Installed solar capacity crosses 3 GW
New capacity addition in the clean energy sector was up nine per cent during the first 9-month of this fiscal. The total installed capacity of solar power in the country crossed 3,000 MW during the 3rd quarter. Renewable energy sector added 2,104 MW of new capacity during first three quarters of... read more »
Obama’s trade and tax wish list may impact India
While India found no mention in U.S. President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, certain policy proposals that he made to both houses of Congress on Tuesday evening, including increased trade authority and a tax clampdown on businesses, could have a ripple effect on... read more »
Toyota tops in global vehicle sales, beats VW, GM
Toyota Motor stayed at the top in global vehicle sales in 2014, selling 10.23 million vehicles, beating Volkswagen and General Motors. Volkswagen AG of Germany sold 10.14 million vehicles in 2014 while the Detroit-based General Motors was third at 9.92 million vehicles, a company record. Toyota’s... read more »
Facebook’s impact on Indian economy pegged at $4 billion
Facebook enabled $4 billion economic impact on the Indian economy and contributed to 3,35,000 jobs in some or the other way during last year, according to a study. The study titled Facebook’s Global Economic Impact, by Deloitte, analyses how the social networking site has facilitated growth and... read more »
Essar Oil to invest Rs 6k cr to expand Vadinar refinery in Guj
xEssar Oil, which has a 20 million tonne per annum (MTPA) refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat, plans to pump in Rs 6,000 crore to expand its capacity. The plant started commercial production in... read more »
Why Indians Are Beginning To Buy Houses Online
New Delhi: Kolkata businessman Navin Bhartia’s Internet habits make him a dream customer for billionaire foreign media moguls like Rupert Murdoch. The 45-year-old likes to buy homes... read more »
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to open restaurant in Scotland
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is reportedly planning to open a new restaurant in the United Kingdom. According to Daily Star, the tyrant is eyeing up locations as he looks to expand... read more »
Why France is seeing an exodus of its Jews
In January 1992, I took my Uncle René to the Bastille. It was our last opportunity to go to the opera. René was about to join his daughter in Israel, ending three centuries of our... read more »
Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their classmates, with both the students and their parents... read more »
