Amaravati, Feb 16 (IANS) Founder Chairman of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates will be visiting Andhra Pradesh on Monday.Gates, who will be leading a delegation from the Foundation, will have a detailed discussion with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and the Minister for Information Technology Nara Lokesh, on various issues including diversifying sectors like education, health and agriculture.With the cooperation of the Gates Foundation, the State Governme…
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Amaravati, Feb 15 (IANS) Founder Chairman of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates will be visiting Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Gates, who will be leading a delegation from the Foundation, will have a detailed discussion with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and the Minister for Information Technology Nara Lokesh, on various issues including diversifying sectors like education, health and agriculture.With the cooperation of the Gates Foundation, the State Governm…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The trade deal between India and the US is a game-changer for the Indian MedTech and pharma sectors, said industry experts on Tuesday.In a historic move, the US has announced a reduction in tariffs on Indian exports to 18 per cent from 50 per cent, which is a constructive development for the India-US trade relations.The US is India’s largest export destination, accounting for about 20 per cent of total exports.The Association of Indian Medical Devices (AiMeD), hailed th…
Raipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, on Wednesday cleared several significant proposals aimed at bolstering revenue, education, technology entrepreneurship, and public health infrastructure across the state. In a major administrative move, the Council of Ministers approved the Chhattisgarh Excise Policy for the financial year 2026-27. The policy framework received formal clearance, with the Excise Department authorised to undertake all necessa…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Global healthcare private equity (PE) set a new record in 2025 with an estimated $191 billion in deal value, surpassing the previous peak of 2021, a report showed on Thursday.The surge in deal value was propelled by a sharp increase in deals exceeding $1 billion and offset second-quarter tariff-related slowdowns in North America and Asia-Pacific, said the report by Bain & Company.Deal volume was similarly robust, with investors announcing 445 buyouts, the second-most …
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) India accounted for 26 per cent of Asia‑Pacific healthcare private equity (PE) deal volume in 2024, making it the largest PE market in the region by volume, a report said on Thursday.The report from Bain & Company said that the global healthcare PE deal value hit a record $191 billion in 2025.India was the largest market in the region by volume as buyout activity shifted away from China toward India, Japan, and South Korea due to the countries’ macroeconomic funda…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Coforge on Friday announced that it will acquire US-based engineering services firm Encora in a $2.35-billion all-stock deal, marking one of the largest transactions in India’s IT services space.The acquisition will be carried out through a share swap, under which Coforge will issue 93.8 million equity shares priced at Rs 1,815.91 each.This values the non-cash transaction at around Rs 17,032 crore. After the deal, Encora’s shareholders will own about 21.25 per cent o…