India's exaggerated IPO 'boom'

Apparently, we are in the middle of an initial public offering (IPO) boom. At least, that’s what everyone on the Street makes us believe.  While several companies are said to have hired......

Govt clears 15 FDI proposals

The finance ministry on Friday said it has approved 15 foreign investment proposals totalling Rs 2,000.5 crore (Rs 20 billion) and recommended two FDI applications, including that of US drug major......

'Powerful' future ahead for lithium-ion battery

We have developed ultra-fast means of telecommunication and swankiest of electronic devices. But no matter how high-tech these gadgets are, they still rely on the humble battery for sustenance. The......

Google, Khosla in race to build 42 kmpl car

The race to launch a 100-mile-per-gallon (42 km per litre; on the US scale 3.8 litres = one gallon) car the world over is hotting up, even as Ratan Tata has lowered the global bar for launching the......