INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Tata Chem joins Icrisat’s sorghum consortium
Hyderabad, Nov. 21 Tata Chemicals Ltd (TCL) has signed an agreement to join the Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Research Consortium, promoted by International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat).Dr William Dar, ...
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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
‘We want LG to be an aspirational brand’
Repositioning is in the air at LG Electronics India, says MD Moon B. Shin
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ECONOMY
Wholesale price index seen at 2.9-3.1% in Nov
The WPI (wholesale price index) inflation rate is expected to average around 2.9-3.1 per cent in November, according to the Dun & Bradstreet’s latest economy forecast. Inflation rate during October was 3.03 per cent while in ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
‘Afghanistan to benefit from zero import duty’
Country to become 8th member of SAFTA from Feb
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London a big draw for Indian cos
Offers better returns
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India keen to boost ties with East Africa
The Minister of State for Industry, Dr Ashwani Kumar, has said that India looks forward to increasing its economic engagement with East Africa.Dr Kumar, who is leading a business delegation to the Commonwealth Business Forum 2007 being ...
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PETROLEUM
Total identifies 3 new projects for investments
Fresh investment plan by year-end likely
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Ministry seeks grant for compensating oil companies
The second batch of supplementary demands for grants introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday has a demand for grants by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for a sum of Rs 11,256.92 crore that was tucked into the section entailing no cash ...
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SSI
‘Unannounced power cuts hurt small units’
Coimbatore, Nov. 21 The unannounced power cut enforced by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board here is a blow to the small and tiny industries.Mr J. James, District President, Tamil Nadu Association of Cottage and Micro Enterprises, ...
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COAL
Abhijeet Group inks pact with Thiess Leighton for coal mining
New Delhi, Nov. 21 Abhijeet Group, which has interests in core sector industries of power, steel, mining and ferro alloys, has signed an agreement with Australian firm Thiess Leighton India Pvt Ltd for the execution of a Rs 4,500-crore coal ...
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EDUCATION
Coaching academy for CAT helps students with optimistic list
New Delhi, Nov 21 Wannabe managers were not the only ones sweating it out at the Common Admission Test 2007. Keeping them company were more than sixty professors of Career Launcher, the coaching academy for aspiring management ...
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IPE invites applications
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MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS & HOSPITALS
Frontier Mediville will be a hospital and much more
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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Known by the companies it keeps
Developers now focus on getting the tenant/brand mix right to sustain shoppers’ interest in their malls.
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Indireit invests Rs 150 cr in Samira Habitats
Mumbai, Nov 21 The Ajay Piramal Group promoted Indiareit Fund has teamed up with Samira Habitats to transform Alibag as residential area of preference for the upwardly mobile of Mumbai.The initiative would involve acquisition and ...
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Web site on low-cost housing
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LIC Housing's retirement village
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READYMADE GARMENTS
Apparel brands keen to take off ‘niche’ tag
New aspiration has impacted brand positioning, perceptions
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Science City project reviewed
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
London offers best return on investment: Study
The research finds that only a fifth of Europe-based companies say they have experienced a great deal of diversification and expansion into new business, compared to nearly a third of London-based companies.
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Yachiyo of Japan plans Indian subsidiary for plastic fuel tanks
New Delhi, Nov. 21 Japan-based Yachiyo Industry Co, which is involved in production and sales of automobiles and automobile parts, is planning to establish a subsidiary in India for manufacturing plastic fuel tanks for passenger cars and ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Job-hopping: Pay matters the most
Bangalore, Nov. 21 Losing employees to competition? Then pay for performance could be the carrot companies should dangle to battle rising attrition rates. According to the 8th Annual Asia-Pacific Salary Increase Survey, a study conducted by ...
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‘Continuous skill upgrades crucial for workforce’
Kochi, Nov. 21 After the Licence Raj of post-independent India, challenges before the Indian industry was in managing technology during the eighties, containing costs in the nineties, quality at the turn of the century, and finally managing ...
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EVENTS
Growing opportunities seen for India in aluminium
Industry to come up with mission document
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Trade promotion body charts plans to offer space for global fairs
‘India is cost effective, demand is high, and the market is here’
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Seminar on management
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Turkey could open new avenues for tea exports
‘Can act as gateway to the EU, Central Asia’
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Call for micro-propagation of neem
Efforts sought for magnifying the reach of miracle plant
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ECONOMIC OFFENCES
SEBI passes first set of consent orders
Mumbai, Nov 21 SEBI said today that it has on Tuesday passed its first set of ‘Consent Orders’ against four market participants for infringement of specific provisions of the securities law. SEBI had proceeded against three of them ...
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