Lucknow, March 13 – Graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) were Sunday asked to use the skills and traits they had learnt not only in the corporate world, but also to ‘manage the problems of the planet earth’.
‘Don’t forget to practice sustainable measures for the environment and the earth. No matter where [...]
Kolkata, March 13 – Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday inaugurated an automobile hub at Shalimar in Kolkata’s twin district Howrah.
‘The first automobile hub has been opened up in record time and we also have plans to set up nine similar hubs in different parts of the country. These automobile hubs will be set up at [...]
Hyderabad, March 13 – The next phase of globalisation is going to be affordable business as it offers enormous economic opportunities in India and other developing countries and ensures inclusive growth, Ajit Rangnekar, the dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB), said here Saturday.
‘Globalisation 3.0 is going to be affordable business. It is the [...]
Kolkata, March 13 – The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is talking to a few oil marketing majors to source some of their crude petroleum requirements from its commodity market, a company official said here Saturday.
‘We are talking to participants, large ones, who use Nymex or Singapore OTC market. We are asking these participants [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – In what is being billed as the single biggest programme to save electricity, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will from Monday distribute two 14 watts compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs to 75 lakh households in the state at subsidised rates.
State Electricity Minister A.K. Balan told reporters Saturday that the state [...]
Hyderabad, March 13 – Industry in Andhra Pradesh is reeling under unprecedented electricity cuts and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has warned that workers may lose their jobs.
The around 30 percent power cut has got the industry worried at a time when it was just recovering from losses it suffered during the Telangana agitation.
‘It [...]
New Delhi, March 13 – British luxury car maker Bentley Saturday unveiled its new model Mulsanne priced at Rs.2.9 crore (approx $638,000) and said it would hit the Indian market by October.
‘We have debuted this car in the Indian market for Bentley car connoisseurs. India has a very strong and vibrant economy. We are very [...]
Srinagar, March 13 – Jammu and Kashmir government employees struck work for the fifth consecutive day Saturday and took out a rally in Srinagar demanding wage arrears according to the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations.
Hundreds of striking employees took out a rally from the S.M.H.S. hospital and proceeded towards the old secretariat.
More than 4.5 lakh employees [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – The fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore IT park in Kochi to be built by Dubai-based developer Smart City Dubai will be decided at a board of directors meeting later this month.
The Kerala government is adamant that no freehold rights over the project would be given to the builder as such [...]
Kolkata, March 13 – Eveready Industries India has hiked the prices of its range of dry cell batteries by 5 to 10 percent, a senior company official said here.
The prices were increased from Friday.
‘Over the past 4-5 months there has been a continuous upward climb in the prices of zinc, a key raw material for [...]
