Appliances
Patanjali enters apparels market with brand `Paridhan’
05 Nov 2018
Patanjali Paridhan will have the three brands - Livfit, Aastha and Sanskar - and 3,500 variants of apparel, home textile, shoes and accessorises, all targeted at customers across age groups
Instant Pot warns of melting electric cookers
23 Feb 2018
Your microwave oven could be as polluting as your car!
18 Jan 2018
Microwaves in Britain generate as much carbon dioxide as 1.3 million cars, while across the European Union, the emissions equal almost seven million cars, scientists have concluded
Videocon headed for bankruptcy court, but Jaypee may be saved
26 Dec 2017
Lenders are gearing up to refer Videocon Industries to the bankruptcy court as they are unsure if the company's proposed debt recast programme will clear the Reserve Bank of India’s conditions to deal with defaulters
After phone fiasco, Samsung recalls 2.8 mn washing machines
05 Nov 2016
The recall in the US came after the Korean company received more than 700 reports of its top-loading washers experiencing excessive vibrations, causing the tops to detach during use and risk injury from impact
Several dehumidifier brands recalled
04 Nov 2016
LG reveals smart fridge with Windows 10
03 Sep 2016
Not Teflon coated: DuPont ordered to pay $5.1 mn damages
07 Jul 2016
A US jury has ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million in damages to a man who said he developed cancer from exposure to a chemical used to make Teflon, the coating in non-stick cookware and other applications
Featured articles
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
