News for 'API'

Jio Platforms deals a big boost for PE investments

Jio Platforms deals a big boost for PE investments

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Investments totaling over $9.5 billion in Jio Platforms by a clutch of private equity firms, following social media giant Facebook's $5.7 billion mid-April investment in the company, helped overall.

Exports to EU from Ranbaxy's two plants to remain suspended

Exports to EU from Ranbaxy's two plants to remain suspended

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Exports from Ranbaxy plants at Toansa and Dewas to Europe will remain suspended as probes are continuing even as Indian authorities have withdrawn the certification of manufacturing standards from one of the units, European health regulator EMA said today.

We may be heading for 7%+ growth

We may be heading for 7%+ growth

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

The market price action seems to point in this direction. Let's hope we finally break out. It is about time! asserts Akash Prakash.

FII gains evaporate as dollar turns too hot for rupee

FII gains evaporate as dollar turns too hot for rupee

Rediff.com23 May 2012

Several stocks cheaper in dollar terms now than in March 2009 when Sensex was below 9,000; FIIs in Coal India IPO stare at losses.

WhyQ: Meet the teens who set up a business

WhyQ: Meet the teens who set up a business

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

'Sure, we are teenagers who are doing this part time, but we feel we are making some sort of an impact.'

Reliance gets on WhatsApp to connect buyers to stores

Reliance gets on WhatsApp to connect buyers to stores

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has started a limited test use of WhatsApp to connect customers to grocery stores, days after Facebook decided to invest USD 5.7 billion in digital assets controlled by the company. JioMart, an e-commerce venture of Reliance Retail, "has already started interacting with customers on WhatsApp for grocery orders" in Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan, Credit Suisse said in a report.

Waze posted in CIU at Param Bir Singh's behest: Mumbai police

Waze posted in CIU at Param Bir Singh's behest: Mumbai police

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Suspended police officer Sachin Waze was posted in the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) after oral instructions from the then Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, according to a Mumbai Police report.

Cipla recalls asthma drugs in US

Cipla recalls asthma drugs in US

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Cipla is recalling the drug for failed impurities and degradation specifications.

India's 'tennis sensation', Sania Mirza turns 29. Wish her!

India's 'tennis sensation', Sania Mirza turns 29. Wish her!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who had a rollicking 2015 season, turned 29 on Sunday.

Momentum of economic reforms will continue: Sitharaman

Momentum of economic reforms will continue: Sitharaman

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured the industry that momentum of economic reforms will continue to make India a hotspot of global investment. India has turned the crisis created by COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to push the economic reforms, which remained pending for decades, she said while addressing the National MNC's Conference 2020 organised by industry chamber CII.

Apple removes over 250 apps that collect personal information

Apple removes over 250 apps that collect personal information

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

Apple has removed hundreds of apps from its App Store over concerns that they gathered personal information from phones.

PIX: Sania Mirza flaunts her baby bump

PIX: Sania Mirza flaunts her baby bump

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Sania Mirza is a rocking fashionable mother-to-be.

How Modi, Xi can tackle the worrying trade deficit

How Modi, Xi can tackle the worrying trade deficit

Rediff.com11 Oct 2019

'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam.

Why this techie built CovidTweet

Why this techie built CovidTweet

Rediff.com27 May 2021

After losing his driver to Covid, Ahmedabad engineer Shivam Dhruva felt the need to build an app that will provide latest medical updates at the click of a button, free of cost.

India has so far been able to avoid community transmission: Vardhan

India has so far been able to avoid community transmission: Vardhan

Rediff.com5 May 2020

The nation in a post-coronavirus future could well look back on the pandemic period as a 'blessing in disguise' if Indians imbibe hand, respiratory and environmental hygiene and practise it in their everyday lives, the minister said.

Ansal sells 17.5 million sq ft of land

Ansal sells 17.5 million sq ft of land

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Ansal has received bookings for 1.66 million sq ft of space in January.

Hydroxychloroquine consignment from India arrives in US

Hydroxychloroquine consignment from India arrives in US

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

Hydroxychloroquine has been identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible treatment for the COVID-19 and it is being tested on more than 1,500 coronavirus patients in New York.

Ranbaxy provisions for settlement with US

Ranbaxy provisions for settlement with US

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

The Gurgaon-headquartered drug maker, set to be acquired by another leading domestic company, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 186 crore for the quarter ended June.

India is growth tonic for mid-tier global pharma

India is growth tonic for mid-tier global pharma

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

The OTC major plans to pump in millions of dollars into Vedants' manufacturing facility coming up by 2011 at Ambernath near Mumbai. Perrigo will then move production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs or the key therapeutic substance in a drug) from its sites in Germany and Israel to India.

Pharma firms look to profit from waste

Pharma firms look to profit from waste

Rediff.com15 May 2009

For instance, Dr Reddy's Laboratories has six active pharmaceutical units in Andhra Pradesh. The waste streams from the API units mostly contain potassium sulphate, caustic lye, potassium chloride, potassium sulphate and sodium sulphate salts.

IPL 2020: From shampoo to face masks, brands score a six this season

IPL 2020: From shampoo to face masks, brands score a six this season

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Small and big advertisers are making their presence felt this year far more than they did earlier, bringing a smile to the faces of the tournament's organisers and partners.

'Famotidine may become the next HCQ for Covid-19'

'Famotidine may become the next HCQ for Covid-19'

Rediff.com10 May 2020

Researchers at Northwell Health in New York are testing the effects on Famotidine (used in high intravenous doses) on Covid-19 patients as a potential treatment. After the hospital announced its clinical trials, it led to a drug shortage in the US. Back home, however, there has not been any surge in the demand for Famotidine yet.

Wedding in the time of coronavirus, courtesy Pune cops

Wedding in the time of coronavirus, courtesy Pune cops

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The date had been fixed, as was the venue. But what this young couple from Dehradun didn't plan for was the lockdown that prevented them from going back home to get married. Not to worry, the Pune police went out of their way to arrange for a venue, pandit, even for someone to do the kanyadan.

Time to avoid blunders and ensure everyone has a pension

Time to avoid blunders and ensure everyone has a pension

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

This mindless medley of products does not create choice.

Microsoft launches new safety app for Windows phone users

Microsoft launches new safety app for Windows phone users

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

Guardian enables users to switch on a 'track me' feature in the app that lets friends and family track them in real-time using Microsoft Windows Azure cloud services and Bing Map APIs, the company said.

AP drug makers major polluters

AP drug makers major polluters

Rediff.com3 Sep 2007

A study by a Swedish University has accused India's Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturers of causing alarming levels of environmental pollution and threatening the region's flora and fauna.

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

A year of living and working in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020.

Real estate firms do a Nano...

Real estate firms do a Nano...

Rediff.com27 Mar 2009

Unitech is pinning its hopes on the sub-Rs 5 lakh category of flats to counter the slowdown in the property sector. So are a host of others. Apart from Unitech, others such as Omaxe, Raheja, Tata Housing and Ansal API are planning new projects in the suburbs of satellite towns or smaller cities to target the bottom segment, to generate more cash.

RBI allows fintech cos to set up regulatory sandbox

RBI allows fintech cos to set up regulatory sandbox

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

The RS allows the regulator, innovators, financial service providers and customers to conduct field tests to collect evidence on the benefits and risks of new financial innovations, while carefully monitoring and containing their risks.

Dishman eyes European buy

Dishman eyes European buy

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

Besides looking to grow through the inorganic route, the company has embarked on an expansion strategy by planning to set up four manufacturing plants at Bavla in Gujarat.

'Humans have never learned from history'

'Humans have never learned from history'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'

Ranbaxy may lose $140 mn on US ban

Ranbaxy may lose $140 mn on US ban

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's biggest drugmaker, may lose as much as $140 million of revenue in 2009 after the US drug regulator blocked sale of more than 30 generic medicines and 7 APIs made in two factories of the company, according to analysts.

Indian drug regulator threatens to ban Ranbaxy

Indian drug regulator threatens to ban Ranbaxy

Rediff.com29 Jan 2014

A day after getting a show-cause notice from the Indian regulator, senior executives from Ranbaxy Laboratories approached the drug controller's office on Tuesday afternoon, it was learnt.

Hetero sets up Russia venture

Hetero sets up Russia venture

Rediff.com21 May 2007

Hetero Drugs, the Hyderabad-based active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosages manufacturer, has set up an equal stakes joint venture with Russian pharmaceutical major Makiz Pharma.

SMS Pharmaceuticals: Bulk expansion

SMS Pharmaceuticals: Bulk expansion

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

SMS Pharmaceuticals, a bulk drug manufacturer, is raising funds to augment capacity.

Teva opens R&D centre in India

Teva opens R&D centre in India

Rediff.com28 Dec 2005

Global pharmaceutical major Teva is planning collaborations with Indian partners for clinical research and biotechnology.

Dr Reddy's to acquire Roche's drug unit

Dr Reddy's to acquire Roche's drug unit

Rediff.com8 Nov 2005

Dr Reddy's on Monday said it would acquire Switzerland-based Roche's bulk drug business in Mexico for $59 million.

Sons rise at Alembic

Sons rise at Alembic

Rediff.com3 Sep 2005

Aurobindo Pharma gets US FDA nod for Lamivudine

Aurobindo Pharma gets US FDA nod for Lamivudine

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

Aurobindo Pharma on Thursday said it had received US FDA approval for anti-retroviral Lamivudine, thus enabling it to participate in the president's emergency plan for AIDS relief), a US government initiative.