The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 28, 2004

STRATEGY
Pizza Corner plans overseas foray
THE home-grown quick-service retail chain Pizza Corner would be investing $9 million (Rs 39.4 crore) in opening food retail outlets in China, Sri Lanka and Malaysia during the year 2005. It proposes to make an investment of about $3 million (Rs ... More

INSIGHT
THE YEAR THAT WAS
2004 sees entry of more kids' channels in cable homes
INDIA'S performance on the cricket field was just about passable but the sport itself kicked up a huge amount of attention in 2004 as broadcasters fought a pitched battle for its rights. Zee and ESPN-Star Sports were left nursing their wounds ... More

IPR
COUNTDOWN TO PATENTS REGIME - 2005
Date kept, now for the devil in the detail
INDIA seems to have kept its date with the World Trade Organisation, thanks to Sunday's executive order that lays the road for the product patent regime in the country from January. And while the Government has walked the tightrope of ... More

No spiralling of drug prices, says Kamal Nath
THE Government has promulgated an Ordinance to amend the Patents Act paving the way for a product patent regime applicable to the drugs, food and chemicals sector in accordance with the commitment made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). ... More

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