Personal care
Germany’s Henkel to buy Spotless Group in $1.28-bn deal
05 Jun 2014
Henkel says this acquisition is part of its global strategy to selectively invest in attractive country-category positions in mature markets
Luxottica signs exclusive 10-year license agreement with Michael Kors
16 Apr 2014
Luxottica Group SpA, the world's largest eye-wear company, yesterday said that it had signed a ten-year exclusive eye-wear license agreement with luxury-goods maker Michael Kors Holdings Ltd
Google, Luxottica in deal to manuacture Google Glass eyewear
25 Mar 2014
The deal will not only allow Google to mount its device on Luxottica glasses, but get its innovative Glass to consumers through Luxottica’s extensive distribution chain
L'Oreal to divest Galderma stake to Nestle
25 Mar 2014
L’Oréal to buy back 8% stake from Nestle for $8.88 bn
11 Feb 2014
Swiss food giant Nestle today agreed to sell its 8 per cent stake in L’Oréal back to the French cosmetics giant for $8.88 billion
Nestle looks at options for stake in L'Oreal
10 Feb 2014
Unilever could review investment if UK exits EU
22 Jan 2014
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods maker Unilever could review its investment in the UK if the country left the EU
Indian fairness creams, lipsticks high on lethal heavy metals: study
17 Jan 2014
Mercury is present in 44 per cent of the fairness creams and other cosmetics sold in India, although the use of the toxic metal in such products has been banned in India and across the world
Poddar group to prune stake in Gillette India, cede promoter role to P&G
27 Sep 2013
After the stock sale, Cincinnati-headquartered P&G will become the sole owner of Gillette India
Alternative methods to animal tests
28 Jun 2013
India bans cosmetic testing on animals
By By Jagdeep Worah | 28 Jun 2013
The Bureau of Indian Standards has banned animal testing for cosmetics following intense public campaigning and legislative advocacy that received support from MPs and memebers of state assemblies. By Jagdeep Worah
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
