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Ficci forms joint venture with American Society for Quality

November 20th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), one of the leading industry lobbies in the country, has entered into a joint venture agreement with ...

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Prices can fall if taxes, interest rates are lowered: Assocham (Lead)

November 20th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Prices in India may come down due to lower demand but will fall further if the government cuts taxes and banks lowers interest rates, a top industry ...

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Indo-German cooperation in environment

November 18th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): The Indo-Germen Environment Forum, which has been meeting here for two days, has work on a program for cooperation in the field of environment. The Minister of ...

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Dhaka businessmen demand ban on strikes in poll run-up

November 16th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) Hoping to prevent a repeat of the agitations and unrest that hit the economy during the political turmoil last year, Bangladesh's worried business community has demanded a ban ...

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BIMSTEC expected to perform better given the global crisis

November 12th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.12 (ANI): With the global economic crisis culminating from the west and in the backdrop of Indias look east policy, BIMSTEC is excepted to perform better, claimed Yogendra Kumar, ...

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Entrepreneurs should go slow to overcome financial crisis: experts

November 6th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) The entrepreneurs should adopt a wait-and-watch policy to recover from the ongoing global financial meltdown and think beyond their short-term interests, analysts said Thursday."The small and medium entrepreneurs ...

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FICCI to form task force to work with PM’s economic committee

FICCI to form task force to work with PM’s economic committee

November 4th, 2008 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will set up a task force to work with the special committee announced by Prime Minister Manmohan ...

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All necessary steps will be taken to protect growth rate: PM

All necessary steps will be taken to protect growth rate: PM

November 3rd, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said the government will take all necessary monetary and fiscal steps to protect the growth rate in the wake ...

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PM to meet captains of industry today

PM to meet captains of industry today

November 3rd, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is meeting captains of industry and trade in New Delhi on Monday to discuss the impact of global financial crisis and ...

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Manmohan Singh to meets business and corporate leaders to discuss effect of global financial crises

November 1st, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet top business and corporate leaders here on Monday to explore the options for limiting the impact of global financial ...

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Tony Blair world’s highest-paid public speaker: report

October 29th, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 29 (IANS) Tony Blair has made more than 12 million pounds ($19 million or Rs.962 million) since stepping down as British premier over a year ago, a British newspaper reported ...

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Tony Blairs lectures @ 2.5 lakh dlrs per 90 minutes earn him a 12 mln pound booty!

October 29th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Oct 29 (ANI): Former British premier Tony Blair, who is said to be the highest paid speaker in the world, is learnt to have amassed a wealth of 12 ...

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Africans, Arabs vow to work together against financial crisis

October 27th, 2008 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS -
Johannesburg, Oct 27 (DPA) The Association of Senates, Shura and Equivalent Councils in Africa and the Arab World (ASSECAA) Sunday called for African and Arab countries to work with each other and ...

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Recession pushes down demand for corporate gifts and sweets in Gujarat

October 25th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Ahmedabad, Oct 25 (ANI): With the festival of lights ''Diwali'' just round the corner, companies caught up in the global financial crisis have cut down on corporate gifts. Every year during this ...

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Gujarat auto industry gets a boost with arrival of Nano

October 24th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Rajkot, Oct 24 (ANI): Tata motors'' decision to make low cost Nano car in Gujarat has kindled hopes of a lucrative business among the auto-parts making small-scale industrial units in Rajkot. Rajkot ...

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Gujarat auto industry gets a boost with arrival of Nano

October 24th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Rajkot, Oct 24 (ANI): Tata motors'' decision to make low cost Nano car in Gujarat has kindled hopes of a lucrative business among the auto-parts making small-scale industrial units in Rajkot. Rajkot ...

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Jobs for 100,000 disabled people in India, says minister

October 17th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Finance minister P. Chidambaram Friday said he would ensure 100,000 physically challenged people are provided employment by the end of the current financial year.“I am here to ...

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Amid mayhem, India’s Sensex dips below 10,000 level (Roundup)

Amid mayhem, India’s Sensex dips below 10,000 level (Roundup)

October 17th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Despite a strong opening, Indian equities crashed for the third day in succession Friday, dragging a key index to the four-digit mark for the first time in two ...

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Kashmir, PoK decide to have a joint business chamber

October 13th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by ANI -
Srinagar , Oct 13 (ANI): Captains of industry in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) have reportedly agreed to set up a joint business chamber, and the use of a dual ...

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Punjab becoming an investment destination

October 6th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI -
By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Oct.6 (ANI): Punjab has emerged as one of the favourite investment destinations of the country, following connectivity to other places and other advantages. To attract more investors to the ...

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Minister wants foreign investment in Indian farm sector

October 6th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Food processing minister Subodh Kant Sahai is all for foreign investment in agriculture.“If the state government cannot provide enough support to farmers, let them promote third-party investors ...

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Reserve Bank asked to cut lending rates, boost liquidity

October 2nd, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) In order to pump liquidity into the market, an industry lobby Thursday requested the central Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to reduce cash reserve ratio and repo ...

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India-China collaboration deemed to benefit SMEs: IndiaMART.com

October 1st, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 01 (ANI/Business Wire India ): IndiaMART.com CEO on Wednesday addressed the event titled ''Chandni Chowk to China '' in New Delhi . Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com, ...

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DMK union threatens strike in Neyveli

October 1st, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Neyveli (Tamil Nadu), Oct 1 (IANS) State-owned energy major Neyveli Lignite Corp is again faced by labour trouble with the trade union wing of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party issuing a ...

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Management-workers should develop cordial relations to prevent cases like Noida

September 30th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes Tuesday said there is an urgent need for maintaining harmonious and cordial relationship between management and workers to prevent recurrence of Noida ...

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Tax holiday for setting up manufacturing units in SC/ST areas

September 28th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The government has offered a 10-year tax holiday for setting up manufacturing units in areas dominated by scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/ST), a senior official of ...

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Khaleda, Hasina meeting idea catches popular imagination

September 28th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Sep 28 (IANS) A possible meeting between the two battling former Bangladesh prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, who are not on talking terms for years, has caught the popular ...

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Indians protest as Nepal slaps cess on incoming vehicles

Indians protest as Nepal slaps cess on incoming vehicles

September 27th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 27 (IANS) Protests have begun erupting on the India-Nepal border as the Nepal government began slapping an entry cess on Indian vehicles entering the Himalayan republic.The Bahujan Samaj Party of ...

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India to consider FDI for multi-products in retail sector

India to consider FDI for multi-products in retail sector

September 26th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India will look into the industry's demand for allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) for multiple products in the retail sector, said a senior government official here Friday.“FDI ...

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Oscar Fernandes apologises for his pro-worker remarks on CEO’’s murder

September 24th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Sept 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Labour and Employment (Independent charge) Oscar Fernendes on Wednesday reportedly apologised for his pro-worker remarks on the murder of the CEO of ...

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