Personal care
Youth dies as hair transplant goes badly awry
08 Jun 2016
A salon masquerading as a hair transplant centre, an ill-qualified doctor, a careless anaesthetist, this lethal combination led to the death of Santosh Kumar, a promising young medical student
Hindustan Unilever Q4 net up 7% at Rs1,090 cr
09 May 2016
J&J must pay $72 mn damages in talc case
25 Feb 2016
Perfume that helps you lose weight
01 Feb 2016
Cutting down on calories is on a lot of people's minds after Christmas, but how many would think of buying a perfume because it promises to help them lose weight
‘Supercondom’ that protects even if it breaks
17 Dec 2015
An Indian-origin professor and her team have created a revolutionary hydrogel-based condom that prevents STDs and HIV even if it breaks, and moreover enhances sexual pleasure
Shampoo, cosmetics ingredient can cause breast cancer
02 Nov 2015
Even at low levels, a class of preservatives widely-used in consumer products like shampoos, cosmetics, body lotions, and sunscreens can contribute to development of breast cancer
Retail meets yoga: Future Group ties up with Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali
10 Oct 2015
Blurring the lines between the spiritual and the commercial, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will market a range of his Patanjali-branded products through Future Group outlets
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