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Bayer offers to acquire Monsanto for $ 62 billion

The combination will create a leading integrated agriculture business with broad product portfolio and exceptional R&D pipeline to deliver innovative solutions for farmers

Rallis India's arm Metahelix forms JV in Indonesia for seeds business

While Metahelix will hold 49 percent stake in the JV firm PT Metahelix Lifesciences Indonesia, the remaining will be with its local partner, Suresh Gobindram Vaswani

Comprehensive approach needed to sustain growth of mining industry

While the industry has come a long way in terms of technology upgradation and modernisation, there is still lot of potential left for improvement, say experts at Assocham mining conference

India and Japan to seek regulatory collaboration for medical products

The Japan has extended support to Government of India for Indian regulators' skill enhancement through its Asia Training Centre

Got promoted? Here are a few things to keep in mind

Promotions inherently entail change, new responsibilities and different career challenges. Hence, it is important to ask a few specific questions before you take up the new role, says Abhijit Nimgaonk

Adani shuts down 4 units of power plant in Maharashtra due to water shortage

Tiroda Power Plant gets water from Dhapewada Project of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation. The water dam has dried up and, hence, is unable to supply water to the plant

Tata Power wins 100 MW solar project in Karnataka

The company has won two solar grid connected photovoltaic projects of 50 MW capacity each under National Solar Mission

Govt to launch a hub & spoke model to set up science cities and science centres

The Science & Technology Ministry working on 'five year rolling plan' to measure plans & their implementation

Projects of $7 bn on the offer in round one of Smart Cities

The government is set to announce another 13 to 14 cities very soon taking the total to 34 that will be financed in the first round under the Smart City Mission

Volvo Penta to start production of industrial engines in India

A new line will be added at the Volvo Penta Powertrain (VEPT) plant in Pithampur (MP) to manufacture the 5 and 8-liter engines for Indian customers

India's cost advantage in manufacturing vis-a-vis Europe to decline by 2023

Archaic labour laws, poor infrastructure and inland logistics services are major impediments for growth, says an Assocham-Roland Berger joint study

Akzo Nobel expands Indonesian coatings plant

The expansion will help the company meet growing domestic demand - driven by the petrochemical and power sectors - for its marine and protective coatings products

Economic confidence among Asian CEOs holds steady in Q1 of 2016: YPO

India, in particular, witnessed a rebound in confidence level, surging 5.6 points from 60.8 in the last quarter of 2015 to 66.4 in the first quarter of this year, as per YPO Global Pulse Index

Pharma exports to witness a sharp fall as value of off-patent drugs declines

While the exports witnessed growth of 19 percent in the last decade, it is expected to decline sharply to 10-12 percent annually over the next 5 years, says a Crisil Research report

Amcor acquires Plastic Moulders in Canada

Plastic Moulders Limited is a rigid plastics business that manufactures containers and closures for the food and home & personal care markets in North America

Uflex bags World Confederation of Businesses award in France

The flexible packaging major was presented 'The Bizz 2016' award at Monte Carlo, France

Ineos to build linear alpha olefin unit in Texas

The LAO unit capacity will be 420,000 metric tonnes per annum (tpa), 20 percent larger than when the project was originally announced

Kistler Group acquires Schatz Group

This acquisition gives the Kistler Group new potential applications in quality assurance in industrial manufacturing

SRF plans Rs 269 cr capex to set up BOPP plant in Indore

With the new a bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film line, SRF aims to become one-stop stop solution provider for packaging film customers

Plastics can help to optimise usage of water in agriculture

Plasticulture, the use of plastics in agricultural application, can help saving water up to 50-70 percent, according to FICCI-TSMG report