Mining
Adani trying to hold on to Australian coal mine project despite odds
06 Jun 2016
Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani says if there are no more unexpected delays the project could get financing and “still be competitive” against other alternative sources of coal in India and Indonesia
NMDC, Moil shares surge on share buyback reports
03 Jun 2016
End of road for Adani’s $16-bn coal mine as Australian PM too says `no’ to funding
03 Jun 2016
The mega-mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, which has failed to attract private lenders, has now been denied public funding as well
Freeport-McMoRan to sell African copper mine to China Molybdenum for $2.65 bn
09 May 2016
Freeport said it would sell its interests in TF Holdings Limited, a Bermuda holding company that indirectly owns 80 per cent in the Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to China Molybdenum
Rio Tinto approves $5.3 bn Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion in Mongolia
09 May 2016
The Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia's Gobi desert is thought to be one of the world's largest untapped copper and gold deposits
SC refuses to lift ban on Niyamgiri hills mining
07 May 2016
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
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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.
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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
