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European Court of Justice delivers a blow to stem cell research
19 Oct 2011
The ruling does not prevent scientists experimenting with cells plucked from human embryos, which destroys the embryo, but removes a key commercial incentive for biotech and pharma companies for supporting stem-cell research.
Online shopping more popular among Britons
18 Oct 2011
PayPal to announce new service aimed at easier access for online shoppers
12 Oct 2011
PayPal, eBay's online payment service, plans to announce a new service that would make for easier online shopping and cut down on the number of accounts consumers had to create with various web retailers
Alibaba to offer shares of HiChina group
26 Sep 2011
Google launches Google Local Shopping in Japan
16 Sep 2011
SoftBank Corp invests $200mn in InMobi
16 Sep 2011
Waiting for Amazon's big-splash entry into India
29 Aug 2011
Speculation has been rife over the past few weeks that giant online retailer Amazon, which has a market capitalisation of $100 billion, plans to offer its services in India in 2012
Domino’s launches online ordering service
26 Aug 2011
Co-optex plans to enter online retailing
09 Aug 2011
Google buys Dealmap to take on Groupon
03 Aug 2011
Mobile payment, transactions to touch $350-bn by 2015: study
14 Jul 2011
Mobile phones are now poised to usher in mobile money as an everyday form of currency in India, with $350 billion of payments and banking transactions flowing through them by 2015
Internet marketing: optimising search results
09 Jul 2011
In the concluding part of her two-part series on optimising internet marketing tools, Amy Muncie, president of b2b consulting firm, ALM Communications, shares some further advice
Internet marketing: the myths and the reality
08 Jul 2011
Internet marketing is now recognised as an essential tool for any firm seeking growth; but there is much muddled thinking about the concept. Amy Munice, president of b2b consulting firm, ALM Communications, dispels some myths and provides some pointers
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