Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company Suven Life Sciences Limited (Suven) stated that it has secured three patents, two from the US and one from Mexico, for its new chemical entities (NCEs) for the treatment of disorders associated with neuro-degenerative diseases.

Suven gets patents for three more products

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A week ago when ICICI Bank announced its third quarter earnings, it thrilled investors on many counts. The bank&rsquo;s earnings were higher than street estimates, asset quality improved in an uncertain macro-economic environment, the pace of credit expansion was way past average industry growth, capital base remained strong, and the subsidiaries especially the life insurance arm displayed a robust performance.

ICICI Bank: Ready for lift-off?

Rajkot-based Champion Agro Limited on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DripTech of USA. Post the MoU, Champion Agro will be able to further build on its own innovative practices and leverage DripTech's globally acknowledged expertise, for the benefit of farmers.

Champion Agro signs MoU with US-based firm

Two projects by the Government of Gujarat have been shortlisted by National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) Foundation for its Social Innovation Honours (NSIH) 2012 this year.

NASSCOM shortlists Guj govt projects for social innovation honours

Ahmedabad-based healthcare major, Cadila Healthcare Ltd has reported standalone net profit of Rs 134.2 crore for the third quarter ended December 2011, down by 4 per cent from Rs 140.3 crore in the same period last year.

Cadila Healthcare Q3 net down by 4%

The former managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), BM Vyas has joined a Vadodara-based beverages company, Manpasand Beverages (P) Ltd (formerly known as Manpasand Agro Foods) as a director. GCMMF owns and markets Amul brand of milk and milk products in the country.

Ex-Amul MD joins Vadodara-based firm

Darjeeling tea would soon be offered for electronic auction after some software glitches were sorted out, the Calcutta Tea Traders Association said on Wednesday. &quot;e-auction of Darjeeling tea has not been yet introduced because the product cannot be standardised. Each variety of Darjeeling tea is unique,&quot; chairperson of the Tea Traders Association, Sangita Kichlu, said at a news conference here.

Darjeeling tea soon to be on e-auction: CTTA

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Underlining the &ldquo;huge gaps in urban infrastructure in North Eastern Region&rdquo;, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has demanded that at least 10 per cent of the total Central funds, meant for infrastructural upgrade, be earmarked for the North Eastern states.

Central funds for infrastructural upgrade to be earmarked for NE:  Gogoi

In their joint endeavour to combat cross border transport of illegally mined ore, the district level task forces on mining of Orissa and Jharkhand will meet once in two months.

Task forces of Orissa, Jharkhand gear up to combat illegal mining

Cognizant Technology Solutions, a Nasdaq-listed provider of IT, consulting and business process outsourcing services, is expanding its operations in Kerala. The company will be setting up a new campus at Phase-II of Infopark here.

Cognizant to set up new campus in Kochi

The Indian Railways would construct an industrial rail corridor to improve transportation from the tracks in the mineral rich states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Indian Railways to build  industrial rail corridor in  Chhattisgarh

Iron ore exports from Orissa, the country's biggest producer and third biggest exporter of this key steel making input, slipped significantly in January compared with December 2011 after the exports duty was raised to 30 per cent.

Orissa iron ore exports tank in January after duty hike

The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority approved the setting up of a logistics park at Kalinga Nagar steel hub proposed by Container Corporation of India (Concor).

Single Window clears Rs 70 cr logistics park

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered a judicial probe into the hooch tragedy as death toll due to consumption of spurious liquor has mounted to 29 with 52 others still ailing.

Naveen orders judicial probe as hooch toll touches 29

Buoyed by the growth in residential sector in Gujarat, Daikin Air-conditioning India Pvt. Ltd., a 100 per cent subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., Japan is eyeing growth in its market share in the state to 12 per cent.

Daikin eyes 12% mkt share in Guj

Hewlett-Packard, world's second largest computer maker, is eyeing the small business segments in the state, which is poised to emerge as one of the major investment destinations in the Information Technology (IT) sector.

HP India eyes small business segment in state

A special laboratory has been set up at Chitegaon near here by the National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF) with the help of ISRO's Ahmedabad centre to aid the onion-crop-sector.

Special lab to be set up in Nashik to aid onion production

Targeting home lifestyle segment, H&amp;R Johnson (HRJ), a division of Prism Cement Ltd, on Wednesday announced its foray into engineered marble and quartz business.

HR Johnson forays into engineered marble, quartz

The spirit of democracy in Uttar Pradesh (UP) could not be dampened by inclement weather and it recorded 62 per cent peaceful polling, the highest so far, in the first phase on Wednesday.

UP clocks record 62% polling in Phase -I

Uttarakhand has decided to move the Supreme Court for the transfer of its share in the multi-purpose 2,400-Mw Tehri hydel project which is being held by Uttar Pradesh.

Uttarakhand to move SC on Tehri dam

Even as the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended the deletion of the reference to Western Ghats in the earlier report of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in its report, the mining industry has said it is feasible to conduct mining in the eco-sensitive region.

Underground mining in Western Ghats safe: FIMI

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