Industry
Generic drug maker Mylan bids for Perrigo Co for $29 bn
09 Apr 2015
Founded in 1887, Perrigo is the world's largest manufacturer of over-the-counter drugs, nearly half of Perrigo’s $4.06-billion sales last year were generated from its consumer health-care division
The global oil price drop may last for the next couple decades, says Stanford economist
08 Apr 2015
Stanford economist Frank Wolak says the drop in oil prices and demand reflects heightened energy production in North America, better technologies and the declining market power of the OPEC countries
Cabinet nod for real estate bill amendments
08 Apr 2015
The amendments to the 2013 bill are aimed at tightening regulations to prevent developers from cheating home-buyers with sub-standard construction
World Health Day: almost all food sold in India is poisonous
07 Apr 2015
The World Health Organisation’s theme for World Health Day today is ‘Food safety: from farm to plate’. But what does one do when the food is contaminated at the farm level itself?