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Sohini Das

Sohini Das

Car dealer inventories rise despite retail sales of PVs up 4% in May

Car dealer inventories rise despite retail sales of PVs up 4% in May

Updated On: 06 Jun 2023 | 3:34 PM IST

Indian pharma market back to pre-Covid level in FY23, says report

After a Covid-hit FY21 (when the IPM grew by only 2.2 per cent), the market posted a growth of 14.7 per cent in FY22, on a low base

Updated On: 14 Apr 2023 | 6:04 PM IST

Temasek buys majority stake in Manipal Health in largest wellness deal

Takes stake from promoters, TPG, NIIF at Rs 40,000 crore enterprise value

Updated On: 07 Apr 2023 | 11:48 PM IST

Few vaccination centres running amid steady surge in Covid-19 cases

230 of the 296 sites are private; people can now opt for mix-and-match doses of Corbevax and iNCOVACC

Updated On: 06 Apr 2023 | 9:36 PM IST

Hero MotoCorp offers VRS for its staff, targets leaner organisation

It has launched a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its staff as it aims to make the organisation 'agile and future-ready'

Updated On: 05 Apr 2023 | 10:42 PM IST

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India shuffles top management ahead of EV foray

HMSI is establishing a new scooter manufacturing line at its Vithalpur factory in Gujarat. This is expected to boost its exports from India

Updated On: 05 Apr 2023 | 9:29 PM IST

Mankind Pharma plans to brand medicines with API quality assurance

Firm to hit markets this year, to raise over Rs 4,000 cr

Updated On: 04 Apr 2023 | 11:12 PM IST

Maharashtra reports eight Covid deaths in April, four in past 24 hours

Case fatality touches 1.82%; State currently has 3,792 active cases, with Mumbai accounting for 1,162; Thane and Pune have 670 cases and 781 cases, respectively

Updated On: 04 Apr 2023 | 10:50 PM IST

NPPA allows drug firms to raise prices of essential medicines from April 1

Effectively the prices of 651 medicines will come down by 6.73%; WPI-linked price rise allowed this fiscal is 12.2%; about 870 formulations fall under the essential category

Updated On: 04 Apr 2023 | 3:40 PM IST

Semiconductor chip shortage may derail automakers FY24 production plans

Tata Motors, a leading SUV player, has said it continued to be "agile" and was monitoring situation

Updated On: 03 Apr 2023 | 11:09 PM IST

Shortage of electronic parts may affect production in FY24: Maruti Suzuki

Firm has already posted a 5.6 per cent dip in March even as it says it took all possible measures to minimise the impact

Updated On: 03 Apr 2023 | 3:30 PM IST

We can raise money in our new venture firms in future, says Lupin MD

In a digital health venture, I would love to go into areas where we have equity with doctors. Respiratory is one area where I am very interested in, says Nilesh Gupta, MD, Lupin

Updated On: 02 Apr 2023 | 11:08 PM IST

People rush back to vaccination centres as Covid-19 scare resurfaces

Hospitals check equipment, trial run of oxygen plants ahead of mock drills

Updated On: 02 Apr 2023 | 10:24 PM IST

All our innovations have a bit of India in them: Siemens Healthineers CTO

In a Q&A, Peter Schardt talks about the Rs 1,300 crore campus his company is setting up in India, and dwells on the firm's plans in the country

Updated On: 31 Mar 2023 | 11:25 PM IST

India reports 3,095 Covid-19 cases on Friday, total infections at 15,208

Maharashtra fresh cases drop 38% from Thursday; Delhi reserves 7,986 beds for the infected

Updated On: 31 Mar 2023 | 8:03 PM IST

40% jump in cases in a day: Will a fresh wave of Covid-19 hit India?

India continues to report a spike, but experts are divided on whether the surge is a wave yet or a ripple

Updated On: 30 Mar 2023 | 11:42 PM IST

Imported drugs for rare diseases to be exempt from customs duty

Normally, medicines attract a basic customs duty of 10%, while some life-saving drugs or vaccines attract a concessional rate of 5%, or are completely exempt from duties

Updated On: 30 Mar 2023 | 10:20 PM IST

Star SME: Fine Organic Industries sets its sights firmly on the future

Fine Organic Industries' R&D strengths have helped it forge ahead in the chemicals business

Updated On: 31 Mar 2023 | 6:00 AM IST

India reports 2,151 fresh Covid cases, highest single-day rise in 5 months

At present, active case load in the country is 11,903 cases, according to Health Ministry; daily positivity rate is 1.51%, while weekly positivity rate is 1.53%

Updated On: 29 Mar 2023 | 9:09 PM IST

Cracking the whip: 18 drug companies lose licence over spurious medicines

Move comes after Drugs Controller General of India conducts inspection on 76 drug firms in 20 states

Updated On: 28 Mar 2023 | 9:53 PM IST