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Egypt set to open New Suez Canal on 6 August
30 Jul 2015
The enlarged canal would allow two-way traffic over much of the canal’s length
Vizhinjam port project awarded to Adani, finally
16 Jul 2015
Adani to build Vizhinjam port
10 Jun 2015
The project, estimated to cost over Rs6,595 crore over three phases, will develop a green field port that will cater to passenger, container and other clean cargo with 2,000 metres of berthing space and 5.3 million TEU handling capacity when completed
ABG Shipyard zooms on news of stake sale
25 Feb 2015
Major ports improve performance
12 Dec 2014
Branson’s Virgin Group building two ships for new cruise line
09 Dec 2014
The new business will be the first to enter the cruise market in the US almost 20 years after Disney Cruise Lines opened for business in 1996
UK deploys WW II navigation tech to back up GPS
03 Nov 2014
Shipping Corporation, GAIL in talks for LNG shipping venture
06 Oct 2014
State-run SCI and GAIL are planning a new business venture under which the gas utility will acquire nine LNG ships that will be operated by shipping giant
Adani’s Mundra port and SEZ gets green clearance
16 Jul 2014
The 8,481-hactre Mundra port and special economic zone hosts the country's largest commercial port and the largest privately-owned power plant
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
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