Mining
Adani’s Carmichael project faces aboriginal challenge
29 May 2015
The mine is expected to extract four billion tonnes of coal during its operating life of approximately 90 years
Coal scam: Naveen Jindal, Madhu Koda, Dasari Narayan Rao among 15 granted bail
22 May 2015
Naveen Jindal and 14 other accused in the coal scam were granted bail on a personal bond of Rs1 lakh each, but were asked not to leave the country
Govt takes back one coal mine allocated to Sasan mega power project
09 May 2015
The coal ministry’s decision is in line with the Supreme Court's directive forbidding commercial use of surplus coal or sales to other power plants from coal mines allotted for the Sasan project
Barrick Gold to sell stake in Chilean copper mine
28 Apr 2015
Barrick reported a 35-per cent plunge in net income to $57 million in the first quarter on the back of a 6 per cent fall in gold prices and a 17 per cent decline in the price of copper
Jindal, Adani, GMR coal bids may be referred to CCI
13 Apr 2015
The coal ministry is considering the option of approaching an investigating agency to further probe the process of bid submission by the three companie
Rio Tinto nears $6-bn deal with Mongolia on Oyu Tolgoi copper mine
07 Apr 2015
Oyu Tolgoi, one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits, has the potential to generate a third of Mongolia’s GDP when it reaches full production in 2021, according to the International Monetary Fund’s estimate
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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