News for 'Union Chemical'

IOC, Grasim bag Rajiv Gandhi awards

IOC, Grasim bag Rajiv Gandhi awards

Rediff.com27 Oct 2004

Indian Oil Corporation and Grasim Industries have jointly bagged the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award for 2003.

No medicine price hike till April 2005

No medicine price hike till April 2005

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

The 11-member Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance has frozen the prices of all decontrolled medicines until March 31, 2005, in view of high inflation.

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rs 435 million spent to propagate Hindi worldwide

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

Complaints to NCM fall down sharply...4,000 Indian women deserted by NRI husbands since 2016...79 districts in India still don't have blood banks...

Govt may take action against J&J

Govt may take action against J&J

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

The Union health ministry has decided to ask the Maharashtra government for comments on the reported presence of harmful chemicals in baby products produced by Johnson & Johnson, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said in New Delhi on Thursday.

Polymers: New duty structure to bring in fund

Polymers: New duty structure to bring in fund

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The duty reduction in feedstock would strengthen the domestic manufacturing in India making it more competitive leading to surge in exports of finished goods.

Paswan ready for tie-up with Cong in Maharashtra

Paswan ready for tie-up with Cong in Maharashtra

Rediff.com5 Jul 2004

Assembly elections are due in the state in September.

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily. Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a weekly newspaper. Jyoti Punwani salutes the Mirror and its editor, Meenal Baghel, for its pathbreaking journalism.

Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence; Finance with Nirmala

Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence; Finance with Nirmala

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain DoPT, Atomic Energy as well as all important policy issues and portfolios not allocated.

After making history, Mangalyaan begins its true work

After making history, Mangalyaan begins its true work

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

It's been just a few hours since India's first interplanetary mission, the Mars orbiter, entered the red planet's orbit successfully and it is already hard at work.

India revises export target to $92 bn

India revises export target to $92 bn

Rediff.com14 Jun 2005

Buoyed by the momentum created in the last fiscal, India's export target for 2005-06 has been revised upwards to $92 billion from $88 billion, Union Minister of State for Commerce E V K S Elangovan said on Monday.

Book on Bhopal tragedy wins award

Book on Bhopal tragedy wins award

Rediff.com3 Dec 2003

The book, Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders, brought the prize to Kim Fortun.

New pricing regime for drugs soon

New pricing regime for drugs soon

Rediff.com3 Jun 2004

Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday that the Union government will introduce maximum retail price-based pricing regime for medicines

Delhi is crumbling under its own weight

Delhi is crumbling under its own weight

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

While Delhi boasts of one of the best metro systems in the world and decent infrastructure, reckless construction, legalising unauthorised colonies, and the worsening water and air quality dent its image of being a robust cosmopolitan city.

'If I give myself up I'll end up in a cell': Brussels suicide bomber's last note

'If I give myself up I'll end up in a cell': Brussels suicide bomber's last note

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Ibrahim El Bakraoui, who helped kill 14 people when he set off his suicide vest at Brussels airport on Tuesday, left the will in the bin of the terror cell's Schaerbeek safehouse.

'India had never seen anything like Bhopal'

'India had never seen anything like Bhopal'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

Photojournalist Chandu Mhatre, one of the first to reach Bhopal after India's worst industrial disaster ravaged the city, remembers his worst seven days, in a conversation with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com.

Paswan promises to cut drug prices

Paswan promises to cut drug prices

Rediff.com21 Jun 2004

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ram Vilas Paswan said on Monday that his ministry would cut the prices of life saving and other important drugs by bringing more drugs under the 'price monitoring system' and also check the manufacture and

I almost made it to Railway Ministry: Paswan

I almost made it to Railway Ministry: Paswan

Rediff.com24 May 2004

'It is not a question of stature. I had expected Railways,' said the Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister.

Now drinking water under CSE lens

Now drinking water under CSE lens

Rediff.com25 Aug 2003

The government should frame appropriate guidelines to fix standards for drinking water to rid it of pesticides and other harmful chemicals.

JLR says it's business as usual; Tata Group stocks hit hard

JLR says it's business as usual; Tata Group stocks hit hard

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

'Jaguar Land Rover will manage the long-term impact and implications of this decision.'

SC favours green Diwali; restricts bursting of crackers to 2 hours

SC favours green Diwali; restricts bursting of crackers to 2 hours

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.

Saddam is deceiving: Bush

Saddam is deceiving: Bush

Rediff.com29 Jan 2003

The gravest dangerÂ… facing America and the world is outlaw regimes that seek weapons of mass destruction, the US president said in his State of the Union address.

India sets Guinness world record with 918 kg khichdi

India sets Guinness world record with 918 kg khichdi

Rediff.com4 Nov 2017

A team of 50 people led by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and NGO Akshaya Patra supervised the night-long preparations and yoga guru Ramdev put crowning tadka in the dish at the World India Food event that will conclude on Sunday.

Coronavirus may pull down India's trade by Rs 25 bn: UN report

Coronavirus may pull down India's trade by Rs 25 bn: UN report

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

The trade impact of the coronavirus epidemic for India is estimated to be about 348 million dollars (approximately Rs 25 billion) and the country figures among the top 15 economies most affected as slowdown of manufacturing in China disrupts world trade, according to a UN report. Estimates published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on Wednesday said that the slowdown of manufacturing in China due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is disrupting world trade and could result in a 50 billion dollar decrease in exports across global value chains.

Stay away from media: Rajnath's advice to minister accused of rape

Stay away from media: Rajnath's advice to minister accused of rape

Rediff.com20 Jun 2014

With the Opposition demanding his resignation after his name cropped up in a rape case, Union Minister Nihal Chand Meghwal on Friday met Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh and is believed to have received the party's backing.

How global businesses reacted to Brexit

How global businesses reacted to Brexit

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

Britain's vote to leave the European Union means uncertainty for markets and companies as London initiates at least two years of negotiations with the EU.

Should you accumulate this stock for 15-20 years?

Should you accumulate this stock for 15-20 years?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

No carcinogen in our daily bread please!

No carcinogen in our daily bread please!

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Pramod Kumar Julka, former dean and professor of oncology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, tells Nikita Puri why this is a cause for concern.

Just started investing in stocks? Here's some advice

Just started investing in stocks? Here's some advice

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

'Floods in Kerala will become worse'

'Floods in Kerala will become worse'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2018

'Man-made interventions vastly increased the magnitude of the tragedy.'

How will Biden deal with Iran?

How will Biden deal with Iran?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

The reversal of Trump's policy with regard to Iran, like the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, may not be a matter of just turning the clock back, but one of patient negotiations, with uncertain consequences in the post-COVID-19 world, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

On anniv of Bhopal gas tragedy, CM says must balance environment, development

On anniv of Bhopal gas tragedy, CM says must balance environment, development

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

Laying emphasis on striking a balance between environment and development on the 30th anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said all measures should be taken to avert a repeat of such an industrial disaster.

One week, Rs 1.47 lakh cr dues: What will telcos do?

One week, Rs 1.47 lakh cr dues: What will telcos do?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

Following the October 24 Supreme Court order, the department of telecom estimated that the total liability of 15 telecom companies, including penalties and interest, would be Rs 1.47 lakh crore.

31 MoUs signed on day one of Vibrant Gujarat Summit

31 MoUs signed on day one of Vibrant Gujarat Summit

Rediff.com11 Jan 2015

India Inc very keen to do business in Gujarat.

ML Khattar sworn in as CM of BJP's first govt in Haryana

ML Khattar sworn in as CM of BJP's first govt in Haryana

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Amid a plethora of Bharatiya Janata Party bigwigs, Manohar Lal Khattar and his council of ministers took the oath of office at Panchkula on Sunday.

Ananth Kumar, a staunch RSS man, Bengaluru's 'most loved' MP

Ananth Kumar, a staunch RSS man, Bengaluru's 'most loved' MP

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

While being the all important member of the BJP's parliamentary board, Kumar is often regarded as the "Delhi face" of the Karnataka BJP and also for the state government who could be counted upon for taking issues concerning Karnataka.

Govt cuts prices of 10 drugs, brings 8 more under control

Govt cuts prices of 10 drugs, brings 8 more under control

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

With these 18 drugs, the government now has brought in 467 medicines under the price control.