Alcoholic beverages
'Sniffing' out counterfeit liquors
12 Jan 2018
Barley no longer an afterthought in beer flavour
28 Nov 2017
Budweiser plans to send barley to Mars to become the first beer on the red planet
23 Nov 2017
Budweiser will launch barley into space next month to begin research on the future of beer
Even light drinking can cause cancer, fresh study underlines
09 Nov 2017
The reason that drinking isn’t entirely safe is because ethanol found in alcoholic beverages turn into a toxic chemical, acetaldehyde, which once broken down in the body, can damage DNA and proteins
US alcohol giant Constellation Brands buys 9.9% in Canadian seller of medicinal-marijuana products
01 Nov 2017
Amazon shutting down Amazon Wine
24 Oct 2017
Beer enhances ability to speak foreign language: study
21 Oct 2017
Though it is well known that alcohol impairs cognitive, motor functions and mental functions, a study at Maastricht University has found that drinking a pint of beer may boost foreign language skills
Jack Daniels flag mistaken for ISIS literature
05 Oct 2017
Many YouTube videos glorify alcohol
21 Sep 2017
Alcohol industry misleading public on cancer risk: study
08 Sep 2017
The drinks industry is misleading the public by downplaying and misrepresenting the link between alcohol and cancer – especially breast cancer – in a bid to protect its profits, new research claims
Scientists find why whiskey tastes better with water
21 Aug 2017
A new study has found that a little water goes a long way in enhancing the taste of whiskey
People who drink 3 to 4 times per week less likely to develop diabetes than those who never drink
29 Jul 2017
Indian whisky brand Officers Choice is world’s No 2
13 Jul 2017
Three Indian whisky brands – Officer’s Choice, McDowell's and Imperial Blue - rank among the top 10 in the world’s 100 top-selling brands
English wine enjoyed bumper year in 2016
10 Jul 2017
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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
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