Industry
India, US move forward on implementation of N-deal
20 Mar 2015
General Insurance Corporation of India proposes to issue Nuclear Safety Bonds to garner part of insurance capacity under the proposed Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool required to cover `liability’ of US nuclear suppliers
India may import 8 mn barrels of Iraq oil to build stockpile
20 Mar 2015
The government is preparing to import eight million barrels of Iraq oil to fill its new concept of a strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), taking advantage of cheap oil prices
Rajya Sabha clears mining bill without too much fuss
20 Mar 2015
The new mining bill to introduce auction of mining blocks to enhance transparency passed the Rajya Sabha today, ensuring that it will be enacted to replace an earlier ordinance
Rajya Sabha clears mining bill without too much fuss
20 Mar 2015
The new mining bill to introduce auction of mining blocks to enhance transparency passed the Rajya Sabha today, ensuring that it will be enacted to replace an earlier ordinance
Global devices shipments to grow 2.8% in 2015
20 Mar 2015
Almost 80% of Indians have mobile connections
19 Mar 2015
MSF flays Gilead’s hepatitis C ‘anti-diversion’ programme
19 Mar 2015
Campaigners have urged Indian generic manufacturers to reject Gilead Sciences’ highly-controversial programme to stop diversion of the drug to western markets, in a move that could compromise people’s treatment and confidentiality
Kochi hand transplant wins global endorsement
19 Mar 2015
India set to build first strategic oil reserve: report
18 Mar 2015
India, which had approved a $330 million (£228million) budget to cover the filling of its first emergency tanks this year, is now reported to be buying up to 8 million barrels of crude
Attempts to block The Pirate Bay in the UK fail
18 Mar 2015
The Pirate Bay blocks recently stopped working on the networks of major UK internet servce providers, perhaps because the site had switched to an SSL service provided by CloudFlare
Macerich rejects Simon Property’s $16-bn takeover offer
18 Mar 2015
Macerich Co, the third-largest US shopping mall owner, rejected a $16-billion takeover bid from larger rival Simon Property Group Inc, saying that the unsolicited offer "substantially undervalues" the company