 "Sohini Das")
Sohini Das
Sohini Das
Sohini Das writes on automobile and healthcare sectors for Business Standard. Over her 17 years as a journalist, she has covered multiple sectors and issues -- FMCG, dairy, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
Sohini Das writes on automobile and healthcare sectors for Business Standard. Over her 17 years as a journalist, she has covered multiple sectors and issues -- FMCG, dairy, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
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Sterling Hospitals to expand beyond Gujarat: Girish Patel
The hospital chain plans to expand in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Gujrat drug inspectors to help USFDA officials
Move comes in the wake of several pharma companies coming under the USFDA scanner
 "Gujrat drug inspectors to help USFDA officials")
Margins of carmakers hit, thanks to rising cost pressure
Weak volumes, high marketing costs, discounts, high import and inventory costs have all added to car companies' woes
 "Margins of carmakers hit, thanks to rising cost pressure")
BSc Community Health course opposed by pharmacists
Indian Pharmacists Association has written to the Pharmacy Council of India to intervene in the matter of approval of the course
Gujarat pharma firms vie for share in cancer drug space
Companies like Zydus Cadila, Intas Pharma and Cadila Pharmaceuticals have come up with cancer drugs in recent times
 "Gujarat pharma firms vie for share in cancer drug space")
Share of diesel car sales likely to decline in next 2 years: ICRA
The share is likely to drop to 30-35% from the current 55%
 "Share of diesel car sales likely to decline in next 2 years: ICRA")
BSc Community Health course draws opposition from pharmacists
aims to bridge the gap for health professionals in rural areas
Honda Motorcyles in advanced talks to finalise plant in Gujarat
Senior officials from HMSI visited Gujarat last week to discuss finer details of the SSA
 "Honda Motorcyles in advanced talks to finalise plant in Gujarat")
Cadila Pharma working on new generation rabies vaccine
The Gujarat-based company has six vaccines products in pipeline
 "Cadila Pharma working on new generation rabies vaccine")
Cadila Pharma launches affordable lung cancer drug
Drug to be available in India by December, thereafter exports planned to SAARC and EU
Creamed by costs, dairies pin hopes on value addition
Dairy players claimed that around 2009, farmers had started moving from dairy farming on high prices of fodder and other costs
 "Creamed by costs, dairies pin hopes on value addition")
Ipca Labs plans to make male hormone APIs in Gujarat
Investes Rs 50 cr in Nandesari facility; began production of female hormone APIs last month
 "Ipca Labs plans to make male hormone APIs in Gujarat")
Gujarat pharma cos post growth in Oct as overall industry growth dips
State companies post 3.6% growth in October while industry posts negative growth of 1.7%
Nissan India expects 50% sales from Datsun
The car would be commercially launched in the first half of 2014 and would be priced below Rs 4 lakh
 "Nissan India expects 50% sales from Datsun")
Gujarat govt drags feet on Jan Aushadhi stores
The state is yet to have a single JAS
Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers
A real-estate consultant too confirmed that builders indeed trying to create a land bank in area
 "Maruti's Gujarat plant site draws real estate developers")
Southern cement firms opt for output discipline
Demand sluggish, prices to remain under pressure for a few months
 "Southern cement firms opt for output discipline")
Adani Enterprises Q2 net loss at Rs 102 crore
Consolidated net loss for quarter at Rs 417 crore
 "Adani Enterprises Q2 net loss at Rs 102 crore")
Shorter summers slows ice cream sales growth
Players likely to raise prices in January to offset raw material cost increase
 "Shorter summers slows ice cream sales growth")