Industry

Severn Trent board turns down revised bid from LongRiver Partners

03 Jun 2013

Cooper to sell Japanese hard contact lens business to Nippon Contact Lens

03 Jun 2013

Exor to sell entire stake in Swiss inspection company SGS to GBL for $2.6 bn

03 Jun 2013

Floating turbine to tap Maine’s offshore wind potential

01 Jun 2013

By 2030, developers look to produce 5 gigawatts of offshore wind power from turbines, enough to power over a million homes at any moment

Srinivasan on a sticky wicket as BCCI puts off meet

01 Jun 2013

Canadian gold miner New Gold acquires Rainy River for $310 mn

01 Jun 2013

Petrol price hiked by 75 paise per litre, diesel to cost 50 paise more

31 May 2013

Govt to develop telecom infrastructure in Naxal-hit areas: Sibal

31 May 2013

Australians approve government ‘no-smoke’ drive

31 May 2013

Former CAG Vinod Rai dismises criticism of 2G loss report

30 May 2013

Drug pricing mechanism to impact near term pharma sector revenues

30 May 2013

Journalist describes how food companies ‘hook’ consumers

30 May 2013

The New York Times journalist Michael Moss discloses in a new book how food giants add unhealthy quantities of of common ingredients like, salt, sugar and fats to get consumers dependent on their products

Suntory plans $4.7-bn IPO; Japan's largest in'13

30 May 2013

In recent years, Suntory has been continuously engaged in acquisitions and developing business partnerships with major beverage companies aiming to expand its global footprint

China’s largest meat producer Shuanghui to buy Smithfield Foods for $7.1 bn

29 May 2013

Russia’s Lukoil to invest $4 bn in Iraqi oil field

29 May 2013

Domtar to buy US diaper maker Associated Hygienic Products for $272 mn

29 May 2013

Amgen to form Japanese venture with Astellas Pharma

29 May 2013

The two companies will focus on the co-development and co-commercialisation  of five Amgen pipeline medicines in the Japanese market

American Tower Corp nears deal to buy Tower Vision for Rs3,200 crore: report

29 May 2013

Rosneft in talks to buy rest of Russian gas company Itera for $3 bn

29 May 2013

KKR, Carlyle Group to bid for Sing Tel’s Australian unit Optus Satellite: report

29 May 2013

Germany’s KfW Development Bank commits funding to hydro projects in Pakistan

29 May 2013

Fidelity to buy mortgage service provider LPS for $2.9 bn

28 May 2013

Court refuses to record Niira Radia’s `evasive’ answers

28 May 2013

Radia said Swan Telecom, a known affiliate of the Reliance ADAG Group, was not eligible for spectrum, but was not so forthcoming on matters concerning her client Tata Teleservices

AstraZeneca to acquire Omthera Pharmaceuticals in $443 mn deal

28 May 2013

UK to oppose new renewable energy target within EU

28 May 2013