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Tata Motors signs MoU to acquire Ford India’s Sanand plant
31 May 2022
“This potential transaction will support expansion of capacity, thus securing future growth and opportunity to further strengthen Tata Motor’s position in the passenger and electric vehicles space”
Broadcom to acquire VMware in $61bn cash-and-stock deal
27 May 2022
Following the closing of the transaction, the Broadcom Software Group will rebrand and operate as VMware, incorporating Broadcom's existing infrastructure and security software solutions as part of an expanded VMware portfolio
Adani seals $10.5 bn deal for Holcim’s cements business in India
16 May 2022
Adani Group acquired 63.19 per cent of Holcim’s two cement units in India Ambuja Cements Ltd and its subsidiary ACC in fierce bidding with local rivals
L&T Infotech, Mindtree merge to form a $17.7 bn tech company
09 May 2022
Larsen & Toubro Limited will hold 68.73 per cent of the merged LTI, even as the companies will continue to function independently for now
Holcim weighs sale of cement business in India: report
15 Apr 2022
Holcim Group, which has recently been selling off its non-core assets, in order to reduce debt and diversify through acquisitions, sold off its Brazilian unit for $1 billion in September last year, and is reported to be in talks to divest its business in Zimbabwe
Elon Musk makes $43 billion hostile bid for Twitter
14 Apr 2022
Musk, Twitter's biggest shareholder, said that Twitter has the potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, which is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy, adding that it “will neither thrive nor serve societal imperative in its current form - Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company”
Google to acquire cyber security leader Mandiant for $5.4 billion
09 Mar 2022
With the addition of Mandiant, a recognised leader in strategic security advisory and incident response services, Google Cloud will enhance its offerings to deliver an end-to-end security operations suite with even greater capabilities
Cisco offered to take over Splunk for over $20 billion: report
07 Mar 2022
Cisco also entered into a strategic agreement with Rakuten Symphony, a convergence solutions provider for IT and telecom networks, to accelerate open RAN and Telco cloud market
HGS to acquire Diversify Offshore, Australia
31 Jan 2022
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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.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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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