Petrochemicals
TCS pips RIL to emerge India's most valued firm
02 May 2012
RIL ropes in Russia’s Sibur for 1 lakh tonne butyl rubber JV
21 Feb 2012
The JV will invest $450 million to construct the facility, which is likely to be commissioned in mid-2014
No takers for LyondellBasell's French refinery
30 Sep 2011
Reliance raising polyester capacity to global scale
13 Apr 2011
The capacity expansion, which will be carried out in phases over the next few years, will consolidate RIL's position as the world's largest integrated polyester producer.
Buffett's Berkshire buys Lubrizol for $9.7 billion
14 Mar 2011
The transaction, which values Lubrizol at approximately $9.7 billion, including around $0.7 billion in net debt, makes it one of the largest acquisitions by Berkshire Hathaway
RIL Q3 net zooms over 28 per cent to Rs5,135 crore
21 Jan 2011
Reliance Industries has reported a net profit of Rs14,910 crore ($3.3 billion) for the nine months ended 31 December 2010, following a strong recovery in refining margins
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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
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