Everything you need to know about Chemical Industries: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chemical Industries: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
A delegation of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) met senior officials of Food Safety
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Exide Industries, the biggest storage battery producing company in India, Monday reported 12.9 percent slide in its net profit in the quarter ended March 31, 2012 to Rs.1.42 billion (over $26 million) from Rs.1.63 billion during the same period an year ago.
Los Angeles, April 30 (IANS) Singer Carrie Underwood loves different kind of music and doesn't confine herself to listening to or playing only one type of music.
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Moscow, April 29 (IANS) About 25,000 metric tonnes - or 62 percent - of Russia's chemical weapons haf been destroyed till April 29, RIA Novosti reported Sunday.
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday blamed the opposition Left Front and a section of teachers for trying to stop the developmental work in the state by spreading canards against the 11-month-old TMC-Congress government.
Ruling Trinamool Congress has blamed the opposition left front and section of teachers for the creating obstacle in the way of development
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Sunday blamed the opposition Left Front and the Maoists for trying to stop developmental work in the state by spreading canards against the 11-month-old TMC-Congress government.
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will later Saturday meet business and social leaders here to discuss ways and means to achieve the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), an official said.
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) Resale of commercial land in Himachal Pradesh, purchased after special permission, should be allowed in rarest of rare cases. And in case the land is not used for which it was meant, the property vests with the government, says a commission appointed by the state government.
Singapore, April 24 (IANS) Eight years after showcasing Bollywood's wonder in Singapore, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) is heading back to the City of Lions for its annual weekend and awards, to be held June 7-9.
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 181.82 points or 1.05 percent down Monday, amidst a choppy session ruled by major selling pressure.
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 21.31 points or 0.12 percent down Monday, amidst a choppy session ruled by major selling pressure.
Quito, April 23 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador expects China to provide all of the financing for the Refineria del Pacifico, a mega-refinery for processing crude and the largest public works project in the Andean country, President Rafael Correa said.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) To bag big ticket investments to propel its economy, the government of Kerala has promised single-window clearance, lucrative returns and durable partnerships to Indian industries and global corporations.
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Approximately every 11 years the magnetic field on the sun reverses completely - the north magnetic pole switches to south, and vice versa.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Kanoria Chemicals and Industries Limited (KCI) Friday said it would acquire APAG Holding AG, the Switzerland-based holding company of its wholly owned subsidiary APAG Elektronik AG, Switzerland.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Friday reported a 21.20 percent decline in net profit at Rs.4,236 crore in the fourth quarter of 2011-12, compared to Rs.5,376 crore in the corresponding period of 2010-11.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Friday reported a decline of 21.20 percent in its net profit, which stood at Rs.4,236 crore in the fourth quarter of 2011-12 compared to Rs.5,376 crore in the corresponding period of 2010-11.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Kerala government is expecting huge overseas investments in about 60 sectors including infrastructure, technology, education and healthcare, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Friday.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) A British minister Friday said his country's government had no hand in selecting Dow Chemical Co. as a sponsor of the London Olympic Games.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Indian equities were ruling in the red intra-day Friday after a key index opened lower, following a rise of more than 400 points this week largely due to the favourable monetary policy announced by the central bank three days ago.
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Indian equities were ruling in the red intra-day Friday after a key index opened lower, after rising more than 400 points this week due largely to the favourable monetary policy announced by the central bank three days ago.
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): Researchers including one of Indian origin have been working with an enzyme found in bacteria that is crucial for capturing solar energy.
Islamabad, April 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has left for Turkmenistan to discuss the multibillion gas pipeline, import of 1000-MW electricity and other issues to boost trade, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej has been elected as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2012-13.
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Indian researchers have come up with a new quantum mechanical-based biosensor that offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instant point-of-care disease diagnostics, to detection of trace substances for forensics and security.
London, Apr 17 (ANI): Human rights groups have dismissed London Olympic chief Sebastian Coe's claims that the upcoming sport event 'will be the greenest ever Games' as 'corporate spin', and will stage a protest against the Olympic committee for picking up sponsors responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, and causing other environmental damage.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Liqour maker Tilaknagar Industries' new facility has been accorded "mega project" status by the Maharashtra government.
London, Apr 17 (ANI): Human rights groups have dismissed London Olympic chief Sebastian Coe's claims that the upcoming sport event 'will be the greenest ever Games' as 'corporate spin', and will stage a protest against the Olympic committee for picking up sponsors responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, and causing other environmental damage.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Pakistan's fashion fraternity has welcomed India and Pakistan's decision to open more trade routes and hope to expand their reach by collaborating with Indian wholesalers, brands and opening retail outlets here.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Increased investment in research, higher monetary assistance and development of technology for industries are the three steps that will ensure a bright future for the Indian Institutes of Technology, says deputy director of IIT-Delhi M. Balakrishnan.
Now India and US have joins hands and come forward that will help promote clean energy.
Washington, April 14 (IANS) In a significant development in the quest for clean energy, three top research institutions each in India and the United States have joined hands to form three consortia that will make up the $125 million US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Centre (JCERDC).
Baghdad, April 13 (IANS) Iraq has agreed to help Libya in getting rid of its stockpiles of chemical weapons following a request from Tripoli, Xinhua reported.
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): The world's first "electrified snail" has joined the menagerie of cockroaches, rats, rabbits and other animals previously implanted with biofuel cells that generate electricity from natural sugar in their bodies.
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Copper is one of the few metals that can turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbon fuels with little energy and also cut down on emissions. Such a self-energizing system could vastly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired and natural-gas-powered plants.
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): A new study has raised the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs, monstrous creatures with the intelligence and cunning of humans, may be the life forms that evolved on other planets in the universe.
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed 44 points down in lackluster trading Wednesday, largely due to heavy selling pressure in metal stocks.
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets fell nearly 100 points in the afternoon session Wednesday due to selling pressure in metal, telecom and oil and gas stocks.
Islamabad, Apr 9(ANI): Pakistan is likely to table a draft legislation to counter the increasing use of Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) by militants on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghan border following constant pressure by the United Sates on the issue.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Scientists say the chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Tuesday said its follow on offer (FPO) for which the draft prospectus was filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) last year has been put off.
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Indorama Industries, which claims to be the largest producer of polyester in the world, Tuesday said that it is investing Rs.1,000 crore at its new plant in Himachal Pradesh's industrial town of Baddi.
Mumbai, Apr. 2 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Monday handed over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament to off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
The increasing alliance of India with the global economy is a big challenge as well as opportunity for the country as globalization is a double-edged sword, said D. Subbarao, Governer, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday while addressing the...
Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) The increasing integration of India with the global economy poses a challenge and opportunity for the country as globalisation is a double-edged sword, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao said late Friday.
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Researchers have shown that a nonoscillating gel can be resuscitated in a fashion similar to a medical cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the Direct Tax Code (DTC) would be made operational by next year.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The government is looking at reforming its gas pricing policy to attract investors, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday, adding that remunerative prices were necessary to draw private players with expertise in the sector.
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): A group of Afghan students are learning entrepreneurial skills in an Entrepreneurship Development Programme at the Technical Service Center of the government-run National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Limited here.
New Delhi, Mar 16 (ANI): The Union Budget 2012-13 proposes to increase excise duty on 'demerit' goods such as certain cigarettes, hand rolled bidis, pan masala, gutka, chewing tobacco, unmanufactured tobacco and zarda scented tobacco.
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): The conditions required for life to start may have been much better on Mars than early Earth, a new study has suggested.
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): The conditions required for life to start may have been much better on Mars than early Earth, a new study has suggested.
New Delhi, Mar 16 (ANI): The Union Budget 2012-13 proposes to increase excise duty on 'demerit' goods such as certain cigarettes, hand rolled bidis, pan masala, gutka, chewing tobacco, unmanufactured tobacco and zarda scented tobacco.
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Nancy Dell'Olio revealed that she will meet Prince Harry once more but didn't disclose where and when.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Wednesday called the Rail Budget presented by Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi as balanced.
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Nancy Dell'Olio revealed that she will meet Prince Harry once more but didn't disclose where and when.
Inaugurating the 27th edition of AAHAR: the International Food and Hospitality Fair, Shri Anand Sharma emphasized on creating an integrated value chain in the food processing and hospitality sectors to enhance India's shares in global exports....
Mumbai, Mar 9(ANI): Indian business tycoon and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes' Indian richest billionaires' list again.
Mumbai, Mar 9(ANI): Indian business tycoon and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes' Indian richest billionaires' list again.
Washington, March 8 (ANI): The "Refrigerator Mother" theory suggests that autistic behaviours in children stems from lack of maternal warmth and emotional attachment.
Washington, March 8 (ANI): The "Refrigerator Mother" theory suggests that autistic behaviours in children stems from lack of maternal warmth and emotional attachment.
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): Industries like public relations and human resources are becoming highly feminised industries dominated by women and are branded 'pink ghettos', according to a new report.
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): Industries like public relations and human resources are becoming highly feminised industries dominated by women and are branded 'pink ghettos', according to a new report.
Melbourne, Mar 5 (ANI): Three-quarters of Australian children in their final year of primary school believe that cotton socks are derived from animals and 27 percent are convinced yoghurt comes from plants, a new survey has revealed.
Melbourne, Mar 5 (ANI): Three-quarters of Australian children in their final year of primary school believe that cotton socks are derived from animals and 27 percent are convinced yoghurt comes from plants, a new survey has revealed.
Washington, March1 (ANI): Scientists have turned to Moringa oleifera, also called the "miracle tree" - a plant grown in equatorial regions for food, traditional medicine and biofuel - to economically produce clean drinking water in developing countries.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Almost half of young women aged 18 to 25 would rather have larger breasts than high intelligence and a third would readily swap IQ for bigger boobs, a new study has revealed.
Washington, March1 (ANI): Scientists have turned to Moringa oleifera, also called the "miracle tree" - a plant grown in equatorial regions for food, traditional medicine and biofuel - to economically produce clean drinking water in developing countries.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Almost half of young women aged 18 to 25 would rather have larger breasts than high intelligence and a third would readily swap IQ for bigger boobs, a new study has revealed.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): Slowing or preventing the development of Alzheimer's disease could be as simple as ensuring that the supply of brain protein's sugar levels are maintained, a new study has suggested.
Washington, Feb 290 (ANI): Next time you smell roses, try doing it with your eyes open to get the best aroma.
London, Feb 29 (ANI): Slowing or preventing the development of Alzheimer's disease could be as simple as ensuring that the supply of brain protein's sugar levels are maintained, a new study has suggested.
Washington, Feb 290 (ANI): Next time you smell roses, try doing it with your eyes open to get the best aroma.
London, Feb 27(ANI): WikiLeaks, a whistle-blowing organization has declared that it is publishing a series of documents known as 'The Global Intelligence Files, which includes over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered global intelligence company Stratfor.
London, Feb 27(ANI): WikiLeaks, a whistle-blowing organization has declared that it is publishing a series of documents known as 'The Global Intelligence Files, which includes over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered global intelligence company Stratfor.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scripps Research Scientists have for the first time designed a series of small molecules that act against an RNA defect directly responsible for the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Chemists have demonstrated that it is possible to stall the activity of pain-sensitive neurons using an agent that acts as a photosensitive switch.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Chemists have demonstrated that it is possible to stall the activity of pain-sensitive neurons using an agent that acts as a photosensitive switch.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scripps Research Scientists have for the first time designed a series of small molecules that act against an RNA defect directly responsible for the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Bacteria usually found 30km above the earth have been identified as extremely efficient generators of electricity.
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new chemical compound that has great potential for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by stroke has been designed and produced by researchers at the University of Copenhagen.
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Bacteria usually found 30km above the earth have been identified as extremely efficient generators of electricity.
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A recent study has provided new evidence to explain how cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates the transfer of cholesterol from "good" high density lipoproteins (HDLs) to "bad" low density lipoproteins (LDLs).
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have turned to video games to find the cure for cancer.
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have turned to video games to find the cure for cancer.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals, which are ingested by humans daily, could be more detrimental to health than previously thought, a new study has warned.
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Nacre, which is also known as mother of pearl, is one of nature's amazing utilitarian materials.
A recent study has found that billions of engineered nanoparticles commonly found in foods and pharmaceuticals, which are consumed by humans, can be more dangerous to health than what was presumed previously.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals, which are ingested by humans daily, could be more detrimental to health than previously thought, a new study has warned.
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Nacre, which is also known as mother of pearl, is one of nature's amazing utilitarian materials.
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI)): Researchers have found that like human beings, goat kids have the ability to change vocal sounds (vocal plasticity) and develop an accent.
London, Feb 14 (ANI): Researchers have significantly enhanced polymer solar cells' performance by building a device with a new "tandem" structure that combines multiple cells with different absorption bands.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Researchers including one of Indian origin have come up with a new methodology, based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to examine batteries from inside without destroying them.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Controversial London 2012 Olympics sponsors Dow Chemical Company secretly traded through a web of intermediaries to avoid a legal ban imposed on selling products in India after the Bhopal gas tragedy that killed nearly 25,000 people, it has emerged.
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Meredith Alexander, a former member of the London Olympic watchdog, who resigned in protest over naming controversial Dow Chemical Company 'with the blood of Bhopal on its hands' as a sponsor of the sporting extravaganza, has reignited the row, accusing a senior Olympic official of misrepresenting her.
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Meredith Alexander, a former member of the London Olympic watchdog, who resigned in protest over naming controversial Dow Chemical Company 'with the blood of Bhopal on its hands' as a sponsor of the sporting extravaganza, has reignited the row, accusing a senior Olympic official of misrepresenting her.
Washington, Feb.10 (ANI): Apple's controversial Chinese supplier Foxconn was battling on Thursday to contain a security breach after hackers joined the mounting protest over iPhone factory conditions by leaking the login details of its entire staff.
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the mechanisms behind some of the bacteria that kill hundreds of thousands every year, possibly paving the way for more effective antibiotics against infections.
Ankara, Feb 9 (ANI): Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) has delivered three modernized F-16 aircraft to Pakistani Air Forces.
