The Indian unit of French pharmaceuticals maker Sanofi said it decided to sell its nutraceuticals business Universal Nutriscience Private Ltd for Rs 587.0 cr ($80 mln) plus debt-like obligations such as retirals and provisions for sales returns. Universal Nutriscience is a joint venture between Kedaara Capital Fund II LLP and Universal Medicare Private Limited. The […]
Sun Pharma, one of India’s largest pharmaceuticals manufacturers, said it has acquired the exclusive license to sell an acne cream in the US and Canada for an upfront payment of $45 million and potential milestone payments of up to $190 mln. The rights to sell Winlevi branded clascoterone cream were acquired from Italy-based Cassiopea SpA. […]
The union government of India has formed an expert committee to make suggestions for creating a law permitting the death of persons under special circumstances on compassionate grounds. The practice, called euthanasia or mercy killing, is illegal in most countries. The Law Commission of India had, in 2006, drawn up a law that would have […]
Bharat Dynamics Ltd, the prime production agency under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), said it received top-up orders worth Rs 499 cr for the supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Army. Bharat Dynamics Ltd had got a mega contract worth for Rs 14,000 cr for Aakash missiles in March 2018. In September […]
Matrimony.com, one of India’s top matchmaking service providers, has agreed to buy ShaadiSaga.com, a Delhi-based online wedding services marketplace, for Rs 11 cr in cash. Shaadisaga.com had revenue of Rs 2.11 cr for the year-ended March, down by about 45% from the previous year due to COVID-19. Shaadisaga.com works by helping couples getting married to […]
Sharda Motor Industries, a New Delhi-based manufacturer of auto parts such as suspensions and catalytic converters, and the Kinetic group of Pune have become two of the rare Indian firms to dare to enter the cut-throat world of lithium-ion battery manufacturing. The supply of Li-ion batteries is currently almost completely controlled by Chinese companies, which […]
Branded apparel maker Arvind Fashions, which sells clothes under brands such as Arrow, Tommy Hilfiger, US Polo and Flying Machine in India, is trying a new strategy as far as its online business is concerned, said Director Kulin Lalbhai. While traditionally, garment vendors have looked at e-commerce as a way to get rid of their […]
SpiceJet, India’s fastest-growing airline, said it will offer a discount of up to 30% on its base fares to registered healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and paramedics. Base fare excludes items like airport usage charges, taxes and so on. The offer is applicable for bookings and travel until 30 September, 2021. “To avail the benefits […]
AstraZeneca India, which entered into a licensing deal with Sun Pharma for a key diabetes drug, said that it had terminated a distribution agreement for the same drug with Abbott Healthcare. The drug, dapagliflozin, was being supplied to Abbott Healthcare by the Indian unit of the British-Swedish company under a distribution agreement, which has now […]
AstraZeneca Pharma India, the local unit of the global pharmaceuticals giant, said it has decided to end its marketing agreement with Indian pharmaceutical giant Sun Pharma for two diabetes medications after the Indian company acquired a license to manufacture the same locally. In a separate statement, Sun Pharma said it has acquired the patent license […]
Fitch Ratings, one of the top two credit rating agencies, said it expects the economic impact of the second wave of COVID-19 in India to be less severe than what was seen in the first wave last year. “We expect the shock to economic activity from the latest wave of the pandemic in India to […]
Blue Star, one of India’s largest refrigeration and air conditioning companies, said it is moderating the pace of execution of large contracts to keep it in sync with clients’ ability to pay, and also said the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a challenge to the growth trend seen in recent months. Chief […]
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest maker of two-wheeler vehicles, today announced a tie-up with Taiwan-based Gogoro to introduce the latter’s battery swapping technology in India. Hero MotoCorp, one of the biggest makers of electric scooters in India, will bring Gogoro’s battery swapping platform to India. Under the agreement, Hero will get access to Gogoro’s innovations […]
Indian Railways is on track to post a decline of almost 75% in its revenue for the financial year that ended last month, according to data from the ministry of railways, Government of India. For the first 11 months of the financial year (Apr 2020 to Feb 2021), the total passenger revenue fell by three […]
The total number of FASTags issued by various agencies has crossed the 3 cr (30 mln) mark, minister Nitin Gadkari said today. This represents about 15% of the estimated 200 mln or so vehicles who are eligible for using such tags. FASTags are a form of RFID-based auto-debit mechanism being implemented across the country to […]
Government of India on Monday said India does not have any known deposits of silica suitable for producing solar panels. The statement comes in the wake of concerns of dependency on China for meeting India’s renewable energy needs. Solar panels are made from thinly cut wafers of crystalline silicon, which is produced by purifying metallurgical […]
Maruti Suzuki today launched the all-new Swift 2021, three years after it gave India’s most popular hatchback a overhaul with its 2018 edition. While the 2018 model was a complete makeover that changed the very shape of the car, Maruti Suzuki 2021 carries over much of the design language of its predecessor. Perhaps the biggest […]
GAIL (India) Limited, India’s largest pipeline operator, said it has taken a 5% stake in Indian Gas Exchange or IGX. It is not clear whether the investment is into fresh shares or whether the purchase is those of shares belonging to an existing shareholder. However, GAIL said it signed a share purchase and shareholders agreement […]
Third-quarter results from textiles and garments maker Arvind Ltd indicated that the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been far from uniform across all sectors of industry. While certain segments, such as two-wheelers and electrical equipment, have bounced back or even exceeded their pre-COVID levels, there are still others like textiles, retail and hospitality […]
BEML Ltd, formerly Bharat Earth Movers, said it received an order worth Rs 758 cr to supply ‘high mobility’ vehicles to the ministry of defence, Government of India. The vehicles would take the shape of armoured fighting vehicles, and trucks for moving troops, ammunition and stores to far-flung, difficult terrains in operational areas, the equipment […]
