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Chemical Industry on a path of muted recovery
2009-09-19 09:00:00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Recovery , Industry , Chemical
WHO's New guidelines on swine flu
2009-08-22 13:29:00 Issuing a new set of guidelines for the use of drugs against swine flu (H1N1), the World Health Organization(WHO) has said patients with uncomplicated illnesses do not need to take antiviral... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Guidelines
symptoms of Swineflu (H1N1) A compilation
2009-08-05 19:22:00 The typical symptoms are: * a sudden fever (a high body temperature of 38°C/100.4°F or above), and * a sudden cough. Other symptoms may include: * headache, * tiredness, * chills, *... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Society , Compilation , Symptoms
IMF Predicts Stronger 2010 Global Rebound After 09 Contraction
2009-07-08 16:08:00 IMF predicts the global economic rebound next year will be stronger than it forecast in April as the financial system stabilizes and the pace of contractions from the U.S. to Japan moderates. IMF... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , Finance , Money , Global , Stronger
India Budget 2009, Highlights
2009-07-06 20:15:00 * Govt plans to bring back economy to high growth of 9% * GDP growth dipped to 6.7% in FY'09 * FM to make pre-budget talks with state FMs annual affair * Fiscal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , India , Finance , Highlights , Budget
Update : Pharma Industry as per the latest Economical survey
2009-07-04 17:10:00 The pharma industry in the country has grown from mere Rs 1500 crore turnover in 1980 to over Rs 78,000 crore in 2008, with about 10 per cent share in the volume of global production, according to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Industry , Survey , Update , Pharma
Dow to close 3 Plants in US
2009-07-04 17:06:00 Dow Chemical is closing three US manufacturing plants, including an ethylene production unit in Hahnville, Louisiana in a further bid expand its specialty chemicals business. The other facilities... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Plants , Close
The Biosimilars- Future of cure
2009-06-19 20:47:00 The future of pharmaceutical industry now seems lies with the biotechnology as there is a growing resistance to the use chemical based drugs world over. Biopharmaceuticals thus becoming the fastest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Future , Cure
Factory Output Rise Adds To Revival Signs!!!! or just an effect of stimulus
2009-06-14 08:40:00 India's industrial output rose in April, beating forecasts for a fall, driven by a pick-up in domestic demand that analysts said confirmed nascent signs of recovery and an end to the central bank's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Factory , Signs , Effect , Rise
Reliance Industries's German Unit Goes Bankrupt
2009-06-03 17:14:00 The global economic downturn has hit India's most valued company Reliance Industries, forcing it to today to declare as insolvent its German unit Trevira, a specialty polyester manufacturer.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Money
Tamiflu Vs Flu, who cld be the major threat
2009-05-05 19:49:00 The cure may, at times, be worse than the disease. That would now seem to be the case with tamiflu, the drug used more than any other for treating and preventing the dreaded bird flu ? caused by the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Major
Savings a/c will earn daily interest
2009-05-05 19:13:00 Savings bank account can earn you more interest now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a directive in its policy document that will change the way interest is paid on the minimum amount... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Daily , Finance , Money , Earn , Interest
Financial far sight
2009-05-01 19:32:00 The ongoing financial crisis in the mature markets abroad has led to much introspection in the domain of policy-making and academia. Products must be made more transparent, with risk mitigation and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , Finance , Financial , Sight
5 Indian firms among world's 25 'unsung' innovative cos
2009-04-12 19:03:00 As many as five Indian companies like Indian Hotels, footwear firm Bata India have been named in the list of world's 25 'unsung' innovative companies by the BusinessWeek magazine.According to a list... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Innovative
Lilly seals a R&D deal with Zydus
2009-03-31 18:52:00 Lilly and Zydus established a collaboration to discover and develop potential drug candidates against a novel target, with the research primarily focused on cardiovascular diseases. Zydus? role... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Deal
another wave of M & A in Pharma
2009-03-22 12:26:00 So far three deals that topping $150 billion in value have been announced in the global pharma industry this year. Merck & Co. acquired Schering Plough for $41 billion and Roche announced $47... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Pharma , Wave
World economy to shrink below zero: IMF chief
2009-03-10 16:44:00 The world economy is likely to shrink to "below zero" this year, in what many are now referring to as the "Great Recession". "The IMF expects global growth to slow below zero this year, the worst... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , Finance , World , Chief
Is Piramal healthcare on sale!!!!!!!!!!
2009-02-24 14:39:00 Piramal healthcare, india?s fifth largest pharmaceutical company by revenues (Rs 2,873 crore in FY 2007-08), may sell its branded generics business, Healthcare Solutions, to focus on contract... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Sale
Pfizer bid for Wyeth set to spur consolidation in drug industry
2009-01-26 15:28:00 Pfizer Inc's bid to buy rival Wyeth for more than $60 billion is expected to increase the level of competition for capturing the generic drugs market, especially in economies like India. However,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Industry , Drug , Pfizer
A national security index
2009-01-26 12:09:00 India has survived many crises and tackled many challenges over the past 59 years: wars, famines and food shortages, near-bankruptcy on the external account, and the like. Some endemic problems... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Security , National , National Security , Index
The road ahead- No where to go???
2009-01-26 11:53:00 With the economic slowdown in full throttle, defaults on commercial vehicle loans are on the rise. This will not only hit the fourth quarter results of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) but also... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , Finance , Road
Hovione buys Pfizer's Pharma site
2008-12-17 17:31:00 Portuguese contract manufacturer Hovione has emerged as the buyer for Pfizer?s production plant in Cork, Ireland, which was put on the block last year. The site manufactures intermediates for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Site , Pharma
Hexion's $6.5B takeover of Huntsman terminated
2008-12-15 13:12:00 Chemicals maker Huntsman Corp. has ended its $6.5 billion agreement to be taken over by Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. and agreed to a $1 billion legal settlement with Hexion's private equity owner,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Takeover
India's Industrial Output Dips For the First Time In 15 Years
2008-12-13 11:55:00 Indian industry saw its output shrink for the first time in 15 years with a 0.4 per cent year-on-year decline in October, as the impact of the global economic downturn deepened in the country. From a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , Finance , Time , Industrial , Years
Facing the truth by Irfan Husain ( from The Dawn, news paper of pakist
2008-12-06 20:13:00 Even in my remote bit of paradise, news of distant disasters filters through: above the steady sound of waves breaking on the sandy beach in Sri Lanka, I was informed by several news channels about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: News , Truth , Paper , Dawn , Irfan
Alternate energy. A slow lane in India
2008-05-25 09:07:00 India's failure to agree a biodiesel policy has forced firms to shelve expansions plans, putting it way behind energy-hungry rivals like China in the drive to greener fuels, a top industry representative said. The delay has also left edible oil processing companies, which have built capacity to turn 1.2 million tonnes of jatropha into biodiesel, in the lurch -- and Rs 9 billion ($227 million) More About: India , Energy , Lane , Slow
Hong Kong remains pricest retail space in Asia
2008-05-18 09:00:00 Hong Kong's Central district is Asia 's most expensive shopping area, with street-front retail space costing $775 per square foot a year to rent.Central beat Causeway Bay, Hong Kong's traditional shopping district and last year's number one, and Tokyo's Ginza, this year's second-most expensive shopping area in Asia. The Central district ranked seventh worldwide after New York's Fifth Avenue, More About: Space , Hong Kong , Retail , Hong
China to manufacture Jumbo jets
2008-05-11 18:25:00 China has established a homegrown company to make passenger jumbo jets, state media reported Sunday -- a step forward in the country's quest to become less dependent on Boeing and Airbus. China Commercial Aircraft Co. was established in Shanghai with registered capital of 19 billion yuan $2.7 billion, the official Xinhua News Agency said.It said the central government and the Shanghai More About: China , Jets , Jumbo
Powering the future- Alternate energy
2008-05-04 17:51:00 Once dismissed as kooky ideas spawned by impractical environmentalists, alternative energies are now part of the energy plans and policies of most nations. “Governments all over the world recognise the importance of renewable energy as fossil fuels are finite,” & now aggressively planning investments in renewable energy projects. Once dismissed as kooky ideas spawned by impractical More About: Future , Energy , The Future
Biogenerics Opportunity
More articles from this author:2008-05-04 11:40:00 Even assuming a 50 per cent price erosion (since biopharmaceutical companies, creators of original biologicals, slash prices at the first sign of a biogeneric), it is a $7 billion-$9 billion opportunity for generic players. And, unlike in conventional pharma, Indian companies are on par with global ones to make good of this opportunity. Even assuming a 50 per cent price erosion (since More About: Opportunity 1, 2, 3 |
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