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Clariant to buy Huntsman for $6.4 billion as chemical M&A deals surge
The Clariant-Huntsman deal follows blockbuster M&A deals of Dow Chemical-DuPont and Monsanto-Bayer in the global chemicals industry
3 min read22 May 2017GE boss Jeffrey Immelt sees new era of globalization as protectionism grows
CEO Jeffrey Immelt highlights GE's investments in factories around the world, at a time when Donald Trump and others reject fundamentals of global commerce
3 min read27 Feb 2017What the Dow Chemical-DuPont merger means for India
The merger will create a multi-billion-dollar entity that will have synergies in agriculture, infrastructure and significant research capabilities
2 min read10 Dec 2015Weak PMI data, climate fight and Uber’s rise
Manufacturing index falls to 25-month low; countries spar over climate fund; and Uber's fund-raising spree continues
5 min read5 Dec 2015Amnesty asks India to raise Bhopal gas issue with Barack Obama
Political will a must to ensure justice for the people who were affected by the tragedy, says Amnesty
1 min read22 Jan 2015A flawed rehabilitation policy adds to woes of Bhopal widows
The widows of the Bhopal gas tragedy live in a residential complex called Vidhwa Colonya Kafkaesque and dystopic world not unlike a penal settlement from another era
6 min read4 Dec 2014From gas tragedy survivor to activist
What turned out to be Abdul Jabbar's lifelong fight came along on the night of 2-3 December 1984
3 min read2 Dec 2014Bhopal gas tragedy: ‘Anderson getting away scot-free is just insult to injury’
The police officer who placed Warren Anderson briefly under custody after the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster said that 'all wanted the man to be brought to book'
2 min read1 Nov 2014Bhopal gas tragedy: the fight continues
The survivors are demanding that the 1989 verdict, in which India agreed to a $470 million settlement, be reopened
2 min read3 Dec 2013Dow Chemicals cutting jobs, closing plants as growth slows
The company plans to cut 5% of workforce and shutter 20 plants as part of a restructuring programme
1 min read24 Oct 2012Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared