New oxide can help slash diesel pollution
August 19th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Researchers have identified a material that can slash pollution levels caused by diesel-powered vehicles by up to 45 percent.The material, from a family of minerals called ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
50 tonnes of silver recovered from sea
July 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS)Around 50 tonnes of silver lost during World War II after a British merchant vessel was sunk in the Atlantic has been hauled up from the sea.A ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India’s import of precious metals down 37 percent in Q1
July 17th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) India's import of precious metals in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 registered a 37 percent decline in rupee terms, compared with the like period a ... Read more...
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E-goods gobble up gold, silver
July 8th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Personal computers, mobile phones, tablet computers and other electronic items gobble up a staggering 320 tonnes of gold and 7,500 tonnes of silver worldwide, experts say.Manufacturing ... Read more...
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Himachal to turn temple gold into mementoes
July 8th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is set to allow gold-rich temple trusts to melt tonnes of the precious metal in their coffers to turn them into mementoes as ... Read more...
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India’s exports rise by 3.23 percent in April
June 1st, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India's exports grew at a sluggish rate of 3.23 percent to $24.45 billion in April, while imports increased by 3.83 percent to $37.94 billion, leaving ... Read more...
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India’s exports rise by 3.2 percent in April year-on-year
May 10th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India's exports grew by a sluggish 3.2 percent to $24.50 billion in the first month of the current financial year, after recording nearly 21 percent ... Read more...
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Gold becomes Peru’s No.1 export
May 9th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Lima, May 9 (IANS/EFE) Peru's gold sales totaled $2.57 billion in the first quarter of this year, making the commodity the country's top export, authorities said.Gold accounted for 23 percent ... Read more...
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Agra jewellers down shutters to protest silver heist
February 21st, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) Jewellers and bullion merchants in Agra went on an indefinite strike Tuesday downing shutters to protest police failure to nab armed bandits who looted silver worth ... Read more...
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Hallmarking of gold made mandatory
January 4th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday made hallmarking of gold mandatory for greater quality control in the trade of the precious metal, official sources said.It also decided ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
South Korea’s foreign reserves shrink to $308 bn
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 2 (IANS) South Korea's foreign reserves contracted to $308.63 billion last month due to a reduction in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets, the central bank said Friday.Foreign ... Read more...
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Brazil to invest $2.4 bn in gold production
November 21st, 2011 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 21 (IANS/EFE) Private firms that invest in gold mining in Brazil will allocate about $2.4 billion over the next four years to their activities, the O ... Read more...
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No diamonds or gold in this necklace, but costs Rs.2 crore!
November 13th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 13 (IANS) Neither studded with diamonds nor made of gold, it doesn't even have traces of any precious metal. But this necklace is priced at Rs. 2 crore/Rs. ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Gold sales up on Dhanteras despite high prices
October 24th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Gold sales were high on the auspicious day of Dhanteras Monday as buyers flocked to jewellery stores despite the high prices of the precious metal."The ... Read more...
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Gold rush before Dhanteras: Jewellers
October 23rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) The gold rush across India just before Monday's Dhanteras festival has made jewellers confident of increasing their business, though prices of the yellow metal show volatility ... Read more...
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Gold futures all set to fall
September 26th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After the record swift run that saw the price of gold jump to $1,921 at the beginning of September, the tide seems to have turned. The ... Read more...
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Gold prices reach a record high of $1,900
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The price of Gold reached a new record high when the price of the precious metal hit the $1,910 mark. Analysts say the surge in the ... Read more...
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Soaring gold price dampens consumer sentiment
August 20th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Soaring gold price caused by international economic concerns seem to have dampened sentiments of the domestic consumers who are being deterred by an all-time high ... Read more...
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India, China driving gold demand despite high price: Council
August 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Accounting for over half of global gold demand, India and China have driven the sales of this precious metal to near-record levels during the first half ... Read more...
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Geeta Basra walks the ramp as showstopper at IIJW
July 31st, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Actress Geeta Basra, who was last seen in 2007 movie "The Train", made her presence felt when she walked the ramp as the showsotpper for Sangam ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pakistan may give gold mining rights to Chinese
May 18th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 18 (IANS) As Pakistan turns to China after the killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos May 2, Islamabad is likely to dump Canada's Barrick ... Read more...
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Reliance Commercial Finance launches loan against gold units
May 9th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Financial services firm Reliance Commercial Finance (RCF), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Monday launched a unique initiative offering loan against gold held in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Cheer for buyers as gold prices dip on Akshaya Tritiya (Roundup)
May 6th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Buyers in India were greeted by a pleasant surprise Friday as prices of gold that had been rising steadily in the past, fell by around ... Read more...
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Slip in gold prices an added incentive to buyers this Akshaya Tritiya
May 6th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) There was a huge rush for gold Friday, with buyers thronging jewellery shops after prices of the precious metal dipped by around Rs.500 per 10 ... Read more...
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Himachal temples to melt holy gold
April 12th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 12 (IANS) Like the Naina Devi and Chamunda Devi shrines, many Himachal Pradesh temples are flush with gold worth crores of rupees. And some of it could soon ... Read more...
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Three thieves burnt alive by Peru mob
March 21st, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Lima, March 21 (IANS/EFE) Residents of a mining town in Peru's southeast burnt three men alive after they stole gold from a local storage centre, police said.The incident occurred in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Largest gold nugget fetches $460,000 during an auction
March 18th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The biggest known Californian gold nugget linked to the 19th century Gold Rush has fetched $460,000 during an auction. The amount for the gold is way ... Read more...
Posted in World |
CBI court grants five day remand of arrested customs officers
March 9th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 9 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Wednesday night granted five days' remand of nine people, including senior customs officers, who were arrested a day ... Read more...
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Golden returns from silver push prices to all-time high
February 27th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Unrest in the Arab world has been rocking Indian stocks, taking the bottom out of key indices, but it has also led to the ... Read more...
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Gold consumption up by 66 percent in 2010
February 18th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) World Gold Council's Indian chapter Friday reported that the country consumed 66 percent more of the precious metal in 2010 as compared to the previous year -- ... Read more...
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Reliance Mutual Fund launches gold savings fund
February 9th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Reliance Mutual Fund, a part of Reliance Capital Ltd, Wednesday launched a gold savings fund that enables investment in the precious metal in paper form without the investor ... Read more...
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Robbers loot 50 kg gold from Canadian-owned mine in Brazil
December 30th, 2010 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 30 (IANS) Armed robbers stormed a Canadian-run gold mine in Brazil Wednesday night and took away 50 kg of the yellow metal.The Vancouver-based Luna Gold Corporation said that after taking ... Read more...
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Gold prices cross 20K mark
October 13th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 13 (IANS) For the first time ever, gold crossed the psychological barrier of Rs.20,000 per tola (10 grams) Wednesday evening and trends indicated a further rise.According to industry sources, ... Read more...
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Gold prices rise to $1,285 an ounce
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gold prices keep pushing through the roof. The mineral sold for as much as $1,285.20 an ounce on Monday’s trading.Gold’s strong drive is as a result of the ... Read more...
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High Gold Prices Result In Muted Demand Across India
September 16th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): India, the largest consumer of gold witnessed muted buying as the prices hovered around a record high on Thursday. Most of the consumers ... Read more...
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