Industry
CCI okays Shashun Pharma-Strides Arcolab merger
24 Mar 2015
CCI okays Shashun Pharma-Strides Arcolab merger
24 Mar 2015
SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act as ‘unconstitutional’
24 Mar 2015
A bench of the Supreme Court termed the law an infringement of the Constitutional right to freedom of expression, and rejected the centre’s assurance that it would not be misused
Hutchison Whampoa close to buying British mobile unit O2 for $15.7 bn
24 Mar 2015
Hutchison Whampoa, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li-Ka Shing, is close to finalising a deal to buy British mobile unit O2 from Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA
Jordan to sign $10-bn nuclear deal with Russia
24 Mar 2015
Jordan has become the third Arab nation planning to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes followed by the UAE and Egypt
Only 20% Indians have even occasional net access: study
24 Mar 2015
Despite the brouhaha over the spread of internet in India and the consequent boom in the online marketplace, a new study finds that only 20 per cent of the population has even occasional access to the internet
CLRI develops ‘green’ technology for leather tanning
23 Mar 2015
The new technology ensures saving of 15 million litres per day of water in the Indian leather sector alone - and an estimated 200 million litres per day if this revolutionary technology is applied globally
ChemChina seals deal to buy Italian tyremaker Pirelli for $7.7 bn
23 Mar 2015
China National Chemical Corporation yesterday struck a deal to buy Italian tyremaker Pirelli in a €7.1 billion ($7.7 billion) deal, the biggest deal so far carried out by the Chinese in Italy
India has least number of polluting coal-based power plants; Oxford study
21 Mar 2015
Of the world’s 100 largest power plants that are the least efficient and most polluting, 39 are in China, 21 in the US, 10 in the EU, and 9 in India