As remarkable as DRDO's contribution in containing and treating COVID-19 has been, its success over the last 15 months has been in its primary role of developing conventional defence equipment and technologies.
While Dell has grown its business quite rapidly in India, one needs to be used to the ups and downs in the market place in the country, said the chief executive.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, which has profited handsomely by selling generic drugs in the United States, said on Tuesday it would increase its R&D spending by about 60 per cent over the next five years.
The United States-based publishing software firm Adobe on Tuesday said it will add 100 professionals for its research and development activities in India in the next one year.
LG Electronics India is targeting to sell 200,000 personal computers in 2005 from 74,000 last year with the turnover of the IT division expected to increase during the year to Rs 1100 crore (Rs 11 billion).
'What volumes will we have with a Rs 1 lakh product?' 'As a company, we will not restrict it to a segment.'
The company, which sells every second car in the domestic market, said it expected production and sales to grow between 4 per cent and 8 per cent for the financial year started in April.
Only 11 antibiotics in clinical trials have received qualified infectious disease product status from the US FDA, of which five are Wockhardt's drugs.
According to the WHO, countries should join the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX Facility) by September 18 but not later than October 9 with upfront payments.
In any conflict with China, the unmanned BrahMos could be advantageously used in the opening stages for pinpoint strikes on heavily defended targets -- such as air bases, headquarters, key roads and railways or logistics dumps -- which are too dangerous for manned fighter aircraft to attack.
The list includes Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel - firms that investors feel are most likely to come up with the next big innovation.
'Q: Where can I get a ticket on the next flight, or missile, or anything, to Japan?\n\n\n\nA: In this line that I'm standing in. Now shut up, like the rest of us!' Dilip D'Souza on the ever popular Q&A format.\n\n
Overall foreign inflows into the country grew by 8 per cent to $ 24.29 in the last fiscal as against $ 22.42 billion in 2012-13.
'India needs offensive and defensive security measures to protect itself.'
While companies continue to face regulatory pressure leading to higher costs, they see an uptick from the launch of differentiated and high-margin products
VW has admitted that 11 million diesel engine cars worldwide were fitted with the software that helped in manipulating emission tests.
At least two of them - Lava and Micromax - are arming themselves against the Chinese rivals which made them insignificant in the local market over the past few years.
Flash Electronics alleges Royal Enfield infringed its patent on regulator rectifier device.
The CDS will have a significant role in higher defence planning and operational aspects of India's nuclear arsenal.
The Brezza is Maruti's answer to the Ford EcoSport and Mahindra TUV300 and was developed in India at a cost of Rs 860 crore.
Among the programmes suffering from this lack of leadership is the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project.
Imports rose by 1.44 per cent to $43.44 billion in March 2019.
While Toyota will acquire 4.94 per cent shares of Suzuki, worth $ 908 million, the latter will make a $ 454-million investment in the biggest automaker of Japan. Premium products from the Maruti stable such as the Baleno, Ciaz and Vitara Brezza will be sold under the Toyota brand with small changes.
The impact for all electric two-wheelers, which are imported mostly from China, is that it will lead to price escalation that will be passed onto customers.
India has become world's 2nd largest mobile phone: Modi
Despite pending payments of over Rs 20,000 crore, HAL revenue grew 6% against the previous year.
'They suck talent and dump elsewhere,' says ZohO founder Sridhar Vembu.
What the UK is getting out of the Serum Institute is what India is losing. And the responsibility of the Indian State ought to have been to dictate where Serum Institute's vaccine doses should go, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Around 11,500 ingredients have been put on the website for the public opinion.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
The policy proposes a single-window platform for facilitation of the Indian software product industry, to help fast-track legal and regulatory issues over import and export, as well as setting up and winding up enterprises.
Most of the scanty 6.35% rise in the defence budget is accounted for by manpower and running expenses.
'Even if Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech were successful in ramping up production overnight, what happens to the capacity after the demand from India is met?' asks Sanjeev Nayyar.
The price of the new Sumo will be between Rs 650,000 and Rs 10 lakh.
The firm, which showcased an electric variant of its Duet scooter at the 2016 Auto Expo, is working on two models at its Jaipur R&D centre.
The Hyderabad Garage will collaborate with teams in Silicon Valley, Redmond, Vancouver, Washington, New England, Israel and Beijing.
Rajnath also pitched for incentives in defence manufacturing, Singh said foreign companies are not only interested in investing in India but also ready to transfer technologies.
Infosys said it is in discussion with over 10 institutions globally for deploying the solution
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