Danish group Danfoss’ new plant goes on stream
June 27th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 26 (IANS) Danish group Danfoss Tuesday inaugurated its factory here for manufacturing two million units of filter-driers per annum to meet its Indian and global air-conditioning market's demand ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Canada’s inflation rate rises
March 24th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, March 24 (IANS) Pushed by the increase of energy and food prices, Canada's inflation rate rose to 2.6 percent in February from 2.5 percent in the previous month, Statistics ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Grow fresh tomatoes, beans on your roof tops
February 10th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) People in cities can grow enough of lettuce, beans and tomatoes for consumption by utilising roof tops of the building they stay in."In our inFarming project ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Space transportation costs must be reduced: Kalam
July 5th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jul 4 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday said it is essential for India to work together with other nations to bring down the cost of space transportation."India ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Exporters seek longer extension of tax refund scheme
June 20th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The central government's decision to extend the validity of Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPB) scheme, a tax refund system for exporters, for only three months has ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Kenya affected by Somalian piracy, wants Indian cooperation
May 13th, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Kenya, which is suffering due to piracy emanating in Somalia with which it shares a 680-km long, porous border in east Africa, is keen on ... Read more...
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Russian woman to be extradited from Spain for trafficking
May 5th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian woman, Lyudmila Nesterova, accused of trafficking women for sexual exploitation, will be extradited from Spain Thursday, the Russian interior ministry's interpol national ... Read more...
Posted in World |
ACC quarterly profit dips 10.86 percent
April 26th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Cement major ACC Ltd Tuesday reported a 10.86 percent decline in its net profit for the quarter ended March 31, which stood at Rs.350.17 crore as ... Read more...
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Interim relief to RIL vacated
November 25th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Nov 25 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has vacated the interim relief granted to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in a matter against the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).Justice Akil Kureshi ... Read more...
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Mughal Road’s opening makes Kashmir more accessible
November 20th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Nov.20 (ANI): The opening of the historical Mughal Road in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri District has cut down transportation costs of produce and improved accessibility of the Kashmir Valley.Apples grown in ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Poor road connectivity affects local life in Baramulla
August 8th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Afzal BhatGarkote (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 8 (ANI): Poor road connectivity in the Garkote region of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district has disrupted normal life.Villagers have to walk over 15 ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Inflation hits Lucknow’s kebab business
August 6th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna HajelaLucknow, Aug 6 (ANI): The kebab business in Lucknow has been badly hit by inflation rates.According to Mohammad Rizwan, the owner of Tunday Kebabi, a 100-year-old eating joint, the rise ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Pranab calls for increased India-Pakistan trade (Lead)
May 18th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) India Tuesday asked Pakistan to reveal the items which are not allowed to be exported from India as it pitched for greater trade and investment ties, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pranab calls for increased India-Pakistan trade
May 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday pitched for increased trade with Pakistan, saying it would help reduce tensions between the two neighbours and bring in higher investments ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Strong gale damages mango crop in Bijnore
May 8th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh), May 8 (ANI): Orchard owners and mango growers in Bijnore are a worried lot after a gale swept the region and destroyed most of their crop this week.They are ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Bankers expect Mexico’s economy to grow 5 percent
April 23rd, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Acapulco (Mexico), April 23 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's economy, which contracted by 6.5 percent in 2009, will grow 5 percent this year, thanks to the solid recovery that is underway, a bankers' association said ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Asthma Drug Facility makes affordable asthma medicines a reality
March 4th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by admin
(CNS): This is certainly another milestone in the Year of the Lungs (2010). The cost of treating asthma has dropped by nearly half in Beninand El Salvador, thanks to the Asthma Drug ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Trinamool, BJP hit the streets opposing fuel price hike
February 27th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Hundreds of Trinamool Congress activists Saturday hit the streets of Kolkata protesting the fuel price hike, with the party saying it would urge the central government to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Scientist looks for better ways to route relief supplies to disaster sites like Haiti
January 16th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 16 (ANI): In a new research, a scientist is looking for better ways to route relief supplies to disaster areas like Haiti.The earthquake that leveled much of Haiti and its ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
City dwellers cause fewer greenhouse-gas emissions than country folk
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 22 (ANI): In a surprising new research, scientists have determined that people living in cities are responsible for far fewer greenhouse-gas emissions than people dwelling in the countryside.According to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Space shuttle Discovery lands in California
September 12th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (DPA) The space shuttle Discovery touched down in California Friday after weather concerns had prevented its scheduled landing in Florida Thursday.
The 5.53 p.m. (0053 GMT) landing at Edwards Air ... Read more...
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Farmers oppose fuel price hike
July 2nd, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Rohtak (Haryana)/Mumbai, July 2 (ANI): Farmers have reacted strongly to the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel.The delayed monsoon is forcing them to irrigate their fields through tubewells, which ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Beetle shell inspires new way to make brilliant white paper
June 11th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): A team of researchers from Imerys Minerals Ltd. and the University of Exeter have derived some inspiration from an obscure species of beetle to develop a completely new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Inflation to touch 9.5 percent: Rangarajan (Second Lead)
June 19th, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The steep hike in fuel prices the government announced this month would push up the inflation rate to 9.5 percent this week and could even touch ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pushed by India, Nepal orders fuel price review
June 9th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 9 (IANS) The unrest triggered in India by the recent hike in fuel prices, following a spurt in global prices, is now likely to spill over into neighbouring ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Indian Cobra beer to shut production in Poland
May 12th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, May 12 (IANS) Cobra Beer, the lager brand owned by India-born, London-based Karan Bilimoria that had outsourced its production to Poland in 2005, has decided to shift the bulk ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Synthesised bacteria could be promising source of bio-fuels
April 24th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 24 (IANS) A newly synthesised microbe produces cellulose that can be converted into ethanol and other bio-fuels, potentially cutting transportation costs, according to a study. R. Malcolm Brown Jr. and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Small time entrepreneurs expect a favourable budget
February 19th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (ANI): Small time entrepreneurs here are doing their best to draw Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's attention towards their problems.
Even as these small-scale industries are the largest employers in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Bangladesh facing rice crisis, says army chief
January 5th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, Jan 5 (ANI): Bangladesh Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has expressed concern over the shortage of rice in the country.
Rice is the staple diet to most Bangladeshis.
The country is facing ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Centre gives nod to new rehabilitation and resettlement policy
November 14th, 2007 - 2:02 am ICT by admin
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