The move sees Standard Chartered joining its peers who have ended their support for the dirtiest of the fossil fuels midst rising concern on climate change. On Tuesday, in a step aimed at reducing funding for dirty industries, Standard Chartered… Read More ›
Sustainability
World’s Largest Gold Miner To Be Created By Acquisition Of Randgold By Barrick
A new king is set to emerge in the global gold industry. The largest mining company for gold is set to be created after the announced purchase of Randgold by rival miner Canada’s Barrick Gold, the two companies have announced on Monday…. Read More ›
Scientists Find Out 5 Subtypes For The Killer Type 2 Diabetes
American scientists have managed to find out five distinct groups of DNA sites with the help of genomic data. The identified DNA sites are believed to be the root cause of distinct forms of type 2 diabetes. This discovery would… Read More ›
All options on the table, including second Brexit referendum: Jeremy Corbyn
Britain’s Brexit negotiations promises to reach charismatic climax typically seen in the Mission Impossible series of movies. BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg’s tweet states, the Labour Party wants all options on the table. Apart from the obvious political impact, the… Read More ›
British PM Essentially Rejects EU Brexit Proposals Following EU Meeting in Salzburg
British Prime Minister Theresa May clearly refused any proposal by the European Union which would effectively translate into creating a North Ireland border which would make it a part of the EU rules and regulations The proposal by the EU… Read More ›
India – The Next Big Battle Ground For Walmart And Amazon
Billions were spent by the US based global retailing giant Walmart to set foot in the Indian retailing market with acquisition of the largest Indian retailer Flipkart earlier this year which pit it directly against largest e-retailer in the world… Read More ›
Up To 10% Employee Reduction Planned By Wells Fargo
More than 26,000 employees at the loss making US bank Wells Fargo could be impacted by a restructuring plan that is being deliberated by it according to reports. The major focus of the re\structuring effort is implementing a steep cut… Read More ›
Liam O’Connor resigns from Tesla Inc
Yet another high profile executive leaves Tesla Inc…Perhaps few can withstand the pressures at the high profile company as it pushes to bring luxurious clean energy powered mass market EVs to the market. Pioneers never had it easy. Liam O’Connor,… Read More ›
Argentine Economic Crisis Results In Contraction Of Its Economy In 2nd Quarter
Argentina noted a very significant contraction in the second quarter in its gross domestic product following huge losses to its agriculture sector because of a severe and long lasting drought this year. The situation was so severe that the country… Read More ›
Report Says New Petrol And Diesel Car Sales In EU Should End By 2030 To Meet Climate Goals
According to a new analysis on global warming and climate change, for the global auto sector to play a vital role on the issue of global warming and keeping the rise in global temperature at the Paris agreement’s 1.5C goal,… Read More ›