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Japan’s historic U-turn - to negotiate N-deal with India
25 Jun 2010
In a historic decision, Japan has decided to jettison its opposition to nuclear deals with non-signatories of the NPT and enter into negotiations with India for sale of nuclear technology.
Infiniti Retail launches 50th Croma store
25 Jun 2010
Gazprom resumes full gas supplies to Belarus
25 Jun 2010
Government decides to lift control on petrol prices
25 Jun 2010
The empowered group of ministers today decided to approve an increase of Rs3.50 per litre of petrol, Rs2 per litre of diesel and Rs35 per cylinder of LGP.
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.
Alstom in 3-way joint venture with BHEL and NPCIL
24 Jun 2010
The 3-way joint venture will supply turbines to nuclear power projects to be set up by NPCIL.
Court order stops Birla Corp AGM midway
24 Jun 2010
China's Wisco to buy 40 per cent in Riversdale's Mozambique coal project for $800 million
24 Jun 2010
No link between early childhood cancers and living near mobile phone base station during pregnancy: study
23 Jun 2010
Shree Renuka Sugars renegotiates Equipav deal
23 Jun 2010
Study says coffee protects against oral cancer
22 Jun 2010
Fresh EGoM meet on Friday to decide fuel price hikes
22 Jun 2010
A panel of ministers will meet on Friday to consider raising petrol and diesel prices by Rs2-4 per litre, and may also deliberate on freeing petrol and diesel prices from government control
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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.
