Sushmi Dey &Amp; Sharmistha Mukherjee

Stories by Sushmi Dey &Amp; Sharmistha Mukherjee

Soon, e-tailers could use drones to deliver your purchases

Soon, e-tailers could use drones to deliver your purchases

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2014

Seattle-based Amazon had considered debuting drone delivery services in Mumbai and Bangalore by Diwali this year

Ranbaxy staff get pay-cut shield in Sun buyout

Ranbaxy staff get pay-cut shield in Sun buyout

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2014

Sun maintained it would retain the best of both organisations to build a global pharma company.

Sun, Ranbaxy may be asked to sell some businesses for CCI approval to merger

Sun, Ranbaxy may be asked to sell some businesses for CCI approval to merger

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2014

A source said the competition watchdog would by next month suggest 'structural remedies' that included selling key drug segments as conditions for clearing the country's largest pharmaceutical industry merger.

Ranbaxy's top executives in the US resign

Ranbaxy's top executives in the US resign

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2014

US country head, key departmental heads leave; more likely to follow.

Less competition, demand-supply gap push US drug prices

Less competition, demand-supply gap push US drug prices

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2014

Competition in the US pharmaceutical market swelled in recent years, with increasing generic penetration.

Is India ready to fight Ebola? NO WAY!

Is India ready to fight Ebola? NO WAY!

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2014

No Ebola case detected in the country so far; experts say a robust preparedness plan to fight the virus missing.

3 Indian pharma firms named in US Congress price probe

3 Indian pharma firms named in US Congress price probe

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2014

Details on prices sought as 10 generic drugs become up to 83 times costlier in 6 months

Reviving Air India: How Rohit Nandan is doing it

Reviving Air India: How Rohit Nandan is doing it

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2014

The CMD's focus on raising employee morale and cutting costs is paying off. The airline's operating losses have shrunk and earnings are looking up

AirAsia to start red eye flights to improve aircraft utilisation

AirAsia to start red eye flights to improve aircraft utilisation

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2014

It has aircraft utilisation target of 16 hours as against the current 13 hours.

Maruti Ciaz diesel: India's most fuel-efficient car

Maruti Ciaz diesel: India's most fuel-efficient car

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2014

It may not have a bold design but it addresses the needs for comfortable and affordable commuting.

Pharma firms to be hit as drug regulator caps prices

Pharma firms to be hit as drug regulator caps prices

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2014

Currently, the govt directly caps prices of 348 formulations at the average price of all medicines in a particular segment with at least 1% market share

Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead

Car makers pin hope for a smoother ride ahead

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2014

Buoyed by strong sales, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Honda have scaled up their annual targets, but others are still stuck in low gear

Air India to axe more loss-making routes

Air India to axe more loss-making routes

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2014

To reduce those not even meeting variable costs to 19% of network by March, from 38% five months ago.

Gilead to allow 5 Indian firms to sell hepatitis generics in 90 countries

Gilead to allow 5 Indian firms to sell hepatitis generics in 90 countries

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2014

Among the companies likely to sign deals with Gilead are Cadila, Hetero, Strides Arcolab and Mylan, while Cipla is expected to earn active pharmaceutical ingredient rights.

Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes

Car makers eye festive season to revive fortunes

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2014

Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.

Sun Pharma draws up plan to fix ailing Ranbaxy

Sun Pharma draws up plan to fix ailing Ranbaxy

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2014

It hopes to turn around Ranbaxy within four years of closing the deal by improving efficiency and resolving all regulatory issues

General Motors chief reveals her plan to make it big in India

General Motors chief reveals her plan to make it big in India

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2014

Barra says GM is working on putting out the right products here because it will be difficult to make a mark globally without India.

Air India mulls redeploying 10% of its workforce

Air India mulls redeploying 10% of its workforce

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2014

Currently, the airline has about 13,000 employees.

Drug price monitoring cells across states soon

Drug price monitoring cells across states soon

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2014

The idea is to keep a close watch on real-time price movements, the maximum retail price of medicines and their availability.

Aviation minister to talk to states on jet fuel tax

Aviation minister to talk to states on jet fuel tax

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2014

Taxes on ATF in India are among world's highest, and are seen as key reason for mounting losses of airlines.