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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
NIPER unit at IDPL Hyderabad facility likely
The Centre has in principle agreed to set up a unit of NIPER or an institute of higher learning of pharmaceutical education on the lines of NIPER at Hyderabad.
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OVERSEAS BORROWINGS
Reliance closes $300-m US pvt debt issue
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has closed and funded the first ever US private debt placement by an Indian issuer. The company launched a $200-million issue in the US Traditional Private Placement market led by Banc of America Securities, ABN ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Broadband on narrow wicket
Sometimes, moving a kilometre is only as good as moving an inch. As in the case of broadband services that private telecom operators want to offer us at our doorstep. A status scan.
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ECONOMY
Chidambaram unveils plan for IMF reform
India's alternative plan necessitated by `the volatility of the market exchange rates'
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Biocon launches anti-cancer drug
Biocon launched its anti-cancer drug on Sunday, roping in Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan, to unveil its Biomab-EGFR in a low-key affair in Bangalore. Though biotech cancer drugs are available in India, they are beyond the reach of the masses. ...
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TAXATION
Finance Ministry initiates pre-Budget consultations
Wants demands to be supplemented with statistics
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EDUCATION
American Higher Education India to expand
American Higher Education India Pvt Ltd, which opened its first learning centre in Gurgaon to introduce online courses in the country from prestigious universities such as Harvard, Boston and Columbia, is on expansion mode. It would be opening ...
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PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
Union Bank chief upbeat on 35 pc growth
To optimise gains from CBS adoption, focus on profitable segments
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Coir Shippers Council seeks bigger Plan share
The Coir Shippers Council has suggested that substantial assistances may be set apart in the Eleventh Plan for existing traditional factories in the State to convert themselves into mechanised units. But till such transformation is achieved, ...
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OUTLOOK
BMW reveals plan for Indian market
Tight-lipped about pricing strategy, selection of engines
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