'More upgrades will hike the Gorshkov's price'

A consummate Russian diplomat, Vyacheslav Trubnikov is returning home this week after having served as serving as Russia's ambassador to India for nearly five years. The period has seen several......

Naga chilli, army's revolutionary new weapon

The Defence Research and Development Organisation offers intellectual challenges, but not an adventurous image. A DRDO director is perceived as a man in a white coat working in a laboratory or......

Why Dr Singh is in Brazil

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Brazil, the world's fifth largest country, on Monday evening. Some eyebrows were raised over Dr Singh's decision to visit Brazil and then Cuba for the......

The real deal on the India-US deal

American President George W Bush's first visit to India is due next week, but the list of questions on top of everyone's mind is long.What will happen to the India-US nuclear deal that requires......

Essar Steel in talks to buy Kandil Steel

Essar Steel is reportedly in talks to acquire Egypt's Kandil Steel. The Indian steel giant is believed to have sent feelers to Kandil Steel and is likely to offer a formal proposal to its......

Jindal Steel buys Omani company for $464 million

Jindal Steel and Power on Thrusday said it has acquired Oman-based Shadeed Iron & Steel for $464 million. "We have acquired Shadeed Iron & Steel (Shadeed) which has 1.5 MT Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)......

India Inc M&A deals touch $1.7 bn in April

Corporate India's merger and acquisition deal activity stood at $1.74 billion in April taking the total M&A kitty so far this year to $21 billion. According to the monthly deal report of VCCEdge,......

Another new building? Environment at stake

It might not have sunk in as yet, but the frenetic building activity going on all over the country could have really serious environmental consequences.Think of the strain on natural resources like......