News for 'Chemicals'

IOL Chemicals to hire 400

IOL Chemicals to hire 400

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

The new workforce will primarily take care of the company's proposed expansion with an outlay of Rs 216 crore, which would include capacity expansion for its various product lines, forward integration in the chemical and backward integration in the pharmaceutical divisions to produce raw materials for its flagship product Ibuprofen, besides increasing its cogeneration of power.

Indian man pleads guilty to attacking White House in a bid to 'seize power'

Indian man pleads guilty to attacking White House in a bid to 'seize power'

Rediff.com14 May 2024

According to the plea agreement, Sai Varshith Kandula (20), of St Louis, Missouri, crashed a rented truck into the White House perimeter, and he was attempting to gain access to the White House to seize political power.

Reliance, Tata on TIME's list of world's most influential companies

Reliance, Tata on TIME's list of world's most influential companies

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries and Tata Group have made it to the prestigious TIME's list of 100 World's Most Influential Companies of 2024. TIME called Reliance 'India's Juggernaut'. This is the second time that Reliance has found its way into the TIME list. Jio Platforms, the firm that holds digital properties of the conglomerate, was included in the inaugural TIME 100 Most Influential Companies List of 2021. Serum Institute is the other Indian company on the list.

26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Indelible ink mark is normally expected to last for three days when applied on the skin but lasts for a few weeks on the fingernail till the nail grows out.

Another drug lab unearthed in Rajasthan, 6 more held

Another drug lab unearthed in Rajasthan, 6 more held

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

A total of 149 kgs of mephedrone or 'meow meow' drug (both in powder and liquid form), 50 kg ephedrine, and 200 litres of acetone was recovered from the three labs located in Bhinmal of Jalore district and Osian in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, the officer said.

Dow Chemicals in Bengal? Bhopal survivors say no

Dow Chemicals in Bengal? Bhopal survivors say no

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

Three Bhopal gas tragedy survivors' organisations have opposed West Bengal government's move to invite Dow Chemicals to the proposed chemical hub in Haldia after the state government failed to acquire land at Nandigram.

Chemical sector seeks a slew of sops

Chemical sector seeks a slew of sops

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

Hike import duty on finished products; Rationalize excise Duty on Molasses to 8% ad valorem or Rs. 375/PMT and on Naphtha to 8%, cut corporate tax to 25%, service tax to 5%.

Govt package for auto, realty, chemicals soon

Govt package for auto, realty, chemicals soon

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

The government will announce a second stimulus package next week covering auto, realty, housing and chemicals sectors.The government may announce safeguards for sectors such as chemicals, aluminium and tyres against cheaper imports.

Asian Paints shuts chemical plant

Asian Paints shuts chemical plant

Rediff.com20 Nov 2008

"The shutdown is partly because of inventory pile up and partly for annual maintenance," said a company spokesperson. "It can take from a week to a month to re-start the plant," he said, without giving more details. India's economy is expected to grow at a slower pace by the end of this financial year as demand for homes, offices and cars slows. The impact of the slowdown on the paint, home and office furnishing industry is expected to be felt with a lag, say analysts.

Big cos run chemical tanks without green nod

Big cos run chemical tanks without green nod

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

Over 100 chemical storage tanks built at the Pirpav jetty near Chembur have been operating without approvals from the ministry of environment and forests for over 18 years. Each of these tanks has an average capacity of 200,000 kilolitres of oil.

Street Signs: Market on edge, unveiling fund manager strategies, and more

Street Signs: Market on edge, unveiling fund manager strategies, and more

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

In addition to regulatory actions against small and midcaps, tighter liquidity conditions are another headwind that stocks are facing this month. Market observers say advance tax outflows and capital gains-related adjustments will weigh on the markets in the near term.

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Campus Placements At IITs Getting Tough

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Nearly 40 per cent of IITians sitting for placements in 2024 are yet to receive job offers, showing a doubling of the 'unplaced' in the last three years from 19 per cent in 2021-2022 to 38 per cent in 2023-2024.

'Next few months are likely to see increased volatility'

'Next few months are likely to see increased volatility'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

'Valuations of midcaps and smallcaps have reached very high levels, and hence to that extent leave little margin of safety.'

Wholesale price based inflation remains negative for 5th month

Wholesale price based inflation remains negative for 5th month

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Wholesale price-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the fifth straight month in August at (-)0.52 per cent, but prices of food articles and fuel showed an uptick. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)1.36 per cent in July. In August last year it was 12.48 per cent. Inflation in food articles remained in double digit at 10.60 per cent in August, lower than 14.25 per cent in July.

Nirma to tap into own funds, debt to buy Glenmark Life Sciences

Nirma to tap into own funds, debt to buy Glenmark Life Sciences

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Nirma has roped in BCG and KPMG to advise it on the fundraising options for the acquisition. The company had earlier informed banks that it would raise Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore in the current financial year for the acquisition. Bankers said the company will rely on its funds and future GLS dividend to repay its debt for acquisition.

Alumni urge IITs to boycott Dow Chemicals

Alumni urge IITs to boycott Dow Chemicals

Rediff.com25 Oct 2007

About 1,000 alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have sent a petition to the directors of the seven premier government-owned engineering institutes urging them to ban Dow Chemicals, which acquired the Union Carbide plant in 2001, from any partnership or role in the premier institutes of the country. This comes soon after the company was forced to cancel pre-placement talks, due in the last week of October, in IIT Madras and Bombay.

Chemicals have lifelong effect on children: UN

Chemicals have lifelong effect on children: UN

Rediff.com28 Jul 2007

Emerging evidence suggests that an increased risk of cancer and heart disease in adults can result in part from exposures to certain environmental chemicals during childhood.

Diseases, chemical accidents are not reported: CAG

Diseases, chemical accidents are not reported: CAG

Rediff.com24 Apr 2013

Government auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General has found that not all disease outbreaks and chemical accidents taking place in different parts of the country are reported to Central authorities which could effect the response to epidemics.

Jerrit G John wanted for throwing chemical at girlfriend

Jerrit G John wanted for throwing chemical at girlfriend

Rediff.com9 Nov 2012

A manhunt has been launched for the owner of a production house Jerrit G John, who allegedly threw hazardous chemical on his former physiotherapist girlfriend at her residence in central Mumbai, the police said on Friday.

Dow Chemical blamed for Bhopal gas tragedy

Dow Chemical blamed for Bhopal gas tragedy

Rediff.com2 Dec 2006

The Campaign estimates that 22,000 people are already dead and says yet Dow wants to deny all responsibility and wants the Indian government to pay millions of dollars for the clean of its mess in Bhopal.

Govt makes norms to foil chemical attacks

Govt makes norms to foil chemical attacks

Rediff.com13 Aug 2006

Four of the eight battalions of the National Disaster Response Force have been earmarked specially for responding to such terrorist strikes.

'Assad to face consequences if he fails on chemical weapons'

'Assad to face consequences if he fails on chemical weapons'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

In a stern message, the United States, Britain and France on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad of "serious consequences" if he fails to surrender his chemical weapons, saying military strike remains an option.

India deploys 3 warships in Arabian Sea after attack on merchant ship

India deploys 3 warships in Arabian Sea after attack on merchant ship

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

Saturday's drone attack on MV Chem Pluto came amid increasing concerns over various commercial vessels being targeted reportedly by Iran-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Breaking the vault: Will MSCI grant HDFC Bank access?

Breaking the vault: Will MSCI grant HDFC Bank access?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

HDFC Bank's latest shareholding data showed that the room for foreign investment has fallen just 5 basis points short of the threshold set by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) to fully include the stock in its indices. Currently, the index provider has applied an adjustment factor of 0.5 since the foreign room is less than 25 per cent. Removal of the adjustment factor will result in inflows of a massive $4.8 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) into HDFC Bank, according to Brian Freitas, a New Zealand-based analyst with Periscope Analytics.

Sudarshan Chemical's R J Rathi passes away

Sudarshan Chemical's R J Rathi passes away

Rediff.com17 Jan 2003

Dr R J Rathi, the doyen of Indian chemical industry and executive chairman of Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd passed away in Pune Thursday after a brief illness. He was 78 years old.

Trump's press secretary apologises for Hitler 'didn't use chemical arms' claim

Trump's press secretary apologises for Hitler 'didn't use chemical arms' claim

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

Gaffe-prone Spicer apologised on national television on Tuesday for comparing the Nazi leader with Syrian President Bashar al Assad

Dow Chemicals not liable for Bhopal tragedy: RTI

Dow Chemicals not liable for Bhopal tragedy: RTI

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Did the Indian government guarantee Dow Chemicals, the parent company of Union Carbide, that it will not be held liable for the Bhopal gas tragedy?

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and ministers of state filing into their respective offices to assume charge.

Reliance invested $125 bn in capex in last 10 years

Reliance invested $125 bn in capex in last 10 years

Rediff.com31 Mar 2024

Reliance Industries Ltd invested over $125 billion in the last ten years as it undertook massive expansion in hydrocarbon and telecom businesses, a report said, estimating that the conglomerate's investments in the next three years would be in relatively less capex-heavy retail and upstream new energy. Reliance is coming out of a series of long and intensive capex cycles (hydrocarbons and telecom).

IOC will not drop Dow Chemicals as Games sponsor

IOC will not drop Dow Chemicals as Games sponsor

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

Reaffirming its stand, the International Olympic Committee Wednesday rejected calls from the Indian Government to drop Dow Chemicals as sponsor of the London Games because of its links to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Exports, imports down in Nov; trade deficit at $20.58 billion

Exports, imports down in Nov; trade deficit at $20.58 billion

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

India's exports declined by 2.83 per cent to $33.90 billion in November this year compared to $34.89 billion a year ago, government data released on Friday showed. Imports also declined to $54.48 billion in the month under consideration, as against $56.95 billion recorded in November 2022.

Delhi air improves, but still in 'poor' category

Delhi air improves, but still in 'poor' category

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

The city's average air quality index (AQI) stood at 220 at 12 noon, improving from 263 at 4 pm on Monday.

PIX: 'Around 650 killed in Damascus chemical bombing'

PIX: 'Around 650 killed in Damascus chemical bombing'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Syria has vehemently denied the use of chemical weapons in an attack on the eastern suburbs of Damascus, which the opposition Syrian National Coalition claimed killed 650 people.

Rallis to exit seeds, chemicals

Rallis to exit seeds, chemicals

Rediff.com13 Feb 2004

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan.

TN hooch tragedy: Three more held, murder charge to be slapped on accused

TN hooch tragedy: Three more held, murder charge to be slapped on accused

Rediff.com18 May 2023

Of the 21 people that died in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts earlier this week after consuming spurious liquor, 13 belonged to Ekkiyarkuppam at Marakkanam in Villupuram, which borders Puducherry.

Nandigram set to flare up over chemical hub

Nandigram set to flare up over chemical hub

Rediff.com9 Apr 2009

Locals -- more so in the area broadly called Nandigram lying across the minor Haldi River from Haldia -- fear a fresh round of land acquisition, as the state government pushes ahead with its petroleum, chemical and petrochemical investment region plans with Indian Oil Corporation and Calc Refinery Ltd as its anchor tenants. The PCPIR is one of the Left Front government's showcase projects in its efforts to accelerate growth in the state.

AI makes mark in drug discovery in India; start-up Peptris raises $1 mn

AI makes mark in drug discovery in India; start-up Peptris raises $1 mn

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

The process of discovering and developing a new drug can take decades and costs hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. However, technological advances like artificial intelligence can help speed up and transform the time-consuming and labor-intensive exercise. In India, Peptris Technologies, a Bangalore-based AI drug discovery company, has announced $1 million in pre-seed round investment led by Speciale Invest.

How Berger Paints plans to protect its market share

How Berger Paints plans to protect its market share

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

'Which is growing fast and where we are very strongly positioned.'

94 new Indian entrants to Hurun rich list

94 new Indian entrants to Hurun rich list

Rediff.com27 Mar 2024

The global billionaires list witnessed as many as 94 new entrants from India, stated a report by Hurun India on Tuesday. Following a net addition of 84, the country's billionaire tally touched 271 with their combined wealth at $1 trillion, noted the report. Mukesh Ambani, chairman & managing director of Reliance Industries, is the only Indian to make it into the top 10 of the Hurun Global Rich List 2024, a ranking of billionaires in US dollar terms.