Gear up to witness latest innovations at “Broadcast India 2009 Exhibition and Conference”

October 1st, 2009 BRUSSELS - Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has called upon the European Union (EU) to strengthen its "strategic economic engagement" with India as the country offers "immense opportunities" for investors, EuAsiaNews reported. "I stand before you to invite you to develop a medium to long-term strategic economic engagement with a country that offers immense opportunities," he told an EU-India business conference here Wednesday night.

September 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Axiom Education, an education innovation company, Saturday announced the launch of interactive comic textbooks based on the curriculum set by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) to spread scientific knowledge. Called "iken books", the textbooks have been designed with comic characters imparting education, and will be available in two volumes for students of sixth to eight standards.

September 8th, 2009 ABU DHABI - The organisers of the Middle East Workboats exhibition have reported a 60 percent increase in exhibitors compared with the last year, despite the global slowdown, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. "More than 170 exhibitors from 25 countries will be taking part - a 60 percent increase over 2008.

August 18th, 2009 News Corp reorganizes Asia broadcast businessNEW YORK — News Corp., the global media empire run by Rupert Murdoch, said Tuesday it was restructuring its broadcast business in Asia and that Paul Aiello, the chief executive of its STAR channels, is stepping down. News will group its Asian broadcast business into STAR India, STAR Greater China and Fox International Channels.

August 17th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Thirty innovative products, including an automatic solar panel guide system, a punching station and a surveillance robot to detect bombs, are vying for top honours at the "TechTop-2009", a two-day engineering event started here Monday. The exhibition, being organised by Technopark in association with the Indian arm of the US-based Degree Controls Inc, is a platform for engineering students across the country to showcase their innovations.

August 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The terrorists allegedly involved in the Mumbai terror attack case had used an outboat machine, exported from Yamaha Motor Company in Japan to Pakistan, to reach Mumbai, said a representative of the Yamaha company deposing before the special court. The special court is hearing the Mumbai terror attack case, via video conferencing from the FBI office in Los Angeles, which is for the first time that a witness from abroad has deposed via video conference link in a terror-related case in India.

June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At a time when scores of foreign educational institutions are queuing up to woo Indian students, leading industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Friday said it will showcase Indian higher education and its rich variety at Kuala Lumpur. The CII, with the support of the high commission of India, is organising the India Education Fair 2009 during June 20-21, the industry lobby said.

May 26th, 2009 ALMATY - Indian and Kazakhstan business ties received a significant fillip when 71 Indian premier companies participated in a major trade promotion jamboree in this scenic commercial capital of Kazakhstan. The Indian trade fair provided an "excellent opportunity for Indian and Kazakhstani businessmen to forge one-to-one contact and promote and enhance economic cooperation", Indian Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar said in a press statement issued here Tuesday.

April 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Winners of Miss India title 2009 unveiled clothes wear range here last evening. Miss India World Pooja Chopra, Miss India Universe Ekta Chowdhry and Missndia Earth Shriya Kishore visited a store of the contest sponsors Pantaloons for the first time since being crowned on April 5.

April 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor and owner of Rajasthan Royals Shilpa Shetty unveiled new cricket gear for her team here last evening. Designed by Puma, the new cricket gear of last year's IPL winner was sponsored by Ultratech Cement.

April 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in collaboration with the Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides (SPIB) will organise the Fifth International Conference from April 26-30 in New Delhi. The conference will witness the presence of about 600 delegates from around the globe to deliberate on the advancement and promotion of biopesticides from the "stakeholders' perspectives".

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Department of Science and Technology (DST) Monday launched the India Innovation Initiative (i3) in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and communication analyst Agilent Technologies. Under the initiative, DST will launch a nation-wide competition of technology-based ideas in which innovators above 18 years of age can participate.

March 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia (PMAA) has invited Ambika Sharma, National Head of Jagran Solution, to be a part of their jury for this year. The awards are to be held on August 7, 2009 in Australia.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The quality of visitors to the Broadcast Asia 2008 digital media trade show held in Singapore last June was 'good to excellent', according to a survey conducted by an industry forum. 'Exhibitors agreed that they had met quality groups of industry players, which led to a large number of relevant enquiries for their products,' a survey by International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers (IABM) said.

January 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The eighth edition of Asia's largest petroleum exhibition and conference, beginning Jan 11, may see a smaller delegation due to economic slowdown and fears over terror attacks, but ministers from 11 countries will attend the event, organisers said here. The five-day 'Petrotech-2009' will be inaugurated here Jan 12 by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.