Varun Beverages forays into alcohol business, names ex-Diageo executive Prathmesh Mishra to lead new unitVarun Beverages will enter the alcoholic drinks market with a new subsidiary. The company appointed a former Diageo executive to lead this ...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
Lead School targets 20% growth in FY27, eyes IPO in 2-3 yearsOn going for an IPO, Mehta said the company continues to receive approaches from investment bankers but wants to first reach a larger reven...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
In 1997, America's last bismuth refinery shut down. 29 years later, the metal is crucial to a 240-MW nuclear reactor whose coolant supply is 82% ChineseA proposed American nuclear reactor, EAGL-1, will use liquid lead-bismuth coolant. China currently dominates global refined bismuth product...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
ET AI Hackathon 2026: A platform to build, innovate and leadGet ready for AI Hackathon 2026, brought to you by The Economic Times and Posspole Catalyst! This nationwide competition aims to uncover th...
24 Aug, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
This child prodigy developed technology to detect lead in drinking water. Years later, she made her way to MIT. At 19, made history by winning the Stephen Hawking honourGitanjali Rao's journey as a young innovator began at the age of ten when she created Tethys, a device to detect lead in drinking water. Th...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Marie Curie and her husband Pierre spent nearly four years boiling and processing tonnes of uraninite in a leaky Paris shed without proper ventilation to isolate a tiny amount of radium, and more than a century later, her notebooks from those experiments remain radioactive and are kept in lead-lined boxesMarie Curie's personal items remain radioactive more than a century after her groundbreaking research. Her notebooks and possessions are st...
24 Aug, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
India lenders' dollar debt sales top $10 billion since RBI window, ICICI Bank beats peer to lead packICICI Bank is set to raise one billion dollars through the issuance of five-year bonds, marking its fourth bond sale this month. With over ...
24 Aug, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Piyush Goyal leads India's largest business delegation to Japan for trade and investment talksUnion Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Japan from August 24 to 27. He leads India's largest business delegation to the country for discussi...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal leads 200-member business delegation to Japan, to push trade, investmentCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a 200-member business delegation to Japan from August 24-27 to boost bilateral trade ...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Pant scripts history, surpasses Dhoni to become India's leading wicketkeeper run-scorer in away TestsRishabh Pant has become India's leading wicketkeeper-batter in away Test matches. He surpassed the legendary MS Dhoni's long-standing run-s...
24 Aug, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
George Russell wins Dutch GP sprint as Kimi Antonelli's championship lead is cutGeorge Russell secured a controlled victory in the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race. He reduced Kimi Antonelli's championship lead by three poi...
23 Aug, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu eyes maiden Asian Games medal as she leads India's weightlifting squadMirabai Chanu will lead India's weightlifting team at the Asian Games 2026. She aims to secure her first Asian Games medal in the 49kg cate...
23 Aug, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Metals sector outlook improves as non-ferrous earnings lead recovery: SystematixIndia's metals and mining sector outlook is improving significantly. Non-ferrous companies are expected to lead earnings growth and perform...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Bangladesh 39-3 at lunch after Australia take 146-run lead in second TestBangladesh reached 39 for three in their second innings at lunch. Australia paceman Mitchell Starc took two quick wickets to put Bangladesh...
23 Aug, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
Lula holds 4-point lead over Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff pollLula leads Senator Bolsonaro in a presidential poll ahead of October elections. The gap has narrowed by one percentage point, within the er...
22 Aug, 2026, 06.05 AM IST
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal leads 70-member business delegation to SingaporeCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal is leading a large delegation to Singapore. This visit aims to strengthen trade and investment ties between ...
19 Aug, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
In 1999, a gangster landed in a California forest for a new life. Years later, he helped save America’s largest land birds from extinctionAnthony Prieto has made a remarkable shift from gang life to passionate conservation work. He now volunteers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlif...
19 Aug, 2026, 04.32 PM IST