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Oil majors shelve $200 bn worth of projects: report
28 Jul 2015
Oil and gas majors have slashed their capital expenditure budgets between 10-15 per cent as they believe a sustained period of sharply lower oil prices lie ahead
Firms “underinvest” in long-term cancer research: study
28 Jul 2015
Pharmaceutical firms “underinvest” in long-term research to develop new cancer-fighting drugs due to the greater time and cost required to conduct such research
Historic Scotland Yard building to be converted to luxury hotel
27 Jul 2015
The Edwardian, grade II heritage Scotland Yard building in London will soon be converted into a luxury hotel
Rajesh Exports buys world's top gold refiner Valcambi for $400 mn
27 Jul 2015
The world's largest gold jewellery maker, Rajesh Exports Ltd, has acquired Swiss gold refinery Valcambi, the world's largest gold refiner, in an all-cash deal worth $400 million
Pearson to sell 50% stake in Economist
27 Jul 2015
Pearson to sell 50% stake in Economist
27 Jul 2015
Japan's Nikkei buys Financial Times for $1.3 bn from Pearsons
24 Jul 2015
The acquisition of Financial Times is the biggest by the Japanese media group, which had to outbid Germany’s biggest news publisher Axel Springer AG to clinch the deal
Japan's Nikkei buys Financial Times for $1.3 bn from Pearsons
24 Jul 2015
The acquisition of Financial Times is the biggest by the Japanese media group, which had to outbid Germany’s biggest news publisher Axel Springer AG to clinch the deal
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
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.
