Aviation
After Jakarta crash, warnings issued on Boeing 737 sensor flaw
08 Nov 2018
Both Boeing and the US FAA have issued directives on handling erroneous data from a sensor on the new Boeing 737 MAX jet in the wake of last week's Indonesian jetliner crash that killed 189 people
SC seeks price details of Rafale deal; rules out CBI probe
31 Oct 2018
Hearing a bunch of petitions on the Rafale deal by Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha and Prashant Bhushan, the Supreme Court asked the centre to share the price of the aircraft in a ‘sealed cover’, even as it ruled out a CBI probe
ED hits ailing Air India with cases of money laundering
22 Oct 2018
The CAG had also in 2011 flagged concerns over Air India’s decision to order 111 airplanes - 48 from Airbus and 68 from Boeing - for AI and Indian Airlines for about Rs70,000 crore in 2006, only to be leased out and the surrender of profitable routes
Tata Group eyes controlling stake in Jet Airways
19 Oct 2018
The diversified Tata Group, which owns majority stakes in two airline joint ventures - Vistara and AirAsia India - is now looking to expand its presence in the aviation sector
AirAsia India appoints Tata Steel’s Sunil Bhaskaran as new CEO
11 Oct 2018
Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, will also buy out the 2 per cent stake held by Tata veterans S Ramadorai and R Venkataramanan, retaining 51 per cent stake in the airline JV
`Mangalyaan' with 6-month mission life completes 4 years in orbit
01 Oct 2018
Isro released stunning images of the Red Planet after 'Mangalyaan', India's first interplanetary mission completed 4 years in orbit on 24 September 2018
Japanese billionaire buys all tickets for SpaceX’s moon trip
20 Sep 2018
SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted that Yusaku would be "bringing eight (brave) artists and cultural figures with him on the journey around the moon”, but did not reveal the cost
India set to approve $20 bn acquisition of 114 fighter jets
03 Sep 2018
Seven contenders, including Russian Sukhoi-35, F/A-18 and F-16 (US), Gripen-E (Sweden), MiG-35 (Russia), Eurofighter Typhoon and Rafale are vying for the production contract
Uber Elevate to launch aerial taxi service in India
01 Sep 2018
Uber’s flying taxi can cruise at 240 to 320 km per hour, and soar up to 2,000 feet above, and may need to recharge after every 95 km, which may take five minutes to top up the batteries between flights
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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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