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India-UK CEO forum push for tie-ups in education, infra, defence, power
(02/21/13) . New Delhi: Corporate big-wigs from top companies in India and the UK on Tuesday had a brain storming session on intensifying cooperation between the two countries. The British side identified infrastructure, education, defence, energy and retail as focus areas.
The India-UK CEO’s Forum led by Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata and Standard Chartered chief Peter Sands [...]
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India to launch Mars mission this year: President
(02/21/13) . NEW DELHI: India will launch its first space mission to Mars this year, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday.
“Several space missions are planned for 2013, including India’s first mission to Mars and the launch of our first navigational satellite,” Mukherjee said in his maiden Address to the joint sitting of Parliament at the start of [...]
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Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism Increases by Twenty Percent
(02/08/13) . New Delhi: The growth rate in Foreign Exchange Earnings(FEEs) from tourism in Rupee terms in January 2013 over January 2012 was 20.6%. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) also showed a growth of 2.6% in January 2013 over January 2012.
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Portugal keen to invest in infra, water sectors, says envoy
(02/08/13) . Kolkata: Portugal is keen on investing in the Indian infrastructure, water management, waste management and alternative energy sectors.
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Indian manufacturing & natural resources industry to spend Rs 40,800 on IT in 2013
(02/08/13) . CHENNAI: Indian manufacturers and natural resources companies will spend Rs 40,800 crore on IT products and services in 2013, an increase of 9.1% over 2012 revenue of Rs 37,400 crore, according to Gartner, Inc.
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Starbucks expects India to be among top 5 global markets in long term
(02/08/13) . New Delhi: US coffee chain Starbucks, which opened its seventh store in the country on Wednesday, expects India to be among the top five global markets for the company in the long term.
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Tata starts making Jaguars in Pune
(01/22/13) . Mumbai: To make its cars more affordable for Indian buyers, Mumbai-based Tata Motors has started assembling the Jaguar XF at its new facility in Chakan near Pune.
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Textiles Secretary to launch India’s First Technology Innovation Centre
(01/17/13) . New Delhi: The Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) under the Education & Training Initiatives of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) is going to set up India’s first ‘Technology Innovation Research Centre’ at the ATDC-Training of Trainers’ Academy, Gurgaon, in collaboration with JUKI India Pvt. Ltd. This Centre will demonstrate leading edge technologies and undertaking applied research.
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Fiat India to help parent develop smallest Jeep
(01/17/13) . New Delhi: Fiat India’s research and development (R&D) team would contribute significantly in the Italian car maker’s programme to design and develop its alliance partner Chrysler’s smallest Jeep, to be launched globally in mid-2014. The company has finalised a plan to roll out nine new models by 2016, some of which would be shipped from India to right-hand-drive markets abroad.