The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 26, 2005

Air Arabia to tap medical tourism traffic
AIR Arabia, the low-cost carrier from the UAE, has identified medical tourism traffic from the Gulf as a key market segment on the India-Gulf sector. The airline, which will begin services in the country with a daily flight between Sharjah ... More

Dabur banks on beverages to perk up topline growth — Plans Rs 20-cr investment for the brand Activ
DABUR Foods Ltd is eyeing 50 per cent topline growth this fiscal. The company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dabur India, is betting on its beverage portfolio to sustain such a growth level. After entering several new product areas ... More

Cobra Beer plans expansion, tie-ups
THE UK-based Cobra Beer on Friday said it is planning tie-ups with two breweries and would invest $4-5 million towards expanding its operations in India over the next few years. The company also said it was mulling a greenfield project in ... More

Radical sets up shop in India
IN a bid to tap the expanding market for video games in India, the US-based Radical Entertainment Inc is setting up a game development studio here. The company's initial focus will be on the cell-phone platform to create games and other ... More

IPR

MNC drug cos patently unhappy with new regime
HOW does it feel to put in the effort but have someone else partake of the fruits of that labour? MNC drug companies operating in the country say that the recently passed Patents Bill allows just that - as generic drug companies will now be ... More

ADVERTISING

`Indian ad agencies gaining recognition'
MR Ramesh Narayan, Managing Director of Canco Advertising Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, has said that there is excellent scope for Indian advertising professionals. Addressing members of the Mangalore-Manipal chapter of Public Relations Society of India ... More

Mudra turns 25, adopts new logo
MUDRA Communications Ltd, a leading advertising agency, turned 25 today and adopted a new corporate logo for the silver jubilee year. "Mudra was started on this day in Ahmedabad 25 years ago with just one client and today we have on board over ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Beach resorts offer low tariff packages to woo tourists back
BEACH resorts along the southern coast are offering holiday packages at throwaway prices this summer. Though most of them have got back to normal business following the killer tsunami waves which hit the coasts in December last year, most resort ... More

Idea Cellular offer
HYDERABAD: Idea Cellular Ltd, the private cellular services provider, has announced the introduction of three prepaid recharge packages that offer cheaper local, STD and ISD calls. These prepaid recharge coupons are targeted at specific ... More

RETAILING

Wal-Marts, JC Penneys making orders bigger
TWO months into the textile quota phase-out, Indian textile suppliers are emerging with a significant presence on the sourcing plan of major retailers in the US and the European Union for the next couple of years. Wal-Mart, the world's biggest ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Now, Wipro's `baby' gets Maharashtra FDA's notice
THE misbranding of `baby' oil issue took on a more serious overtone as the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a notice to one more company, Wipro, regarding the composition of its baby oil. Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, the ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Kotak Life unveils floating rate fund
KOTAK Life Insurance has introduced a floating rate fund in its existing unit linked plans Kotak Easy Growth Plan and Kotak Safe Investment Plan II. According to a press release, the company has introduced the fund to counter volatility and ... More

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