The petroleum ministry and the US Geological Survey made the discovery of large, highly enriched accumulations of natural gas hydrate that has the potential to be producible

Drugs & Cosmetics Act being amended to incorporate e-pharmacy as well

26 Jul 2016

Olympus sued as faulty scope causes 35 US deaths

26 Jul 2016

Thirty-five people died in the United States after contracting infections from contaminated medical scopes made by Japan’s Olympus Corp in the years after a company official told American executives not to issue widespread warnings to US hospitals

Special court convicts RSPL, its 3 officials in coal scam

26 Jul 2016

Construction of first US offshore wind farm enters final phase

26 Jul 2016

Apollo Global to buy DVD-rental kiosk chain Redbox owner Outerwall for $1.6 bn

26 Jul 2016

Telecom Commission sets base spectrum usage charge at 3% of telco’s revenue

26 Jul 2016

Heart-stopping: Kochi docs perform rare cancer surgery

26 Jul 2016

Turkey holds 42 scribes in crackdown after failed coup

26 Jul 2016

WTO appellate body ruling in India-US solar panel dispute expected by September

25 Jul 2016

FCC asks telecoms to offer robocall blocking services free to users

25 Jul 2016

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