Indians greenest in 17-nation list, Americans least green
Indian consumers topped sustainable behaviour followed closely by Chinese and Brazilians while the US consumers ranked last, a National Geographic Society study revealed. Read more
450,000 Yahoo user IDs exposed, web giant to investigate the IT breach
A security breach has resulted in more than 450,000 Yahoo users’ account details including passwords being exposed, the web giant has confirmed. Read more
The London Assembly has called on the London 2012 Olympics organising committee to rethink its sponsorship deal with Dow Chemicals, the parent company of Union Carbide Corporation, the firm involved in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Read more
Growth in emerging economies including India and China declined marginally in Q2, revealed the the HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI). Read more
Amid curry’s growing popularity, British farmers should grow more herbs, spices and chickpeas in the UK to make the food system more environment-friendly and to reduce import-related waste. Read more
Channel 5’s reality show Big Brother is facing investigations from media watchdog Ofcom after receiving more than 1000 complaints on incidents involving contestant Deane Uppal, Miss India UK title-holder. Read more
Jagdish Shettar from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be formally sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday [July 12]. Read more
The government has allayed the concerns of NRIs by clarifying that remittances will not attract service tax. Read more
Eight Indian firms in Fortune 500 list, but only Reliance, IOC in top 100
Reliance Industries Limited and Indian Oil Corporation are the only two Indian companies to feature in the top 100 list of global firms in the Fortune 500 list. Read more
UK’s Sotheby's auction house has withdrawn the sale of thousands of documents relating to Mahatma Gandhi after Indian government purchased the documents for $1.1m (£708,000), according to reports. Read more