Government considering amendments to boost SEZ
August 23rd, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The government is considering steps to ensure that SEZs remain attractive destinations for investment, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Thursday.He admitted that SEZs had ... Read more...
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USA-India business award for US researcher
June 29th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Dr. Bobby Khan, executive director of Carmel Biosciences, a US clinical research company, has been presented an award for Outstanding Business Collaboration between the US and ... Read more...
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‘GDP growth likely to be less than 6.5 percent in 2012-13′
June 10th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2012-13 is likely to be less than 6.5 percent, an industry body said Sunday adding that the government ... Read more...
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UAE’s anti-piracy meet to be held in Dubai
May 24th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 23 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' second anti-piracy international conference, which is expected to draw officials and leaders from across the world, will be held in Dubai ... Read more...
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Microsoft to incubate 10 Indian start-ups
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) Global software major Microsoft will incubate 10 early-stage technology start-ups in cloud computing, internet and mobile using its Accelerator for Windows Azure programme to help them ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma opposes report on land acquisition
May 18th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Terming the parliamentary panel's report that seeks to bar the government from acquiring land for industrial use as "unacceptable", Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ... Read more...
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HMSI launches its second 110 cc bike for mass market
May 15th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In a bid to capture the mass rural market share, two-wheeler manufacturer Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) Tuesday launched its second 110 cc ... Read more...
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MediaGuru partners with the Guardian for tech summit
May 4th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Media consulting and entertainment company MediaGuru Friday said it had entered into a partnership with the London-based Guardian for organising its technology summit 'Activate' scheduled ... Read more...
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Tax law amendments not aimed at opening old cases: Mukherjee
March 25th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday clarified that the proposed amendments in tax regulations were not aimed at opening old cases with any vindictive intent, ... Read more...
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Tackling the ‘graduate but unemployable’ syndrome in India
January 25th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 25 (IANS) Low employability, particularly in the IT sector, of thousands of engineering graduates hitting the Indian job market every year is prompting academia and industry leaders to ... Read more...
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Connect 2011 to start in Chennai Dec 20
November 28th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 28 (IANS) The 11th edition of Connect 2011, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) event of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be held here from Dec ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host tourism summit
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 21 (IANS/WAM) The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) will hold its 13th global summit here in 2013, it was announced Monday.The ADTA and Etihad Airways will ... Read more...
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Agra despairs over Western advisory
October 26th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 26 (IANS) Tourism industry in the Taj Mahal city of Agra fumed Wednesday that it will be badly hit following advisory from five Western nations asking tourists to ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host Gulf supply summit
October 15th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 14 (IANS/WAM) An uninterrupted supply of goods within the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be discussed at a summit here next week.The third edition ... Read more...
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39th national meet of company secretaries opens in Agra
October 13th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra Oct 13 (IANS) Describing company secretaries as innovative cross-functional professionals, Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Thursday emphasised the continued need for transparency, disclosure and eithics.He was inaugurating the three-day ... Read more...
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Board of trade to discuss sops for exporters
October 10th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The board of trade chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss incentives to keep the growth momentum ... Read more...
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Government should reduce cost of doing business: UAE daily
October 1st, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 30 (IANS/WAM) The UAE government and industry leaders need to identify challenges and arrive at solutions to reduce the cost of doing business, a prominent UAE daily ... Read more...
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Telangana impact: Hyderabad loses global investors meet
July 21st, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) The demand for a separate state of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh has forced the state government to cancel the Global Investors Meet (GIM) that was ... Read more...
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Industry leaders keen to tie up with India Post
July 4th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Banking, telecom, logistics, IT companies and industry associations Monday expressed a desire to tie up with India Post to sell their products.While public sector banks ... Read more...
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Sibal meets industry leaders to formulate ICT policy
June 15th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday held a round table conference with stakeholdres, including prominent IT industries, for formulating a draft National Information Communications Technology (ICT) ... Read more...
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US-India nuke ties will maintain momentum inspite of Japan nuke crisis: Official
April 27th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by ANI
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, US), Apr. 27 (ANI): A senior official of the Obama administration has said that while there will be a discussion in Washington and New Delhi on nuclear safety issues ... Read more...
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Foreign operators queuing up for Bollywood tours
April 18th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) Guess who is making a beeline for Bollywood tours? Foreign tour operators, especially those from Europe and Australia, says a company that organises trips to ... Read more...
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BeYu fashion awards honours eight designers
April 16th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The third edition of BeYu Fashion Awards honoured designers Anand Bhushan, Joy Mitra, Nida Mahmood, Nikhita Tandon, Rajdeep Ranawat, Jenjum and Jasleen in new designers ... Read more...
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Mumbai to host major aviation conference
March 6th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The first international aviation conference on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) covering both civil and military sectors will be held here March 16-18, an official said ... Read more...
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UK restaurants, company canteens to put calorie counts on their menus
February 19th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): In a bid to fight the obesity epidemic, restaurants, fast food outlets and company canteens in the UK will be pressured to put calorie counts on their menus.The ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar’s win mandate for development: India Inc
November 24th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The people of Bihar have voted for economic growth and development, rising above the sectarian politics of caste and religion, Indian industry leaders said Wednesday, congratulating ... Read more...
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IIM-Calcutta to celebrate golden jubilee Nov 14
November 8th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C), the first IIM in the country, is all set to celebrate its golden jubilee Nov 14."The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, the first ... Read more...
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Gujarat business delegation feted in Britain
September 16th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) A high-level delegation of business leaders and government officials from Gujarat, which is in London on a two-day visit, attended a reception hosted by a British MP, official ... Read more...
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Karnataka to be partner state at India Economic Summit
September 14th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Karnataka will be a partner state at the India Economic Summit to be held in New Delhi in November.
The state was invited to be partner state by the ... Read more...
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Tollywood actors under Drug allegations
August 25th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The police recently busted Ravi Teja's siblings while they were busy buying cocaine from a dealer. The city police confirmed that they have drawn out a ... Read more...
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Mukherjee calls for advance technology trade between India-U.S.
June 23rd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday called for an advance technology trade between India and the United States.Addressing a Joint Indo-US Business CEOs Forum Meeting ... Read more...
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Chinese authorities, online game developers jointly battling drug abuse
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
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0New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): Chinese drug
authorities have tied-up with online game developers to jointly battle
drug-consumption amongst Chinese youngsters by designing anti-drug
advertisements.Online gaming enjoys widespread popularity
in China ... Read more...
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World’s mining sector is back to booming
May 26th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 26 (IANS) The world's mining sector is back to booming, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) here Tuesday. The annual report, Mine: Back to the Boom, on the ... Read more...
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Sailing regatta for business leaders
May 8th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Corporate honchos Saturday took a day off to hit the sea as part of a sailing regatta at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club near Gateway of India here. ... Read more...
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Promoting sustainable energy in India
May 6th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Timothy J Roemer, United States Ambassador to India on Thursday said that while climate challenges are urgent, there is also an opportunity for developing sustainable energy ... Read more...
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