Firms/companies
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
IndiGo places order for 500 Airbus aircraft
01 Jul 2023
This 500 aircraft order is not only IndiGo’s largest acquisition, but also the largest-ever order placed by any single airline with Airbus
Infosys launches free AI training and certification programme
01 Jul 2023
Information technology major Infosys has launched 'Citizens Data Science', a free AI training and certification programme
HDFC, HDFC Bank to merge in $40 bn deal
01 Jul 2023
The merger, to be effective from 1 July, will create the world’s fifth largest bank with a market valuation of $175 billion, which will be 100 per cent owned by public shareholders
IREDA reports 36% rise in FY23 PAT at Rs865 cr
02 May 2023
IMF cuts India's FY24 GDP forecast to 5.9%
17 Apr 2023
Despite a significant drop in growth rate projections from 6.8 per cent in 2022 to 5.9 per cent in 2023, the latest World Economic Outlook figures show that India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world
Keshub Mahindra, Chairman Emeritus of Mahindra Group, passes away at 99
14 Apr 2023
Keshub Mahindra led the Mahindra Group for 48 years as chairman and diversified it from a steel distributor to other industries like automobiles, IT, real estate, financial services and hospitality
TCS Q4 net rises 15% to Rs11,392 crore
13 Apr 2023
TCS also reported a change of guard with interim CEO K Krithivsan taking over charge three months ahead of the planned departure of the current CEO at end-September 2023
RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50%
06 Apr 2023
While the inflation trajectory for 2023-24 would be shaped by both domestic and global factors RBI expects consumer price inflation to average around 5.2 per cent for 2023-24, considering the emerging trends in production and supply and assuming an annual average crude oil price (Indian basket) of $85 per barrel and a normal monsoon
GQG Partners bites into Hindenburg’s kill
09 Mar 2023
Another US investor, Australia listed GQG Partners has bought $1.87 billion (Rs15,446 crore) of Adani Group stocks in secondary market trades across four of its companies, giving a boost to shares of the group
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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