Kerala could be hub of financial services: KPMG
September 14th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 14 (IANS) Narayanan Ramaswamy, partner, KPMG, one of the largest professional services company in the world, Friday said that given Kerala's high literacy rate and availability of ... Read more...
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Exodus reversed: Special train to Bangalore leaves Guwahati
September 1st, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 1 (IANS) A special train to Bangalore left a railway station here Saturday afternoon to help people from the northeast return to their places of study or work ... Read more...
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Texmaco for logistic park in West Bengal
August 30th, 2012 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) Texmaco Infrastructure and Holdings Ltd. has applied to the West Bengal government to allow it to set up a logistic-cum-food processing park in Howrah district, the ... Read more...
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No mining in any allocated coal block, says BJP
August 28th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Sticking to its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quit, the BJP Tuesday said there was no mining in even a single coal block ... Read more...
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India’s biggest women’s grassroots chain connects to Africa
July 9th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bodili (Gujarat), July 9 (IANS) India is reaching out to Africa with its expertise in grassroots development and gender empowerment projects to help poor women in countries like Ghana, Mali, ... Read more...
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CII to hold FoodCon 2012 in Chennai in July
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise the FoodCon 2012: Conference on Advanced Technologies for Global Food Market here July 27, a statement from the ... Read more...
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Australia keen on close ties with UP government
June 23rd, 2012 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Australian government Friday expressed its willingness to strengthen bilateral ties with Uttar Pradesh and to transfer technology in areas like agriculture and agricultural research, ... Read more...
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Israel keen to boost agricultural links with Bengal: Envoy
June 18th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Israel is keen to boost its cooperation with West Bengal in the agriculture sector, its envoy said here Monday."We are very much keen to boost ... Read more...
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Space economy will boom in China, says daily
June 18th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) The successful launch of China's first manned spacecraft indicates that the country's economic infrastructure and technology have made great progress, a Chinese daily said Monday.China was ... Read more...
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Himachal invites private funds for food processing
June 12th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is inviting private investments in the food processing industry, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday."The state has identified food processing as the thrust ... Read more...
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Obesity linked to sleep loss and food choices
June 10th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 10 (IANS) Loss of sleep impairs brain regions where food choices are made, possibly helping explain the linkage between sleep loss and obesity.
A group of healthy adults ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi firm to set up agro-processing plants in Tripura
May 24th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 24 (IANS) The PRAN Group of Bangladesh will set up agro-processing plants in Tripura with an investment of $5 million, an official said here Thursday. The project is ... Read more...
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Ethiopia seeks more India knowhow, capital
May 15th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Ethiopia has liberalised norms and is keen to attract more Indian investments in the sectors like pharmaceuticals, agriculture, textiles and food processing, Ethiopian ambassador to ... Read more...
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Nitish proposes Maharashtra Day celebration in Bihar
April 16th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday said that he would like to see Maharashtra Day celebrated in Bihar in the same way as Bihar ... Read more...
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Will ensure legitimate lending not denied to Bengal: RBI
April 1st, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Reverse Bank of India (RBI) Sunday said it would clearly address the issue of lower credit-deposit ratio in West Bengal by ensuring that legitimate lending ... Read more...
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Firm admits it sold dead ducks
March 20th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) A food processing company in China's Henan province has admitted to selling dead ducks instead of incinerating them, as required by regulations.The Huaying Group, a duck-breeding ... Read more...
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Framework for vocational education launched
February 7th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday launched a framework for vocational education to be implemented in polytechnics, engineering colleges and other colleges across the ... Read more...
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China’s Purchasing Managers Index rises in January (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a preliminary readout of the country's manufacturing activity, rose to 50.5 percent in January, the highest level since October last year, ... Read more...
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Bengal Congress minister to quit after party go-ahead
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Congress minister Manoj Chakraborty, who has been given the go-ahead to quit the Mamata Banerjee ministry, said Saturday he was resigning as he could not ... Read more...
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Mamata a dictator, says angry Congress minister
January 17th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Ties between West Bengal's ruling alliance partners Trinamool Congress and Congress worsened Tuesday with a Congress minister launching a no-holds-barred attack on Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Latin America beckons, India’s trade may reach $50 bn by 2014
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) India's trade with Latin America could go up to $50 billion by 2014 on the back of projected high economic growth in both the regions, ... Read more...
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President to chair governors’ panel meet
December 14th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will Thursday chair a meeting of the committee of governors on rainfed farming, which will discuss policies for promotion of ... Read more...
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Rising raw material cost dampening manufacturing growth: Ficci
December 11th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Fewer orders, moderate exports and rising raw material costs have dampened the manufacturing sector, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) says ... Read more...
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Karnataka gets Rs.1.10-lakh crore investments in agri-business
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) Karnataka attracted investment proposals of Rs.1.10 lakh crore (Rs.1.1 trillion) in agriculture and allied sectors at the first Agri-business and Food Processing summit held here for ... Read more...
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Karnataka may prove scandals don’t deter investors
November 29th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 29 (IANS) Karnataka, which has been in the news more for corruption scandals than the robust show by its iconic IT firms in the face of global ... Read more...
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Handloom to bring Italian trade team to northeast
October 7th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 7 (IANS) An Italian business team will visit some northeastern states next month to explore investment opportunities in areas like bamboo, rubber and handloom, a Tripura minister said ... Read more...
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Canada keen to invest in Himachal: Dhumal
September 12th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 12 (IANS) Canada is keen to invest in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday."The Canadian government has shown keen interest in ... Read more...
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Jharkhand sets up 500 paddy procurement centres
August 5th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 4 (IANS) In a move to help the farmers facing erratic rainfall, the Jharkhand government has decided to set up 500 centres to procure paddy, a minister said ... Read more...
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Beijing cracks down on illegal cooking oil
July 13th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 13 (IANS) Authorities here have cracked down on restaurants using illegal cooking oil -- supposedly edible cooking oil produced from so-called gutter oil and swill-cooked oil."All restaurants must ... Read more...
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FICCI offers partnering Bengal in textiles, food processing
July 2nd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) A delegation from industry lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Saturday called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and proposed ... Read more...
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India seeks New Zealand’s technology, investment
June 28th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India Tuesday urged New Zealand to transfer its state-of-the-art technology and increase investment in the country's agro-food processing industry, which offers investment opportunity of ... Read more...
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Bihar industrialists laud Chinese work culture (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Bihar can achieve prosperity if it takes inspiration from the Chinese people's dedication and hard work, industrialists who went to Beijing with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ... Read more...
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Bihar officials laud China’s work culture
June 21st, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Bihar can achieve economic prosperity if it takes inspiration from China's dedication and hard work, senior officials who accompanied Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his visit ... Read more...
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Seeking second Green Revolution, Bihar turns to organic farming (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) After good roads, improving law and order, education and health services, Bihar is turning its attention to popularising and promoting organic farming in the state to ... Read more...
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Seeking second Green Revolution, Bihar turns to organic farming
June 21st, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) After good roads, improving law and order, education and health services, Bihar is turning its attention to popularising and promoting organic farming in the state to ... Read more...
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