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Viswanath Pilla

ARTICLES BY VISWANATH PILLA

Shares of Divi’s rose 0.91% to close at Rs1163.60 on BSE.

Divi’s Laboratories gets five observations from USFDA

1 min read . 08 Dec 2016

Post acquisition-ISG is targeting 2017 revenues of $285-$300 million, adjusted Ebitda of $36-$38 million. Photo: iStockphoto

ISG acquires sourcing advisory firm Alsbridge for $74 million

1 min read . 02 Dec 2016

Sangita Reddy, joint managing director of Apollo Hospitals, the holding firm of Apollo Health and Lifestyle. Photo: SaiSen/Mint

IFC invests Rs450 crore for 29% stake in Apollo Health

2 min read . 02 Dec 2016

India launched its National AIDS Control Programme in 1992 as a comprehensive programme for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. File photo: AFP

Things to know about HIV/AIDS, and progress made in dealing with it

3 min read . 02 Dec 2016

Maharashtra has rejected a demand by government employees for two months salary in cash. Photo: Reuters

States struggle to pay staff who demand salaries in cash

2 min read . 01 Dec 2016

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu says his government is working on a plan to give low-cost smartphones to people living below poverty-line to encourage mobile wallet usage. Photo: Mint

Chandrababu Naidu govt launches ‘AP Purse’ to push cashless transactions

1 min read . 30 Nov 2016

Shares of Pfizer rose 0.65% and were trading at 1822.60 at 2.42pm on BSE, while the benchmark Sensex was up 0.26% to 26,418.78 points. Photo: Reuters

Pfizer to relaunch Corex in new formulation

1 min read . 29 Nov 2016

File photo. In Bengaluru, India’s silicon valley, a three-day big show of information technology and electronics sector is being held as planned. Hemant Mishra/Mint

Bharat bandh evokes tepid response, except in Kerala

3 min read . 28 Nov 2016

Aurobindo has shareholder approval to raise Rs2,100 crore through a sale of shares, which it intends to use for acquisitions. Photo: Bloomberg

Aurobindo Pharma scouts for acquisitions in Europe

1 min read . 25 Nov 2016

Chennai-based Netmeds, founded last year by the Pradeep Dadha family, is trying to establish a toehold in the $15 billion retail pharma market dominated by mom-and-pop model stores.

Netmeds buys Pluss in bid to scale quicker

1 min read . 25 Nov 2016

Marijuana is one of the most abused drugs in the world. Photo: Reuters

Marijuana could help alcoholics, drug addicts to kick their habits: Study

2 min read . 17 Nov 2016

Telangana signs pact with Microsoft for digital initiatives

1 min read . 17 Nov 2016

Tesco will also extend paid maternity leave benefits to women employees who have opted for alternative routes of motherhood like surrogacy and adoption.

Tesco to offer enhanced maternity leave to its Indian women employees

2 min read . 16 Nov 2016

The researchers sequenced nearly 5,000 genes in 335 patients with a family history of left ventricular noncompaction.

Researchers discover genetic mutation linked to heart muscle disease

1 min read . 15 Nov 2016

In January 2014, Aurobindo bought loss-making Western European commercial operations of Irish drug maker Actavis Plc for €30 million. Photo: Bloomberg

Aurobindo Pharma posts Rs602 crore net profit in Q2

1 min read . 15 Nov 2016

Natco Pharma had the first-mover advantage in terms of sales of a generic version of Sovaldi and Harvoni. Photo: Reuters

Natco Pharma’s Q2 net profit doubles to Rs66 crore

1 min read . 12 Nov 2016

The world has made lot of progress by cutting the pneumonia- and diarrhoea-related child deaths by more than half worldwide since 1990. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

India makes progress in fight against pneumonia, diarrhoea-related child deaths

2 min read . 11 Nov 2016

Shares of Indian generic drug makers including Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, Lupin Ltd and and Aurbindo Pharma gained on the news. Photo:

Why a Donald Trump win is good news for Indian drug makers

3 min read . 10 Nov 2016

Mylan and Biocon said that their application has the potential to be the first submission of a proposed biosimilar trastuzumab in the US. Photo: Mint

Mylan-Biocon seek USFDA nod for biosimilar version of cancer drug

1 min read . 08 Nov 2016

Future Retail chairman and managing director Kishore Biyani said the Heritage stores will complement Future Retail’s 379 EasyDay stores in north India. Photo: Hemant Mishra/ Mint

Future Retail buys Heritage Foods’s retail business

2 min read . 08 Nov 2016