IT news
RBI cautions public about fraudulent namesake websites
13 Feb 2018
The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned the public against fake websites created by some unknown person(s), ostensibly to track and verify bank accounts of gullible internet users
UK, US government websites hacked to mine cryptocurrency
12 Feb 2018
Thousands of websites run by UK and US government agencies were infected for several hours yesterday with code that allows web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies
Google to soon mark all HTTP sites as non-secure
10 Feb 2018
CCI slaps Rs136-cr fine on Google for search manipulation
09 Feb 2018
A CCI investigation has found that Google's dominance in the algorithmic search market leads to its status as an unavoidable partner in the search advertisement partners
US authorities bust international cyber-crime ring that profited from identity fraud, malware attacks
08 Feb 2018
Dell considering options like merger with VMware or IPO
03 Feb 2018
Dell Technologies yesterday confirmed that it is considering several options, including merging with VMware or a public offering of Dell
PC market achieves first positive holiday quarter shipment growth in six years, says IDC
13 Jan 2018
TCS bags $2-bn deal with US insurer Transamerica
12 Jan 2018
The partnership with TCS will enable Transamerica to rapidly enhance its digital capabilities, simplifying the service of more than 10 million policies into a single integrated modern platform, TCS said in a statement.
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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!
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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.
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By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
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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