The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 31, 2006

RURAL MARKETING
Hind Lever to expand Project Shakti to more villages
Buoyed by the encouraging response to its `Project Shakti', FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd will strengthen the initiative to further consolidate its position in the rural markets. The project, launched in 2001, has covered 80,000 villages in ... More

EVENTS
In the spotlight
A DOORDARSHAN cameraman is surprised as one of the pigeons released before the traffic awareness walk "Think Road Safety", settles down on his lens. The walk, from NTR Trust Bhavan to Apollo Hospital in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad was organised to ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
BPCL promotional campaign
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has launched a new promotional campaign in Kerala. According to a company press release, all customers who buy Speed-91 petrol or HiSpeed diesel worth Rs 200 from any of the company's fuel outlets ... More

RETAILING
Traders seek white paper on FDI in retail
Trade bodies across the country have decided to observe August 9 as "Trader Day" every year. This decision was taken at a two-day national conference of trade leaders held here under the aegis of the Confederation of All India ... More

Peevees to set up shopping mall in Kochi
Peevees Projects Pvt Ltd, a division of the Peevees Group, is in the process of setting up an international style shopping and entertainment mall in Kochi at an investment of Rs 175 crore. The project - The Summit - will be located at ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Honda Civic launched in Mangalore
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (HSCI) has launched Honda Civic in the Mangalore market. Launching the car, Mr Mitesh Patel, Managing Director of Peninsular Honda, said that the `Civic' would be available in manual and automatic ... More

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