German scientists created a sponge-like material that could pull 1.8 liters of drinking water from dry air every day, turning desert air into a potential drinking-water sourceResearchers have developed a groundbreaking material that can absorb moisture from arid air and act as a highly efficient coolant for air c...
08 Aug, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
This Nobel Prize winner built a machine that extracts 1,000 liters of water from air each dayProfessor Omar Yaghi, a 2025 Nobel Prize-winning chemist, has developed a revolutionary machine that extracts drinking water directly from ...
23 Feb, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has a 'magical' Harry Potter connection and works like Hermione Granger’s bottomless handbagThree scientists have earned the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). These revolutionary molecula...
09 Oct, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
Who is Omar Yaghi, scientist born to Palestinian refugees who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in ChemistryOmar Yaghi, a Nobel laureate in Chemistry, overcame a humble upbringing in Jordan, marked by scarcity and limited education for his parents...
09 Oct, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
Nobel Prize 2025 in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi for development of 'metal–organic frameworks 'The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honours Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi. Their work on metal-organic frameworks revolu...
08 Oct, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Contra view: H1-B visa blow can be margin boon for IT companies. What’s next for tech stocks?Indian IT stocks slid after Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee order, but Motilal Oswal sees margin benefits from higher offshore work. Brokera...
22 Sep, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
PwC China faces 6-mth business ban, large fine over Evergrande audit, sources sayChinese regulators are likely to impose a six-month business suspension for part of PricewaterhouseCoopers' auditing unit in mainland China...
22 Aug, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
To whom do the new Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), PPF rules apply? Govt clarifiesThe Department of Posts came out with an detailed notification about senior citizen savings scheme (SCSS) and Public Provident Fund (PPF) f...
04 Dec, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
Chase India report proposes self-regulatory organisation for digital lending industryThe report on whitelisting framework for digital lending apps (DLAs) intends to support the industry, as it will add legitimacy to the prac...
02 May, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
Overheating smartphones won't be a problem anymore: New coating will release vapour, keep devices coolThe new thermal management method could keep electronics cooler.
25 Jan, 2020, 03.58 PM IST
Plea in High Court against CIC refusal to give info on Tata-Docomo share transferThe application in CIC under the RTI Act had also sought information about communications between RBI and the Ministry of Finance regarding...
02 Dec, 2016, 05.45 PM IST
Ahmedabad debt recovery tribunals have highest number of big-value casesAhmedabad has the highest number of large-value cases being heard in debt recovery tribunals across the country.
10 Mar, 2016, 04.12 AM IST
Budget 2016: Hotel industry hopes for tangible resolutionsAhead of the Budget, FHRAI has urged the government to rationalise taxes and amend policies for aligning the tourism sector.
26 Feb, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
Subir Gokarn, Aradhana Johri among 50 vying for top SEBI postOthers in the fray include former joint secretary (capital markets), Thomas Mathew, and Sebi wholetime member Rajeev Kumar Agarwal.
09 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Finance Ministry launches e-book to improve governanceThe e-book details disinvestment plans, trade facilitation initiatives, Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) and direct benefit transfer scheme, among ...
25 Dec, 2014, 07.37 PM IST
- Al Khaleej may get nod for sugar trade
Dubai-Based sugar major Al Khaleej, rejected by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), may get another chance to obtain permission ...
21 Jan, 2008, 04.13 AM IST
- Definition of export of services in for review
The Finance Ministry (MoF) is once again in a tizzy over the controversial issue of export of services and the levy of service tax.
26 May, 2003, 01.54 AM IST