When the sun rises in this remote region of northern Kenya at 6 a.m., it is a new dawn for Missionary Sr. Lilly Manavalan. Her day starts with a trek for over an hour across a deep valley to reach the streets where she can find vulnerable children living with HIV. On a normal day, […]

More coal-fired power plants shut down last year then were approved for construction as capital investment plunged 75 percent in just three years. Coal Plants Shutting Down at Record Pace More coal-fired power plants shut down in 2018 than were approved for construction, possibly marking the first time since the start of the Industrial Revolution in the […]

As Tetra Pak unveils its future factory plans, it hopes the carton you drink out of will get smarter, more sustainable This August, Tetra Pak has invited its customers in the subcontinent — beverage and food producers — to its factory at Chakan, near Pune. The agenda, says Ashutosh Manohar, Managing Director, South Asia Markets […]

Overall Diamond Index is based on actual transactions from 20 different market players and reflects price movements in the global diamond market. The index is updated daily. Precious Metals Index The S&P GSCI Precious Metals Index comprises gold (91.33%) & silver (8.67%) & provides a benchmark for investment performance in the precious metals commodity markets. It is […]

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London-based impact investor LeapFrog Investments said it has received commitments worth $700 million (around Rs 4,900 crore at current exchange rate) for its third fund, topping its initial target of $600 million. Investors that have made commitments in the new fund include insurers, pension funds and development finance institutions. Many limited partners from the first […]

After making big sized investments in the Indian startup ecosystem, Japan-based telecommunications giant SoftBank is now looking to focus on early-stage startups. It had launched the $500 Mn SoftBank Acceleration Fund in March to focus on this segment and is now scouting for startups in Asia with a major focus on the Indian ecosystem. Citing […]

In August 2016, I faced a task many startup founders fear most: I had to lay off more than 50 percent of our staff just two years after founding my company. I personally had to look these team members in the eye, tell them they’d be losing their jobs that day and watch their expressions […]

Chewbacca, a fictional character, has left a lasting legacy on popular culture as well as science, as the naming of the beetle shows. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) On Saturday, May 4, Science News magazine’s Twitter handle replugged a report from 2016 with the words: “In a galaxy far, far away, Chewbacca is a 7.5-foot-tall Wookiee. On […]

 In the 1980s leaflets were sent to every household warning the public: ‘Don’t die of ignorance.’ Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex In 1982, one year after the first Aids-related death in the UK, the DJ and Hansard reporter Terry Higgins died. His partner, Rupert Whitaker, and friends established what would become the Terrence Higgins Trust, now the […]