Industry
IB asks DoT to block ‘We Phone’ application
07 Oct 2014
Becton Dickinson to acquire CareFusion for $12.2 bn
06 Oct 2014
Medical equipment supplier Becton Dickinson & Co is acquiring CareFusion Corp, a maker of infusion pumps and other medical devices, for $12.2 billion in cash and stock
Rajasthan sets up India’s first olive oil refinery
04 Oct 2014
The Rajasthan government on Friday opened the country’s first olive refinery in Lunkaransar area of Bikaner district, to cater to the rising demand for olive oil in the country
Attack on scribe stains Modi’s Madison Avenue jacket
04 Oct 2014
A little-noticed sidelight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s triumphal US visit was the physical mauling of senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai by the ‘Modi, Modi’ crowd at Madison Square Garden
‘The Illustrious Client’ could be exposed in new Sherlock Holmes exhibit
By By Jagdeep Worah | 30 Sep 2014
Solar energy could be major source of power by 2050: IEA
29 Sep 2014
The IEA said photovoltaic expansion would be led by China, followed by the US, while solar thermal electricity could also grow in the US along with Africa, India and the Middle East
Doctors to launch campaign against overuse of antibiotics
27 Sep 2014
The Indian Medical Associations is launching a campaign among doctors against recklessly prescribing antibiotics, which has led to the emergence of drug-resistant organisms
Coal block cancellations to hit power, steel sectors: ICRA, Fitch
27 Sep 2014
Rating agencies say the Supreme Court's verdict cancelling all but four coal mines allotted to private parties since 1993 will have serious ramifications for the energy and steel sectors, hitting their bottom lines
Coal block cancellations to hit power, steel sectors: ICRA, Fitch
27 Sep 2014
Rating agencies say the Supreme Court's verdict cancelling all but four coal mines allotted to private parties since 1993 will have serious ramifications for the energy and steel sectors, hitting their bottom lines
Iran urges OPEC to arrest fall in oil prices
27 Sep 2014
Troubled Vijay Mallya looks set to lose Mangalore Chemicals too
27 Sep 2014
If Deepak Fertilisers’ offer wins, it would mean the end of Vijay Mallya’s control of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd – one of the few ventures he still controls after the Kingfisher Airlines fiasco
Troubled Vijay Mallya looks set to lose Mangalore Chemicals too
27 Sep 2014
If Deepak Fertilisers’ offer wins, it would mean the end of Vijay Mallya’s control of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd – one of the few ventures he still controls after the Kingfisher Airlines fiasco
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