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Defaults, lay-offs take sheen off Surat's diamond sector

Sources estimate 70-80 per cent of them have been affected by retrenchment, pay cuts or reduced working hours

Luxury car sales may treble to 100,000 by 2020: ICRA

Luxury car sales in the country were less than 1.5 per cent of overall sales, much lower than the global average, ICRA said

Biosmilars is the new focus of Gujarat pharma companies

Leading companies like Intas, Torrent, Zydus ready robust pipeline of biosimilar drugs, eye emerging markets

Upcoming bulk drug policy could trigger investments worth Rs 40,000 cr

Bulk drugs are basically the active raw materials used in a drug that gives it the therapeutic effect

Top Ramen, Wai Wai, Sunfeast under lens

ITC says not got reports from any state on high lead content; internal tests not found excess metal

Homeopathy industry seeks statutory body for clinical trials

Homeopathic pharma market in India is around Rs 5,000 cr with over 250,000 practising doctors

Setco eyes plant in Russia, to foray into LCV, tractor segment

Company also final stages to appoint parts distributors in North America

Now, unlock your door or laptop by just blinking

Surat-based company in talks with banks, insurance cos, manufacturing cos etc for their iris scanner machine

Supplies from Sun's Halol facility likely to improve in coming quarters

Company says will continue to implement corrective steps and upgrade its facilities

Clutch maker Setco eyes plant in Russia, to foray into LCV and farm equipment

The company already operates two assembly units overseas, one in Manchester, UK and another in Nashville, Tennessee, US

Sanand continues to draw MNCs

During the last six to eight months has seen firms like Maxxis Group of Taiwan, Singapore-based Tong Garden decide to set up their facilities in Sanand

Promissory note replaces paper note system in diamond trade

New system aimed at formalising trade pacts to check defaults

Now, IPA protests against online pharmacies to DCGI

Industry awaits DCGI guidelines to regulate e-retailing of prescription drugs

Wedding bells wane: Gold jewellery demand may slip 25%

Weak monsoon forecast is also likely to affect rural demand and hamper overall sales

GMB scouts new locations to set up greenfield ports, shipyards

The board has identified two consultants, I-Maritime and AECOM, and discussions are on with them

IndiaMart extends into e-commerce through Tolexo.com

The beta version of the website was launched in December last year, and it has managed to touch a gross merchandise value of around $1 million per month by now

MP, Maharashtra beat Gujarat in tourism growth over the years

CAG says when comparing growth rates of tourist inflow with the all-India level, Gujarat manages to do only marginally better

Govt keen to speed up work on Iran's Chabahar Port

Iranian or Indian private firm may be roped in to develop the project

Robots rising in auto factories but no labour replacement yet

Having a few hundred robots in a car factory is not uncommon

5 states ban Maggi sale, 2 stop production

Uttar Pradesh, where the Maggi controversy had broken out, is yet to ban the product