P B Jayakumar &Amp; Praveen Bose

Stories by P B Jayakumar &Amp; Praveen Bose

I don't share Moody's pessimism: Rangarajan

I don't share Moody's pessimism: Rangarajan

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2015

Rangarajan said that growth has many dimensions to it.

Biocon to tap emerging markets to ensure growth

Biocon to tap emerging markets to ensure growth

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2014

Given the gestation period for regulatory clearances it is not possible to share any definite timelines.

Narayana Hrudayalaya to foray into Malaysia

Narayana Hrudayalaya to foray into Malaysia

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2013

The healthcare provider, currently building a hospital in the Cayman Islands, has now entered into an agreement with the Malaysian branch of the Columbia Asia Hospital to run its cardiology and cardiac care facility.

Global aviation community may lose confidence in India

Global aviation community may lose confidence in India

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2012

The assets of Kingfisher Airlines' vendors are stuck in the country that can be moved only after spending huge sums of money.

Neem on ASEAN's negative list

Neem on ASEAN's negative list

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2012

With India in talks with the ASEAN members for a FTA, Ayurveda was expected to play a major role in healthcare exports.

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2011

The UPA government looks set to give the contract a decent burial and, in turn, redeem ISRO and itself.

Embraer bets on Indian business jet market

Embraer bets on Indian business jet market

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2011

Over the next two years, Embraer will be delivering 20 of its business aircraft. As of now, the aircraft manufacturer has three aircraft in the country.

GMR, GVK eye Bali airport project

GMR, GVK eye Bali airport project

Rediff.com   17 Jan 2011

India's leading private airport developers, GMR and GVK groups, are planning to bid for the modernisation of Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia. Both are currently undertaking feasibility studies and preparing to participate in the tender process, sources said.

Abbott adds local expertise to its global resource

Abbott adds local expertise to its global resource

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2011

Antacid Digene and pain drug Brufen have been among the top in their categories in India for decades. But not their manufacturer, Abbott.

Indian pharma remains top in US generics

Indian pharma remains top in US generics

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2011

But the newer entrants prove nimbler than the slowing pioneers.

Clinical trials losing the plot in India

Clinical trials losing the plot in India

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2010

In 2000, it was projected as the next big thing to happen in healthcare, for its potential to replicate the outsourcing success stories in information technology and business process outsourcing.

PEs sharpen focus on green energy

PEs sharpen focus on green energy

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2010

"A lot of PE investors are interested in renewable energy and we are exploring PE investments for our wind energy initiatives," said Thomas John Muthoot, chairman and managing director.

US company to help check authenticity of drugs

US company to help check authenticity of drugs

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2010

PharmaSecure, a US based company, is in talks with Indian drug majors to implement a new, cost-effective, SMS-based technology that would allow consumers to check the authenticity of the drug - in a strip, tablet or a bottle - by directly getting in touch with the manufacturer.

Nano technology for green vehicles

Nano technology for green vehicles

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2010

With automotive manufacturers striving to match stricter emission norms set by regulatory authorities, they have begun considering nanotechnology as a necessity.

Fund raising may hit Rs 4 lakh cr in '10

Fund raising may hit Rs 4 lakh cr in '10

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2010

Indian companies have raised over Rs 3.13 lakh crore up to September, excluding foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) and external commercial borrowings in September. This is close to the cumulative Rs 3.14 lakh crore raised in 2009.Inc's highest fund mobilisation was in 2007, when it mopped up over Rs 3.20 lakh crore.

Essar, GMR eye power project in B'desh

Essar, GMR eye power project in B'desh

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2010

Essar Power and GMR are among the global bidders for a 450-Mw dual fuel power project planned by the Bangladesh government at Sirajgonj, about 140 km from Dhaka.

With eye on bank, L&T rejigs arms

With eye on bank, L&T rejigs arms

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2010

The two arms of L&TFH are L&T Finance, with its retail, micro-finance and corporate loan portfolio, and L&T Infrastructure Finance.

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drug

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drug

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2010

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drugSchering Corporation, part of multinational pharma company Merck & Co, and London-based Cancer Research Technology Ltd have sued Sun Pharmaceutical for allegedly infringing patent rights on the world's largest selling brain cancer drug, Temodar.

ADAG picks up 15% stake in new Kerala airport

ADAG picks up 15% stake in new Kerala airport

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2010

The Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) has picked up a 15 per cent stake for Rs 225 crore (Rs 2.25 billion) in a new international airport coming up at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district of central Kerala.

Cipla to buy 25% in S Africa unit

Cipla to buy 25% in S Africa unit

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2010

Cipla, the largest player in the domestic drug market, could play white knight for Cipla Medpro, South Africa's third-largest drugmaker and a key ally of the Indian company. Cipla is looking to acquire around 25 per cent in the manufacturing division of Cipla Medpro, where it does not hold any stake at present.