India's sixth largest publicly traded drug maker by sales, Wockhardt Ltd, has informed that it will be launching Levetiracetam tablets in the United States.
Recently, Wockhardt Limited has secured nod from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for marketing the tablets containing 250mg, 500mg, 750mg and
1gm.
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant drug used for the treatment of epilepsy. It is S- enantiomer of etiracetam, structurally similar to the prototypical nootropic drug piracetam.
Indian public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Italian defence company Selex Galileo and Astra Microwave Products, a Hyderabad based company, have signed memorandum of understandings (MoU) for cooperation and sharing their expertise in the fields of electronic warfare and microwave components.
Leading tyre maker, Apollo Tyres Ltd announced to start retrenchment drive, shedding about 1500 jobs, out of total headcount of 10,000, in days to come. The move is aimed to mitigate the impact of global slowdown on its business and register adequate growth rate by employing cost cutting and cost saving measures. 
With the intention to attract new customers, South Korean auto maker Hyundai Motors has launched the updated version of its highly acclaimed “Verna” with four variants in the Indian market. 
General Motors has launched new version of small car Spark, to implement its expansion plan despite unfavourable conditions of economic market under the impact of global financial crisis. The auto gaint launched new version of compact car, Spark, with price tag of Rs 3.27 lakh on Tuesday and announced to launch sedan, Cruze, and a mini car by the end of current financial year.
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the marketing of Ranbaxy Laboratories' migraine drug, Imitrex (Sumatriptan), a low cost version of migraine drug GlaxoSmithKine, in the US market. 
