Chemicals
No ban on Union Carbide, says minister
19 Aug 2010
BHP Billiton goes hostile for Canada’s Potash Corp acquisition
18 Aug 2010
The deal has dire implications for India — and other rapidly growing emerging economies
CBI files fresh plea in Bhopal gas disaster case
03 Aug 2010
Chlorine gas leak affects scores in Mumbai
14 Jul 2010
Dow once again washes hands of Bhopal disaster
23 Jun 2010
BASF to acquire speciality chemicals maker Cognis for €3.1 billion
23 Jun 2010
The deal, one of the biggest this year in the chemical sector, will be the second-biggest acquisition for BASF, since it acquired Swiss rival Ciba for €3.8 billion in late 2008
Dow disclaims all liability for Bhopal disaster
22 Jun 2010
Dow likely to escape liability
22 Jun 2010
Dow chief, Andrew Liveris, to skip Indo-US CEO forum meet
22 Jun 2010
Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO of Dow Chemicals, will not attend the Indo-US CEO Business Forum meet which is set to see participation of a high-level Indian delegation, led by India’s finance minister.
Government to file fresh plea in Bhopal gas case
21 Jun 2010
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas disaster, at its fifth meeting on Monday, decided that the centre would file a new petition in the case
NanoEngineers print and test chemical censors on elastic waistbands of underwear
By By Daniel Kane | 19 Jun 2010
PM asks panel on Bhopal gas disaster to report in 10 days
14 Jun 2010
The GoM is reportedly considering an appeal against the Bhopal court's verdict
Commerce ministry okayed Carbide sale to Dow despite objections: report
14 Jun 2010
Intense lobbying by Dow CEO Andrew Liveris led to the commerce ministry approving the project involving Reliance Petrochemicals and Dow Global in spite of apprehensions expressed by the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
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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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