Intellectual Thoughts by Sanjaya Panda

IMF Predicts Stronger 2010 Global Rebound After 09 Contraction

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:08:00 +0000

IMF predicts the global economic rebound next year will be stronger than it forecast in April as the financial system stabilizes and the pace of contractions from the U.S. to Japan moderates. IMF...

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India Budget 2009, Highlights

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:15:00 +0000

* Govt plans to bring back economy to high growth of 9% * GDP growth dipped to 6.7% in FY'09 * FM to make pre-budget talks with state FMs annual affair * Fiscal...

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Update : Pharma Industry as per the latest Economical survey

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:10:00 +0000

The pharma industry in the country has grown from mere Rs 1500 crore turnover in 1980 to over Rs 78,000 crore in 2008, with about 10 per cent share in the volume of global production, according to...

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Dow to close 3 Plants in US

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Dow Chemical is closing three US manufacturing plants, including an ethylene production unit in Hahnville, Louisiana in a further bid expand its specialty chemicals business. The other facilities...

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The Biosimilars- Future of cure

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:47:00 +0000

The future of pharmaceutical industry now seems lies with the biotechnology as there is a growing resistance to the use chemical based drugs world over. Biopharmaceuticals thus becoming the fastest...

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Factory Output Rise Adds To Revival Signs!!!! or just an effect of stimulus packages

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:40:00 +0000

India's industrial output rose in April, beating forecasts for a fall, driven by a pick-up in domestic demand that analysts said confirmed nascent signs of recovery and an end to the central bank's...

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Reliance Industries's German Unit Goes Bankrupt

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:14:00 +0000

The global economic downturn has hit India's most valued company Reliance Industries, forcing it to today to declare as insolvent its German unit Trevira, a specialty polyester manufacturer....

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Tamiflu Vs Flu, who cld be the major threat

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:49:00 +0000

The cure may, at times, be worse than the disease. That would now seem to be the case with tamiflu, the drug used more than any other for treating and preventing the dreaded bird flu — caused by the...

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Savings a/c will earn daily interest

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Savings bank account can earn you more interest now. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a directive in its policy document that will change the way interest is paid on the minimum amount...

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Financial far sight

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:32:00 +0000

The ongoing financial crisis in the mature markets abroad has led to much introspection in the domain of policy-making and academia. Products must be made more transparent, with risk mitigation and...

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5 Indian firms among world's 25 'unsung' innovative cos

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:03:00 +0000

As many as five Indian companies like Indian Hotels, footwear firm Bata India have been named in the list of world's 25 'unsung' innovative companies by the BusinessWeek magazine.According to a list...

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Lilly seals a R&D deal with Zydus

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:52:00 +0000

Lilly and Zydus established a collaboration to discover and develop potential drug candidates against a novel target, with the research primarily focused on cardiovascular diseases. Zydus’ role...

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another wave of M & A in Pharma

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:26:00 +0000

So far three deals that topping $150 billion in value have been announced in the global pharma industry this year. Merck & Co. acquired Schering Plough for $41 billion and Roche announced $47...

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World economy to shrink below zero: IMF chief

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:44:00 +0000

The world economy is likely to shrink to "below zero" this year, in what many are now referring to as the "Great Recession". "The IMF expects global growth to slow below zero this year, the worst...

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Is Piramal healthcare on sale!!!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:39:00 +0000

Piramal healthcare, india’s fifth largest pharmaceutical company by revenues (Rs 2,873 crore in FY 2007-08), may sell its branded generics business, Healthcare Solutions, to focus on contract...

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Pfizer bid for Wyeth set to spur consolidation in drug industry

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:28:00 +0000

Pfizer Inc's bid to buy rival Wyeth for more than $60 billion is expected to increase the level of competition for capturing the generic drugs market, especially in economies like India. However,...

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A national security index

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:09:00 +0000

India has survived many crises and tackled many challenges over the past 59 years: wars, famines and food shortages, near-bankruptcy on the external account, and the like. Some endemic problems...

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The road ahead- No where to go???

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:53:00 +0000

With the economic slowdown in full throttle, defaults on commercial vehicle loans are on the rise. This will not only hit the fourth quarter results of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) but also...

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Hovione buys Pfizer's Pharma site

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:31:00 +0000

Portuguese contract manufacturer Hovione has emerged as the buyer for Pfizer’s production plant in Cork, Ireland, which was put on the block last year. The site manufactures intermediates for...

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Hexion's $6.5B takeover of Huntsman terminated

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:12:00 +0000

Chemicals maker Huntsman Corp. has ended its $6.5 billion agreement to be taken over by Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. and agreed to a $1 billion legal settlement with Hexion's private equity owner,...

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India's Industrial Output Dips For the First Time In 15 Years

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:55:00 +0000

Indian industry saw its output shrink for the first time in 15 years with a 0.4 per cent year-on-year decline in October, as the impact of the global economic downturn deepened in the country. From a...

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Facing the truth by Irfan Husain ( from The Dawn, news paper of pakistan)

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:13:00 +0000

Even in my remote bit of paradise, news of distant disasters filters through: above the steady sound of waves breaking on the sandy beach in Sri Lanka, I was informed by several news channels about...

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How many more?????????- Terror in India

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:42:00 +0000

A terrorist attack every month through 2008. The scale gets bigger, and bolder. The response from the security agencies so far..??????. The country needs to see much more being done. A demand of ...

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Energy CTL Technology - Tough Choice

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:55:00 +0000

Companies are sparring for the maiden coal to liquids (CTL) project, which is expected to produce 80,000 barrels of oil a day . As the government is zeroing in on a private player who would offer the...

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Euro economy to barely grow in 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Sanjay Panda) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:30:00 +0000

The European Commission said the region's economy probably entered a recession this year and will stagnate in 2009.Economic growth in the euro area will slump to 0.1 percent next year, the worst...

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