Indian lab in international effort to develop non-animal alternatives for inhalation toxicity tests
Business Lineby PT Jyothi Datta·24d ago
An international multi-lab effort, including one in India, is validating a non-animal method to test for inhalation toxicity of surfactants that are usually used in industrial segments, including...
‘Frankenstein monster’: Congress targets poll body over SIR notices to 33 lakh Delhi voters
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·24d ago
Owing to outrage over 33.13 lakh voters facing notices due to the ongoing SIR exercise in the national capital, Congress described it as the “Method Of Disenfranchising Indians” which, it observed...
India’s jute industry poised for “meaningful turnaround” this fiscal, says Crisil
Business Lineby BL Kolkata Bureau·24d ago
India’s jute industry is poised for a meaningful turnaround this fiscal after weathering two difficult years marked by weak demand, elevated raw material costs and pressure on profitability, Crisil...
Steel prices hit 4-yr high on rise in cost amid strong demand
Business Lineby Suresh P Iyengar·24d ago
Steel prices have surged to four-year high of ₹63,800 a tonne after an increase ₹1,600 a tonne week-on-week (w-on-w) ended September 18, on the back of restocking by the trade and distributors amid...
ONGC strikes gas in Mahanadi deepwater under Samudra Manthan
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·24d ago
ONGC has struck gas at a deepwater well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin, off the Odisha coast, under the Samudra Manthan initiative, the State-run company said on Monday.
TN government’s rooftop solar subsidy to catalyse adoption but awareness is key
Business Lineby Rohan Das·24d ago
The Tamil Nadu government’s move to supplement the PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar scheme with its own State level subsidy of upto ₹22,000 is expected to significantly bolster household solar additions...
IBDF calls for immediate restoration of TV Ratings release by BARC
Business Lineby Meenakshi Verma Ambwani·24d ago
The Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF) has called for immediate restoration of BARC television ratings.
Core sector growth down to 4.8% in August
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·24d ago
Production growth of nine key infrastructure sectors slowed to a three-month low of 4.8 per cent in August, according to the latest government data released on Monday.
Catamaran sharpens focus on growth-stage manufacturing bets
Business Lineby Jyoti Banthia·24d ago
Catamaran, the family investment office of Infosys Co-Founder N R Narayana Murthy, is sharpening its focus on growth-stage manufacturing and supply-chain businesses, betting on patient capital to...
Chhattisgarh govt launches portal for verification of private university degrees
Business Lineby Our Bureau·24d ago
The Chhattisgarh government has launched an online system to verify degrees and academic records issued by private universities in the State, in a bid to curb fraudulent qualifications and improve...
HEG Advanced Materials surges 15% in 3 sessions on ₹218 crore order win
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·24d ago
Shares of HEG Advanced Materials (formerly known as HEG Ltd) surged nearly 15 per cent over the last three trading sessions, driven by potential gains from the company’s demerger and after winning...
KAS Group eyes ₹2,500 crore order book in 3 years as semicon equipment demand rises
Business Lineby Sanjana B·24d ago
KAS Group is currently sitting on an order book of over ₹500 crore and expects this to grow nearly five-fold to at least ₹2,500 crore over the next three years, as demand for semiconductor and...
Japanese logistics provider Nippon Express looks at States like UP for next expansion
Business Lineby S Ronendra Singh·24d ago
Japanese logistics provider The NX Group (Nippon Express Group) is considering expansions in India and looking at States like Uttar Pradesh, where Japanese parks are also coming up.
J&K takes embryo technology to farmers to accelerate sheep genetic gains
Business Lineby Gulzar Bhat·24d ago
Jammu and Kashmir is taking embryo-transfer technology directly to sheep farmers, with pure-line Texel and Australian Merino lambs already born in farmers’ flocks as the government seeks to...
Positive inflows into gold ETFs continue for 9th week in a row
Business Lineby Subramani Ra Mancombu·24d ago
Investments in physically-based gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to be positive for the ninth week in a row, with inflows from the US accounting for more than 50 per cent, data from the...
Health Ministry approves biovigilance programme to monitor adverse drug reactions
Business Lineby Ankita Upadhyay·24d ago
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved the Biovigilance Programme of India, under which the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) will lead the monitoring, assessment and prevention...
Gains need to be shared fairly with workers by industry, says CEA Nageswaran
Business Lineby Our Bureau·24d ago
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran called for fair sharing of gains with workers by industries for meaningful transformation of economic growth.
IBBI highlights red-flags for resolution professionals to watch out in insolvency cases
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·24d ago
IBBI has raised certain red-flag for resolution professionals (RPs) to watch out in insolvency cases and do complete due diligence.
Vice-President asks tea industry to build Indian brands for global markets
Business Lineby BL Bengaluru Bureau·24d ago
Vice-President of India C P Radhakrishnan inaugurated the Centenary Conference of the UPASI (United Planters’ Association of Southern India) Tea Research Foundation at Coonoor on Monday and called...
Global edible oil market likely to be volatile, says Solvent Extractors Association
Business Lineby BL Mangaluru Bureau·24d ago
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has highlighted the potential volatility in the global edible oil sector during its meeting with senior government officials in New Delhi...
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