Pharmaceuticals
Lupin’s sleep disorder drug gets USFDA nod
22 Mar 2010
Teva to acquire Germany's Ratiopharm for $5 billion
18 Mar 2010
The acquisition will position Teva as the leading generic pharmaceutical company in Europe
Strides Arcolab to delist Aussie subsidiary Ascent Pharmahealth by acquiring publicly held shares
17 Mar 2010
Boston Scientific suspends sales of seven defibrillators
17 Mar 2010
Boston Scientific said that it has identified two instances of process changes that, while successfully validated, were not submitted to the FDA for approval
MCI all set to amend Medical Ethics Regulations
13 Mar 2010
Sanofi-Aventis concludes Chattem acquisition
13 Mar 2010
Torrent in AstraZeneca's debut deal to sell branded generics
11 Mar 2010
In its first ever deal with a generics manufacturer AstraZeneca will brand and sell Ahmedabad-based Torrent Pharma's generic drugs in emerging markets.
FDA grants "orphan drug" status to Bayer's Ciprofloxacin dry powder inhaler for cystic fibrosis
11 Mar 2010
Strides Arcolab buys back divested Brazillian facility from Aspen for $75 million
By Ravi Kunder | 05 Mar 2010
Strides Arcolabs had sold its 51-per cent stake in Strides Latina to Aspen for $152 million in 2007, and is now reacquiring it at half the price, reports Ravi Kunder
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation