Economy - general
India's GDP shrinks 23.9% in Q1 as Covid-19 halts economic activity
01 Sep 2020
Gross value addition for the April-June 2020-21 quarter declined by 22.8 per cent as the pandemic-related lockdown affected economic activity across sectors
Final year exams mandatory, deadline can be altered: SC
31 Aug 2020
States cannot promote students based on internal assessment or past performance, the bench said, adding that If states want to hold exams after 30 September they can approach UGC for the same
Coronavirus pummelled an already low aggregate demand: RBI
26 Aug 2020
`An assessment of aggregate demand during the year so far suggests that the shock to consumption is severe, and it will take quite some time to mend and regain the pre-Covid-19 momentum,’ RBI stated in its annual report
Consumer price inflation for agricultural and rural labourers down at 6.58 % / 6.53% in July
21 Aug 2020
Ration card portability now covers 24 states/UTs
03 Aug 2020
Core sector production grows at (-)15% in June
03 Aug 2020
India’s daily corona count set to hit 1 lakh mark in a week
03 Aug 2020
With the biggest single-day spike of 55,079 corona virus cases reported on Friday, an incremental growth of 5,079 over the previous day’s 50,000 cases and a current tally of 1.6 million corona affected, India looks set to end up as the worst hit among all nations
PM woes to get economy back on track
03 Jun 2020
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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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