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Gearing to meet an increasing competition in SUV segment, M&M launched the new Scorpio priced between Rs 7.98-11.46 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).

Pareek comes with over two decades of experience with Maruti Suzuki where his last role was as COO, wherein he was heading Marketing & Sales vertical.

Listen as we visit the Smithsonian to learn how stable isotope analysis can reveal the stories behind skeletons

On the brink of patient trials, genome-editing heavyweights and regulators meet to set up voluntary standards

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather

Analytical chemists are bringing these old-school mass analyzers into the high-tech, miniature realm

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather

Library of 2,500 samples offers clues about hues, both old and new

Cationic molecule helps bleach cotton faster with less energy

Acasti picks CordenPharma to extract omega-3s from krill

Drugs can be made by more than just chemical synthesis. Here are stories of three from the sea, the land, and yes, the factory

Policy leader talks about publishing, the scientific enterprise, and how chemistry fits into it all

Chemjobber on when hoarding chemicals and lab equipment becomes a problem

Current district judge is viewed as reliably conservative, deferent to presidential power

Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets

The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year

Following scrutiny, companies are proposing remedies for mergers that will consolidate the titanium dioxide and industrial gas industries

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs

It was a hectic week for investors with a flurry of deals and developments. Catch up on the news you have missed with this curated reading list of BL’s top stories.

The MG Hector has grabbed a lot of attention and interest, especially for its segment-above technologies.

The MG ZS EV, to be unveiled next month, will go head to head with Hyundai Kona, launched in July this year as the country's first fully electric SUV.

In the museum, RBI's history is shown in panels that illuminate while moving on a rotating table, and begins with the commencement of RBI in 1934 and ends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's famous speech on November 8, 2016 announcing demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes.

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