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Solar Orbiter all set for 6 February launch: ESA
22 Jan 2020
Solar Orbiter will make one gravity assist flyby of Earth and numerous flybys of Venus over the course of its mission to adjust its orbit, bringing it closer to the Sun and also out of the plane of the Solar System to observe the Sun from progressively higher inclinations
NTPC Q2 net profit jumps 38% to Rs3,409 crore
11 Nov 2019
Nuclear energy too expensive, too slow to battle climate change: report
24 Sep 2019
CG Power stock plummets after reports of massive fraud
21 Aug 2019
In a regulatory filing CG Power disclosed that the advances to related and unrelated parties have been potentially understated by Rs1,990.36 crore and Rs2,806.63 crore, respectively, as of 31 March 2018 and by Rs1,479.34 crore and Rs1,331.47 crore, respectively, as of 1 April 2017
EESL’s super-efficient ACs offer better cooling at 40% lower energy cost
09 Jul 2019
The air-conditioner, priced at Rs41,300 (inclusive of GST) in Delhi, promises saving of about 300 units or Rs2,400 on an average over a 12-month period, and up to 500 units or Rs4,000 per year compared to a three-star AC
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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
