India

Household Paints Contain Alarming Levels Of Lead – A Study Reports

New Delhi: Household paint samples taken from Delhi and Mumbai markets, are tested positive for presence of heavy metals’ high levels.

On Wednesday, a non-government organization “Toxics Link” released the study: “A Brush with Toxics: An Investigation on Lead in Household Paints in India.”

The study claims to have found high levels of lead in household paint samples. The samples were tested in as Indian laboratory as well as in New York Laboratory.

Dr Reddy's Gets Final FDA Nod For Ranitidine 150mg Tabs

New Delhi: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) has received final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Ranitidine 150mg pill by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

DRL is the only generic maker to get FDA authorization for this Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) product accompanying the expiry of innovator's patents.

According to a statement, the company will distribute the 150 mg potency in blister counts of 8 and 24’s plus bottles of 50, 65 and 95 counts.

Indian Apex Court Clears Dismantling Of "Blue Lady"

Blue LadyNew Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, allowed a divisive Norwegian cruise liner to be demolished despite more than a year of objections by conservationists who said that the ship has toxic waste.

Ecologists, comprising Greenpeace, stated that the 46,000-tonne Blue Lady has over 900 tonnes of toxic waste like asbestos, threatening the physical condition of poorly equipped workers at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Gujarat.

AMD Unveils Quad-Core Processor

SAIL-Posco Form Joint Group

Kolkata: The public sector steel giant SAIL and the Korean steel major POSCO have formed a combined team to give a concrete shape to their recently declared coalition.

Stock Markets To Trade Positive On Monday – Stock Analysts

Ashwin Gada, Stock Marketdealer, Networth Stock Broking, said that on Friday, the stock market was flat, it closed down 25 points. It opened strongly but slipped into negative zone accompanying the imperfect Asian markets and also there were some rumours about promissory note that forced the market down. Volumes was very dry, there was not much buying seen at the stock exchange on Friday.

Mr. Gada anticipates the market to trade positive on Monday (Sept. 10). He is bullish on market persuasions and pointed out that, market may touch 16000 level by the closing of next week. He is optimistic on the pharmaceutical segment and commends Divis Laboratories for trading.

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