E-business
Bharti Airtel opens online store
17 Oct 2017
Russia to issue its own ‘CryptoRuble’: report
17 Oct 2017
The CryptoRouble, however, could not in any way be seen as an affirmation or legalisation of Bitcoin or any other decentralised cryptocurrency, which will remain banned in Russia
Amazon pushing into private-label sportswear: report
17 Oct 2017
Makalot Industrial, a Taiwanese vendor that produces clothing for Gap, Uniqlo and Kohl’s Corporation, is making apparel for the Amazon line
IBM announces new blockchain tech for cross-border banking
16 Oct 2017
IBM said the blockchain technology will help merchants and consumers to send money to another country in near real-time, accelerating a payments process that typically takes days
Alibaba launches $15 bn global technology upgradation programme
11 Oct 2017
As part of the programme, Alibaba will set up research labs in China, the US, Russia, Israel and Singapore, to conduct research in areas such as data intelligence, Internet of Things, financial technology, quantum computing and human-machine interaction
Delhi youth nabbed after scamming Amazon 166 times for Rs52 lakh
11 Oct 2017
The youngster made a business of ordering Apple, Samsung and OnePlus mobile phones, which he would sell on another online marketplace OLX or at Gaffar Market, a west Delhi market for mobiles and other imported good
Walmart rolling out new in-store returns service Mobile Express Returns
09 Oct 2017
Walmart is rolling out a new returns service, which will allow people who make online purchases to return or exchange them directly at a Walmart store
London deems Uber unfit to run cab service, cancels licence
23 Sep 2017
Thirty-two of the 154 allegations of rape or sexual assault by taxi drivers reported to police in London between February 2015 and February 2016, concerned Uber
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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