From Infosys to Accenture, how tech companies are trying to go green

The carbon emissions of India’s technology outsourcing industry plummeted by 85 per cent in FY21 owing to reduced travel brought about by the pandemic, market intelligence firm UnearthInsight said in a report published earlier this month. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to […]

Flows into gold exchange-traded funds moderate as equities rally

“The lower quantum of net inflow in May could be attributed to equity markets doing well and investors diverting a relatively large portion of their investments there,” said Himanshu Srivastava, associate … Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider […]

Latest meme stock: Danish biotechnology company jumps almost 1400%

The only reasonable conclusion to be drawn is that Denmark now has its own meme stock, according to Per Hansen, an investment economist at retail broker Nordnet in Copenhagen. “Sometimes, there’s no logical explanation for what happens on the stock market,” he said. The US Securities and Exchange Commission said this week it’s scrutinizing markets […]

The UBJ and Casey Weekly Are Emerging As A Popular Face Of Fact-Based Journalism Globally

American author Mark Twain had therefore rightly said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Many online portals today often deliver fake news and cause a ruckus among the masses. In a digital era, when people are surrounded by clouds of fake and agenda-driven news, The […]

Decoded: Here’s how to tell the difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum

Yet it’s Ether that has been showing its older brother a thing or two, with a price jump of around 1,500 per cent over the same period. Its pseudonymous and still-unknown creator, or creators, Satoshi Nakamoto made a crucial breakthrough by creating a digital, time-ordered ledger, called a blockchain, to record every Bit­coin transaction. But […]

Natco Pharma receives emergency use approval for Baricitinib tablets

Natco will be requesting a Compulsory License based on emergency use and in light of the grave and serious public health emergency across India due to the Pandemic. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications […]

Hong Kong Market falls 2%

China’s financial-market regulators summoned 13 tech firms with online financial business for a meeting late Thursday evening, asking them to tighten anticompetitive measures in yet another signal to investors that an industry clampdown is ongoing and widening. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest […]