Firms/companies
Facebook rebrands itself as Meta; broadens reach to new areas
01 Nov 2021
While Meta will offer other products and services, including Facebook Messenger, Facebook Watch, and Facebook Portal, the change will not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp
Tata Motors to raise $1 bn from TPG Rise Climate for new EV unit
13 Oct 2021
TPG Rise Climate and its partner will invest Rs7,500-crore through compulsorily convertible instruments to secure between 11 and 15 per cent stake in the new company, which will have an equity valuation of up to $9.1 billion
RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 4%
11 Oct 2021
RBI said it would continue an accommodative monetary policy while keeping the objective of achieving the medium-term target for consumer price index (CPI) inflation within the 4 (+/-) 2 per cent band
US retailer 7-Eleven rides piggy back Reliance Retail into India
11 Oct 2021
Based in Irving, Texas, SEI operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 77,000 convenience-retailing stores in 18 countries and regions, including 16,000 in North America
Tatas reclaim Air India in Rs18,000-cr bid
08 Oct 2021
Tata group bid more than Rs5,000 crore over the Rs12,906 crore reserve price set by the government to acquire 100 per cent shares of Air India along with its shareholding in AIXL and AISATS, but excludes Air india’s non-core assets, including land and building, valued at Rs14,718 crore
Air India soon to be back in Tata hangar
01 Oct 2021
The Tata group is reported to have bid Rs3,000 crore more than the reserve price set by the government and also agreed to acquire 15 per cent of the airline’s debt, as part of its proposal for the national carrier
Alstom, Siemens, BHEL among 11 companies likely to vie for production of 58 Vande Bharat trains
24 Sep 2021
SpaceX’s all-civilian team safely returns to earth after 3-day space flight
20 Sep 2021
The 3-day all-civilian space flight gives SpaceX founder Elon Musk an edge over rivals Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, who accomplished the first two human space flights in July
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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