Services
A new twist to "captive" BPO at Cherlapally jail
02 Nov 2010
MCI suspends Dr Ketan Desai's medical licence
12 Oct 2010
Google acquires second Israeli start-up Quiksee
14 Sep 2010
Services sector growth rate moderates in July
04 Aug 2010
Alibaba.com to acquire US e-commerce firm Vendio Services
25 Jun 2010
Alibaba.com, the Chinese e-commerce firm for small businesses will acquire Vendio Services Inc, its first acquisition in the US as it seeks to expand its footprint globally.
US Senator proposes to end outsourcing through taxation
31 May 2010
A US Senator from New York is planning to introduce legislation that will tax US companies that uses overseas call centres in order to keep call centre jobs within the US
Essar Group to acquire 59.13-per cent stake in AGC Networks
31 May 2010
The Rs245-per share acquisition is aimed at boosting Essar's business process outsourcing business, Aegis
Aegis buys Sallie Mae’s back office in Texas
19 May 2010
Radiant goes to jail for BPO staff shopping
14 May 2010
An Indian company which provides call centre services for some of Britain's biggest companies is planning to employ prisoners in Hyderabad's Cherlapally Central Jail.
ICAI plans to set up e-tax centres
14 Apr 2010
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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