17 Sep 2001

100 percent FDI in realty soon

By | 13 Aug 2001

RBI for capital infusion in IFCI

By | 30 Jul 2001

Three US firms interested in DPC says IDBI

By | 02 Jul 2001

McKinsey to consider investments in telecom sector in India, HK

By | 27 Nov 2000

IMD grosses more than $4.5 billion

By | 06 Nov 2000

IDBI to retire high cost debt

By | 10 Apr 2000

Private banks outperform PSU peers in Q2 profitability

By | 01 Jan 1900

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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