Integral PR named 9th fastest growing agency in Asia Pacific
Jul 09, 2014, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS) : The World PR Report produced by The Holmes Report and International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) in its global PR agency rankings for 2014 has placed Integral PR, India’s leading independent public relations agency, as the 9th fastest growing agency in Asia Pacific. This is the second consecutive year the agency has been named among the ‘10 fastest growing agencies in Asia Pacific’. It has also acquired the 195th position among the top 250 PR firms in the world.
Jul 09, 2014, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) Air Wick, market leaders in the living room air care category, introduces a flavor of romance with the launch of new TV commercial.
Tata Chemicals MD appointed National President of the Employers’ Federation of India
Jul 09, 2014, at 10:23 pm
Kolkata / Mumbai, July 09 (IBNS) R. Mukundan, Managing Director, Tata Chemicals Limited, has been appointed as the National President of the Employers’ Federation of India (EFI), one of the bodies representing India at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
India trade deficit affects rupee: Economic Survey
Jul 09, 2014, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) The Economic Survey 2013-14, presented Wednesday in the Lok Sabha by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, has noted that as India had a large trade deficit in the first quarter, negative market perceptions led to sharper outflows in the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) investment debt segment, leading to 13.0 per cent depreciation of the rupee between May 2013 and August 2013.
GDP expected to grow at 5.4 to 5.9 pc: Economic Survey
Jul 09, 2014, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) The GDP at constant prices is expected to grow in the range of 5.4 – 5.9 per cent in 2014-15, according to the Economic Survey 2013-14, presented Wednesday in the Lok Sabha by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the eve of the Union Budget.
Jaitley to table Economic Survey today
Jul 09, 2014, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) A day ahead of the Union Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would present the Economic Survey for 2013-14 on Wednesday in Parliament.
Volvo Cars' XC90 to offer clean operation
Jul 09, 2014, at 05:34 am
Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Volvo Cars' all-new XC90 will offer an unrivalled combination of power and clean operation when it is launched later this year, the company said in a statement.
India, UK determined to strengthen economy
Jul 09, 2014, at 05:30 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): India and Britain on Tuesday said both the countries are taking determined actions to strengthen respective economies.
Piaggio introduces Vespa Esclusivo for India
Jul 09, 2014, at 04:06 am
Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group launched the Limited Edition Vespa Esclusivo.
SAIL welcomes Rail Budget, calls it "growth oriented"
Jul 09, 2014, at 03:37 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on Tuesday welcomed the Rail Budget, presented by Narendra Modi government and called it a growth oriented one.
Sensex drops by 518 points following Railway Budget announcement
Jul 09, 2014, at 02:13 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): The BSE Sensex dropped by 518 points to stand at 25,582.11 at the end of Tuesday.
ICC calls Rail Budget focussed, BCC&I surprised at omission of WB from "New Railway" map
Jul 09, 2014, at 12:27 am
Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on Tuesday said the Rail Budget, presented by Narendra Modi government will boost Indian economy through concerted focus on PPP, employment generation and use of modern technologies.
Industry bodies laud Modi's Rail Budget
Jul 09, 2014, at 12:05 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Tuesday called the Rail Budget presented by Narendra Modi government very businesslike and smart.
Wadhwani Foundation announces appointments of Chief eLearning and eContent Officer
Jul 08, 2014, at 03:13 am
Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS) The Wadhwani Foundation on Monday announced the appointment of Bhasker Sharma and Clark Quinn to key positions of Chief Technology Officer and Chief eLearning and eContent Officer respectively.
Two more cities opt for Volvo city buses
Jul 08, 2014, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Puducherry and Solapur have become two new Indian cities to opt for Volvo 8400 city buses while Kolkata augmented its existing fleet of Volvo city buses.
RIL's Independent Media Trust completes Network18 acquisition
Jul 08, 2014, at 12:26 am
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Monday announced that Independent Media Trust (IMT) of which RIL is the sole beneficiary, has completed the acquisition of control of Network 18 Media and Investments Limited (NW18) including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Limited (TV18).
NVIDIA launches CUDA Coding challenge to find India's top Parallel Programming Students
Jul 07, 2014, at 10:56 pm
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS) NVIDIA Monday announced the inaugural NVIDIA® CUDA® Coding Challenge, an India wide contest to seek out the country's most talented and innovative CUDA programmers.
India ranks first in the AEGON Retirement Readiness Survey 2014
Jul 07, 2014, at 10:39 pm
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS) AEGON Religare Life Insurance (ARLI) Monday released the India report on the AEGON Retirement Readiness Survey 2014 - Changing Face of Retirement.
ICICI Bank organised Six Coin Exchange Melas in Jharkhand
Jul 07, 2014, at 10:16 pm
Ranchi, July 7 (IBNS) ICICI Bank Ltd, India's largest private sector bank, organised six Coin Exchange Melas at its various branches in Jharkhand during June 2014. The melas were conducted in line with the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India.
Sensex opens above 26000 level at record high
Jul 07, 2014, at 09:02 pm
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS) The BSE Sensex crossed the 26,000 level on the opening on Monday with expectations from the new government in the budget of 2014.
MTS launches MBlaze Power Wi-Fi
Jul 07, 2014, at 08:09 pm
Gurgaon, July 7 (IBNS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that provides telecom services under the brand MTS Monday announced the launch of a unique product – MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi.
India Power says power sector reform needed for overall growth
Jul 07, 2014, at 06:24 pm
Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS) Ahead of the Union Budget 2014-15, power companies are demanding reforms in the sector.
Rangarajan committee report on poverty submitted
Jul 07, 2014, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) A new report on poverty by former RBI Governor C Rangarajan hast identified people spending below Rs 47 a day in cities as poor, dismissing the earlier report by the Tendulkar committee which had drawn criticism for putting it at Rs 33 per day.
Nokia Networks invests in mobile network multivendor optimization
Jul 05, 2014, at 03:13 am
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): Nokia Networks has announced that it has bought a broad solution for advanced geolocation capabilities from NICE Systems to enhance the planning and optimization of mobile networks.
No proposal to hike LPG, PDS Kerosene prices: Oil Ministry
Jul 05, 2014, at 02:41 am
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): Amid speculations that prices of subsidised LPG and PDS Kerosene will be hiked, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on Friday said there has been no such proposal.
Paswan assures to check food inflation, curb hoarding
Jul 05, 2014, at 02:10 am
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said checking food inflation has become a priority agenda for the government.
Tata Steel strengthens its decade old foothold in retail
Jul 04, 2014, at 09:16 pm
Kolkata, July 4 (IBNS): Tata Steel has been one of the pioneers of steel marketing. One such novel venture in the steel industry has been Tata Steel’s foray in the retail sector, which started way back in early 2000.
FM Arun Jaitley asks states to rein in hoarders to check food inflation
Jul 04, 2014, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said all state governments should use their full powers to rein in the hoarders and black marketeers who take advantage of the monsoon forecasts.
Food prices decline for third straight month : UN agency
Jul 04, 2014, at 03:42 pm
New York, July 4 (IBNS) Global food prices dip for a third consecutive month in June following a ten-month surge, the United Nations agriculture agency said on Thursday.
NCR moves to a new world-class manufacturing facility in India
Jul 04, 2014, at 02:29 am
Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): In keeping with the company’s plans to execute its future growth strategy in the country, NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, on Thursday announced it will be moving to a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Mahindra World City, in Chengalpet, close to Tamil Nadu's Chennai city, by the end of 2014.