Adani Power shares up 8% in 2 weeks. Should you buy before the stock split clock runs out?

Adani Power shares up 8% in 2 weeks. Should you buy before the stock split clock runs out?

Adani Power shares have climbed 8% in the past two weeks, extending their gains to 23% this year and nearly 10% over the past month. With September 22 set as the record date for the company’s first-ever stock split, investors face a critical question: is now the time to buy before the split broadens participation … Read more

D-St Week Ahead: Nifty to remain indecisive; time to avoid fresh aggressive buying

D-St Week Ahead: Nifty to remain indecisive; time to avoid fresh aggressive buying

The markets traded in a slightly buoyant yet range-bound manner over the past week and ended on a positive note. The Nifty oscillated within a narrow band of 300.80 points through the week, moving between a high of 25,153.65 and a low of 24,852.85 before closing at 24,870.10. India VIX continued to cool off, slipping … Read more

Nifty ends week in green; Aug 26 & 28 key dates to watch for possible reversals, says Harshubh Shah

Nifty ends week in green; Aug 26 & 28 key dates to watch for possible reversals, says Harshubh Shah

The Indian market ended the week on a positive note, with the Nifty50 closing with gains of about 1% for the week ended August 22, marking the second consecutive week of advances. However, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) continued to remain net sellers. Data up to August 23 shows FIIs sold equities worth Rs 25,564 crore … Read more

Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance

Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance

Dominic Hughes Global health correspondent Getty Images Escherichia coli bacteria – also known as E. coli, the bug that causes food poisoning – is one of the bacteria that is showing greater resistance to front-line antibiotics More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of … Read more

Study shows antimicrobial resistance in soil bacteria without using antibiotics

Study shows antimicrobial resistance in soil bacteria without using antibiotics

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Kiel University have shown in a study that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be found in soil bacterial communities due to microbial interactions driven by a species of predatory bacteria. Published in Current Biology, the study looked at how the presence of the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus affects … Read more

Nifty caught in tug-of-war, follow-through buying crucial this week

Nifty caught in tug-of-war, follow-through buying crucial this week

Nifty exhibited a robust recovery on the last trading day of the week, forming a Bullish Piercing candlestick pattern on the daily charts. This suggests a potential pause in the recent downtrend. However, a follow-through of buying is needed to confirm this reversal pattern. The index remains below its 10-day EMA, indicating that buyers are … Read more

Tech view: Nifty faces resistance at 25,250, short-term trend still positive. How to trade tomorrow

Tech view: Nifty faces resistance at 25,250, short-term trend still positive. How to trade tomorrow

A small negative candle was formed on the Nifty daily chart with a long upper shadow. Technically, this market action signals rejection of bulls at the hurdles. Hence, this pattern could mean chances of further softness in the market. The short-term trend of Nifty is still positive, but the display of lack of strength in … Read more

Telangana CM to launch action plan to curb antimicrobial resistance

Telangana CM to launch action plan to curb antimicrobial resistance

Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, Chairperson of G-SPARC conference along with R Govind Hari, Co-Chair, addressing the media in Hyderabad on Monday. While COVID-19 had a clear beginning and an end, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) does not follow the same pattern, according to Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri, President of the Infection Control Academy of India. Speaking to … Read more

Tech View: Nifty awaiting decisive move above 25,000. Here’s how to trade on Wednesday

Tech View: Nifty awaiting decisive move above 25,000. Here’s how to trade on Wednesday

Nifty ended Tuesday’s session 21 points higher to form a Doji candle as 25,000 emerged as a strong hurdle. The short-term trend of Nifty continues to be choppy, but the near-term uptrend status remains intact. The overall chart pattern is signaling some more consolidation or minor dip in the next 1-2 sessions before bouncing back … Read more

Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug

Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug

Getty Images A swarm of mosquitoes, the insects that spread malaria when they drink blood Millions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical action is taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa, scientists warn. Malaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of the critical drug artemisinin are now well-established in East … Read more