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Fish farmers get a low catch in this budget: Kamlesh Gupta

While agriculture got allocations of Rs 13,741 cr, fisheries & aquaculture received only Rs 401 cr

Zero customs duty on medical device to kill Make in India program: GSK Velu

India can learn from China and Brazil on how to become import independent and export focused

Reduce import duties on tea to improve quality of domestic produce

Protection to domestic tea planters has led to sharp decline in quality, while prices are going up

There should be no GST on healthcare services: Gautam Khanna

Imposition of high GST on medical equipment would affect the overall cost structure of healthcare

Moil revises prices of manganese ore for Jan-Mar 2014

Increases prices of Ferro grade manganese ore has been increased by 3%

AkzoNobel India appoints Jayakumar Krishnaswamy as MD

He replaces Amit Jain, who has moved on to take a larger global responsibility within AkzoNobel group

Zydus Cadila's Baddi facility receives US FDA nod

The company has also received US FDA approval for anti-depressant drug, mirtazapine

New functional coatings may offer major business potential

Hydrophobic, self-healing, and even air-cleaning coatings will have a big impact in medical, aerospace, and construction, says Lux Research

Reliance Defence bags Rs 916 cr contract from Defence Ministry

As per the contract, the company will supply 14 fast patrol vessels for Indian Coast Guard

Sterlite Grid commissions TBCB-based RAPP transmission project

The project will strengthen inter-regional power transfer capability between Northern and Western grids

"Digitalisation is bringing about advances in manufacturing technologies"

Says Niranjan Nadkarni of TUV SUD while explaining the impact of digitalisation in today's world

Artificial intelligence brings new ideas to the factory floor

Though AI is gaining traction, smart manufacturers see their people as most valuable resources

Graphene is proving to be a wonder material: Dr Mosongo Moukwa

Rapid rise in number of graphene patent applications reflects global fascination with this material

TUV SUD elevates Niranjan Nadkarni to lead business of newly formed region

He will be responsible for the strategic growth of South & SE Asia, Middle East & Africa region

Sluggish growth in US, demonetisation & GST slow down pharma market

Aggregate revenues of 21 leading firms grew by 7.4% in FY2017 compared to 10.1% in FY2016, says ICRA

DHL Express expands Delhi Gateway, doubling India's export capacity

Capacity raised to handle 10 mn shipments per annum; Import clearance capacity up by 60%

Umicore opens facility for electronic chemicals in Germany

TMGa (trimethylgallium) & TEGa (triethylgallium) are used in semiconductor and LED markets

Kaneka Corp buys US formulated advanced resin supplier Applied Poleramic

With this, Kaneka makes a full-scale entry into aerospace market

Piramal Finance to invest Rs 485 crore in Apollo LogiSolutions

Investment to boost Apollo LogiSolutions' capabilities in providing end-to-end logistics solutions

Leveraging IoT to travel on the GST highway

Technology & IoT will play a major role for logistics industry in the GST regime