Raghavendra Kamath &Amp; Joe C Mathew In Mumbai

Stories by Raghavendra Kamath &Amp; Joe C Mathew In Mumbai

Drug firms get China treatment

Drug firms get China treatment

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2007

Indian companies are unable to raise prices because 35 per cent of the drugs sold in the country come under the government's price control order.

Valecha plans consortium for airport development

Valecha plans consortium for airport development

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Through this, the company plans to bid for 35 non-metro airports coming up for development in India as well as international airport developments.

Re rise may not hit pharma companies

Re rise may not hit pharma companies

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2007

With financial results for the quarter round the corner, small- and medium-sized, export-oriented pharmaceutical companies are expecting a 5-10 per cent decline in their bottom line for the April-June period, owing to the rupee appreciation.

No cakewalk for retail biggies

No cakewalk for retail biggies

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

Amid the noise around multinational retail chains queuing up to enter India comes a calming revelation. According to management consultancy firm A T Kearney, not all retail biggies continue in the new markets that they enter.

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Realty firms plan trusts to list in Singapore

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

As real estate investment trusts are yet to take shape in India, about a half a dozen realty firms have started the spadework for listing REIT-like vehicles on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

Dharavi makeover: Builders spot goldmine, but...

Dharavi makeover: Builders spot goldmine, but...

Rediff.com   25 Jun 2007

When Mumbai-born architect Mukesh Mehta first waded into Dharavi a decade ago, he went in as - in his own words - a mercenary looking to make money

Indian genetic database offers R&D advances

Indian genetic database offers R&D advances

Rediff.com   7 Jun 2007

Another user of the data is the clinical diabetics' consortium, which aims to identify if there are specific genetic reasons for a particular ethnic group to be predisposed to the disease.

Regulator cuts prices of 100 drugs

Regulator cuts prices of 100 drugs

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2007

The move is in line with the NPPA's recent policy of putting a cap on prices.

Apollo upgrades facilities for Trehan's team

Apollo upgrades facilities for Trehan's team

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2007

The hospital has ordered a new cath-lab and is readying its entire idle capacities to make room for Trehan's surgeons.

USFDA approvals fail to enthuse Indian firms

USFDA approvals fail to enthuse Indian firms

Rediff.com   4 Jun 2007

In April, Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Wockhardt announced it had received five marketing approvals for its generic medicines, versions of those that have gone off patents, from the US Food and Drug Administration in five weeks.

Top cos line up to rebuild Asia's largest slum

Top cos line up to rebuild Asia's largest slum

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2007

Hiranandani, K Raheja Builders, Gamon Infrastructure and Kalpataru are reported to have shown interest in the Rs 9,300-crore project, launched by the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) of the Maharashtra government.

26,100 acres for DLF's SEZs

26,100 acres for DLF's SEZs

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2007

India's biggest realty firm, DLF is betting on special economic zones (SEZs). The zones will cover an area of 26,100 acres and the company expects to take control of the land in the next two years.

Valuation blues for realty funds

Valuation blues for realty funds

Rediff.com   31 May 2007

Lack of uniform valuation and disclosure standards could dampen the enthusiasm of investors in real state mutual funds once they are launched in the country.

'Inflation curbs counter-productive for realty'

'Inflation curbs counter-productive for realty'

Rediff.com   30 May 2007

Raghavendra Kamath and Ashutosh Joshi spoke to Kushal Pal Singh on the growth of Indian realty story and issues surrounding it.

Ranbaxy acquires US rights for 13 brands

Ranbaxy acquires US rights for 13 brands

Rediff.com   29 May 2007

Ranbaxy earned $114 million from its US operations in 2006. It launched 10 new products during the year. The company said that the revenues from the sale of the newly acquired brands would be reflected from the next quarter.

I'm the boss, is that clear?

I'm the boss, is that clear?

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Shivinder's dream project, of course, is the Medicity he wants to put up at Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi. That is where the problem with Trehan began, who has his own plans to come up with a similar project at Gurgaon.

Lodha plans year-end IPO

Lodha plans year-end IPO

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Mumbai-based real estate firm Lodha Developers plans a public issue by the year-end to raise between Rs 2,000 and 2,500 crore (Rs 20 to Rs 25 billion), according to sources.

Fortis, Trehan declare truce

Fortis, Trehan declare truce

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

Following hectic negotiations, Fortis Healthcare managing director Shivinder Singh and Naresh Trehan have finally smoked the peace pipe

Pharma majors shift slect production to India

Pharma majors shift slect production to India

Rediff.com   28 May 2007

After making big-ticket acquisitions abroad, leading Indian pharmaceutical companies like Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Ranbaxy Laboratories, and Aurobindo Pharma are rapidly shifting production to their Indian facilities.

Reduced mill land value = relief on stamp duty

Reduced mill land value = relief on stamp duty

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Buckling under pressure from mill land developers, the Maharashtra government is considering reducing the value of textile mill lands in its Stamp Duty Ready Reckoner