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Torrent Power Q1 net down 44% to Rs 208 cr, revenue up marginally

The company recently signed a Securities Purchase Agreement with a JV of Lightsource BP and UKCI to acquire a 50 Mw solar power project at Maharashtra for an enterprise value of Rs 317 cr

Post fundraise, bicycle sharing startup MyByk eyes public transport linkage

Looks to partner with state govts in its endeavour to transform into a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform

Mumbai, Bengaluru lose top-100 spots in QS Best Student Cities Ranking

Both cities, however, rank high on affordability, a key indicator in the rankings

Torrent Pharma Q1 net grows marginally by 3% as price erosion in US weighs

The company's revenues also grew in single digits at four per cent, from Rs 2,056 crore in Q1 of FY21 to Rs 2,134 crore in Q1 of FY22

Alembic Pharma posts 45% dip in Q1 net at Rs 165 cr amid price erosion

Firm's consolidated revenues from operations also fell marginally to Rs 1,326 cr in Q1FY22, from Rs 1,341 crore a year ago

Serbia's new quarantine rule for Indians puts Canada-bound students in fix

New rule came started Friday and Indian travellers were unaware of it till they landed in Belgrade.

Pandemic hastens transformation, demand soars for digital skills

Non-IT sectors, traditional firms seek tech talent at campus placements, too; focus also turns to soft skills

Mandavia to be pivotal in govt plans to manage Covid, lift country's image

Mandaviya is also seen as industrious and resourceful in his home state

Textile trading comes to a standstill in Surat amid second Covid-19 wave

The second wave of the pandemic has hit the medium- and small-scale sector like a tsunami. The first of a five-part series looks at the crisis

IIM Kozhikode, Coursera collaborate on four certificate programmes

Priced at over Rs 1.1 lakh each, a special feature of these programmes will be flexibility afforded to the participants by a judicious mix of synchronous and asynchronous content

Biz establishments seek deadline extension on vaccine diktat in Gujarat

State govt on Thursday came up with a directive for mandatory vaccination of owners and staff of enterprises in 18 districts by June 30, rest of the state by July 10

IIM Bangalore only Indian B-school in top-100 QS Executive MBA Rankings

Institute's PGPM ranked at 39, down from 36th position last year, followed by ISB's Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives in the 101-110 rank band

Most students are likely to make it to US on time, say overseas consultants

As the US Mission to India opens July and August student visa appointments, students rush in to book dates from Monday

'India's gross enrolment in higher education rose marginally in 2019-20'

According to data, total enrolment improved on a year-on-year basis, but the pupil teacher ratio in universities and colleges fell from 29 in 2018-19 to 28 in 2019-20

India's apparel industry expects robust external demand to drive growth

According to him, there is a pent-up demand for textiles and apparel, which was tepid a year ago owing to Covid-induced lockdowns

IISc is world's top research university in QS rankings: Check details here

IIT Bombay, Delhi and IISc stay in the lead among Indian institutions

Admitted to foreign universities, students face Covid-19 vaccine question

With the US education system operating independently from the federal government, universities are adopting varying strategies when it comes to Covid vaccination

Zydus Cadila Q4 net up 73% to Rs 679 cr, total income up a marginal 3%

During Q4FY21, firm launched Virafin to treat moderate infections in adult Covid-19 patients. Its ZyCoV-D plasmid DNA vaccine is at an advanced stage of Phase-3 trials

Zydus Cadila seeks regulator nod for clinical trials on Covid-19 therapy

Company says product helps treating mild coronavirus patients and reduces hospitalisation.

Five pharmaceutical companies get approval to make black fungus drug

These developments come amid fast spread of the disease in various states and shortage of drugs to treat them.