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INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
ECONOMY:
‘We can’t let Main Street suffer’
A dramatic victory amid daunting economic crisis. New Delhi, Nov. 5 From a no-experience Senator of just over two years to the President of the US; from the log cabin to the White House; from the Civil War of 1861-1865 to Martin Luther ...
ECONOMY:
‘IT critical for US competitiveness’
Nasscom confident President-elect Obama will be pragmatic. Bangalore/New Delhi/ Hyderabad, Nov. 5 Notwithstanding past apprehensions over Democrat Mr Barack Obama’s anti-outsourcing stance during the run-up to the polls, the Indian IT ...
EXPORTS & IMPORTS:
October gold imports down 27%
Mumbai, Nov. 5 Sharp fall in the value of the rupee against the dollar has taken a heavy toll on gold imports even as prices came down on eve of Diwali and Dhanteras - the two occasions when buying gold is ...
PERSONAL PRODUCTS:
Seeking to Unileverage
Nitin Paranjpe speaks on all things HUL in an exclusive interview to BrandLine.. It’s a Friday evening of the Diwali week and the business district in the Churchgate area of Mumbai is winding down. It’s been pretty much a holiday ...
PERSONAL PRODUCTS:
‘The game in foods yet to be played out’
Nitin Paranjpe on HUL’s foods portfolio and brands that cater to both ends of the market, and much more.. A lot of observers compare Unilever’s huge portfolio of foods, which is much larger than home and personal care, but the ...
BREWERIES:
Uncorking some marketing lessons
Wine’s evolution from an elitist, alcoholic drink to a new-age and healthy beverage offers much food for thought.. Some of the finest marketing lessons of the past decade are from a category I love — wine. The poet John Keats ...
RADIO/TV:
Home shopping, a habit-changing concept for Indian consumer
Catching early eyeballs is the concept of this 24-hour channel dedicated to home shopping.. ‘Home shopping’ via a television channel is not an entirely new medium for the Indian audience. For long, viewers in India have watched Asian ...
EDUCATION:
Call to IIMs: ‘Base teaching material on the Indian experience’
New Delhi, Nov. 5 The Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Mr R.C. Bhargava, has lamented the preponderance of ‘Harvard and other western-based’ case studies being taught in Indian management schools and the inability to ...
FERTILISERS:
Fertiliser Ministry pushes for gas pacts with suppliers
Asks oil ministry for designated authority to facilitate contracts. New Delhi, Nov. 5 To ensure that fertiliser companies receive assured gas supplies, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has pitched for the need to have GSPAs (gas sales ...
MINERALS:
Orissa views on iron ore mining rights by month-end
Applicants for prospecting licences of 3 blocks include Posco. The Orissa Government will firm up by the month-end its view on mining rights of the iron ore bearing Khandadhar, Jhumka Pahar and Pothurapos Pahar blocks, for which Posco, the ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Pharma cos may gain in talent due to US slowdown
Shift in staff preference from banking, IT likely. Hyderabad, Nov. 5 The pharmaceuticals industry may stand to gain from the economic slowdown in the US and parts of Europe as far as the availability of quality manpower ...
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS:
Obama victory positive development: India Inc
New Delhi, Nov. 5 The victory of the Democratic candidate, Mr Barack Obama as the 44th President of the US is being viewed as a positive development for Indian trade ...
COAL:
Coal India to submit report on Aerotropolis impact soon
Project coming up in thermal coal bearing zone. Kolkata, Nov. 5 The controversy over the economic impact of constructing the country’s first Aerotropolis at the high quality thermal coal bearing zone of Andal (approximately 150 km from ...
POWER:
Deadline for Tilaiya power project bids to be extended
Mumbai, Nov. 5 The Union Power Ministry has decided to extend the deadline for submission of Request for Proposal (RFP) bids for the 4,000-MW Tilaiya ultra mega power project in Jharkhand by a month in the light of the various issues raised ...
EDUCATION:
Summer placements for all students of IIM-Kozhikode
Kochi, Nov. 5 The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode has said that all 261 students of the Class of 2010 have got their summer ...
EVENTS:
Meet to focus on benefits of aluminium use in auto sector
Pune, Nov. 5 The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) and International Aluminum Institute (IAI) along with European Aluminium Association (EAA) and The Aluminium Association of the US would be holding a conference in Pune to attract ...
ECONOMY:
CMIE to collect data for IIP
New Delhi, Nov. 5 The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has been authorised by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) to collect production data from industrial units on its behalf for compiling the new series ...
HEALTH:
Novo Nordisk to survey child diabetics
Bangalore, Nov. 5 Novo Nordisk said it has launched an awareness-cum-survey programme to estimate diabetes in children ...
PHARMACEUTICALS:
Rs 2,100 cr for setting up pharma institutes
New Delhi, Nov. 5 In a bid to boost research and development in the pharma sector, the Government will provide Rs 2,100 crore for establishing six National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) over the next five ...
HUMAN RESOURCES:
TMI-Dhaman forming joint venture
Hyderabad, Nov. 5 TMI Group and Dhaman International LLC, a Muscat-based organisation in talent management, have joined hands to form a joint venture to ensure world-class processes for servicing Omani employers and ...
POWER:
Power imports only if Govt foots the bill, says WBSEDCL
Kolkata, Nov 5 West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) sees little prospect of bridging the power demand-supply gap in the State through imports from other ...
EDUCATION:
IBS application forms
The Common Aptitude Test for IBSAT 2008 for admission to 2009-11 full-time MBA Program and one year Executive P.G. Programme will be held on December 21 across 143 test centres in the country, according to a release from ICFAI (Institute ...
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