Chemicals
LyondellBasell announces $18-billion creditor-supported reorganisation plan
24 Dec 2009
Approval of the settlement will help pave the way to LyondellBasell's emergence from Chapter 11
RIL adopts wait-and-watch policy on LyondellBassel bid
15 Dec 2009
Reliance Industries may decide today on submitting a bid for the bankrupt American arm of Luxembourg-based petrochemicals company LyondellBasell
New regulatory legislation to add costs to chemical exports to EU
28 Nov 2009
The $35-billion Indian chemical industry that exports products to European countries may soon find the cost of doing business increasing because of new legislation
Andhra backtracks on opening Carbide site to visitors
27 Nov 2009
Victims of the tragic Bhopal gas leak have planned a unique protest on the 25th anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster even as state authorities seem keen to show that the Union Carbide site is no longer toxic, Jagdeep Worah reports.
DuPont's new refrigerant gets European Patent
12 Nov 2009
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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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