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Results preview: Ebitda margins of auto cos to take the wheel in Q4, again

Analysts indicate that in future, gross margins might come under pressure

Former Jio-bp executive Kedar Apte to head M&M's global farm business

Apte comes from Jio-bp (a joint venture between Reliance & bp for mobility in India). He was working as the chief marketing officer at Jio-bp

Results preview: India business to put a spring in pharma's step

Hospitals to recover from sluggish Q3; diagnostics' growth rate at pre-Covid levels

Booster dose: Zydus likely to arm India with single-dose malaria drug

In Phase-2 trials now, pill also works against drug-resistant malaria strains

Awareness drive to immunity booster: India Inc gears up to meet Covid spike

While some firms have even suggested alternative therapies, many others are bringing back the mask mandate and calling for Covid-appropriate behaviour

Fertility chain Indira IVF seeks partnerships to expand clinics in India

Company says stakeholder Boston-based TA Associates is not seeking an exit for now

Tata Motors joins rivals, will hike PV prices from May 1 by 0.6%

Company earlier raised prices of its commercial vehicles by 5% as auto industry transitions to new emission norms

Lamborghini India looking to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2025

Despite Italy generally opposing the EU's plan for carbon neutrality by 2035, one of its most famous carmakers is stepping up its electrification plans

Serum re-starts Covishield production, seeks to despatch 6 mn Covovax doses

Initiates talks with private hospitals for dispatching existing Covovax stock; Conducts in-vitro studies on human blood samples for neutralising antibody titres against XBB in India

Govt to meet e-pharmacy firms soon to address regulations concerns

Senior government sources indicated that the government is in favour of e-prescription, but wants to tread cautiously when it comes to e-pharmacies, given the wider implications

Bed occupancy under 3% in major cities even as Covid cases top 37,000

Masks make a comeback in several states and cities, over 33,000 govt and private health facilities join mock drills

From adding beds to more high-end surgeries, Manipal's next health plan

Bengaluru-based hospital chain is focusing on adding beds - both organically and inorganically - and offering more high-end and complex surgeries for growth and profit

Manipal Health aims adding 3,600 beds yrs after Temasek controlling stake

Expansion and acquisitions to take hospital chain's total to nearly 12,000 beds

We will continue to hold 30% in Manipal Health: Manipal group chairman

In a Q&A, Dr Ranjan Pai also confirms that Manipal Health will look for a listing going forward

Indian pharma market back to pre-Covid level in FY23, says report

After a Covid-hit FY21 (when the IPM grew by only 2.2 per cent), the market posted a growth of 14.7 per cent in FY22, on a low base

Temasek buys majority stake in Manipal Health in largest wellness deal

Takes stake from promoters, TPG, NIIF at Rs 40,000 crore enterprise value

Few vaccination centres running amid steady surge in Covid-19 cases

230 of the 296 sites are private; people can now opt for mix-and-match doses of Corbevax and iNCOVACC

Hero MotoCorp offers VRS for its staff, targets leaner organisation

It has launched a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its staff as it aims to make the organisation 'agile and future-ready'

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India shuffles top management ahead of EV foray

HMSI is establishing a new scooter manufacturing line at its Vithalpur factory in Gujarat. This is expected to boost its exports from India

Maharashtra reports eight Covid deaths in April, four in past 24 hours

Case fatality touches 1.82%; State currently has 3,792 active cases, with Mumbai accounting for 1,162; Thane and Pune have 670 cases and 781 cases, respectively