IIT Gandhinagar to prepare national fire registryOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The one-year-old Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar (IIT-G) will develop a national fire accident registry to provide better data and develop protection solutions for firefighters across the country, it was announced here Tuesday. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leading US firm on product safety testing and certification, has agreed to a tie-up with the new IIT for this work.
BMW group to Introduce BMW financial services in India in 2010September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - BMW Group will introduce BMW Financial Services India as a new business entity in India. The new subsidiary is planned to be fully operational by the mid of 2010 and will be headquartered in Gurgaon.
Maruti sells nearly 85,000 vehicles in Aug.2009September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Maruti Suzuki India Limited, India's car market leader, sold a total of 84,808 vehicles in August 2009, growing 41.6 percent in the month. This includes exports of 14,847 units, the highest ever monthly export in the company's history.
Skoda's August sales up 33 percentSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Skoda Auto India Tuesday reported sales of 1,463 units in August as against 1,103 units in the like month last year, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 33 percent. According to the company, its Skoda Octavia and the New Skoda Laura proved to be the hottest selling cars in the high-end C+ segment with sales figure of 627 units in August 2009.
'India can boost exports only through better product designs'August 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's exports can only be sustained if large and small companies designed globally competitive products, said a global innovative solutions provider here Thursday. "The product may be best in technology but it must also look good.
Hewlett-Packard ties up with Alcatel-LucentJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom equipment manufacturer Alcatel Lucent has entered into a 10-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to market telecom and IT products and services, it was announced Thursday. As per the agreement, the companies will jointly market communication solutions among mid and large-size enterprises and public sector units through one-stop-shop business model, a joint statement said.
World Brand Congress appoints Ambika Sharma as a part of advisory board for IndiaJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Asia Brand Congress is being held from past 17 years and this is the first time they are organizing World Brand Congress where other countries including Asian countries are invited. One of the Key features of the World Brand Congress will be Global Brand Excellence Awards.
Turn job seekers into job creators: Hamid AnsariApril 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has to build a sustainable micro-entrepreneurship movement, which would transform many of its job seekers into job creators, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said here Tuesday. 'Such entrepreneurship, however, needs to be broad-based and supported by the civil society,' Ansari said while addressing a conference on entrepreneurship, jointly organised by the Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
BYST is a non-profit organisation, which is promoting micro entrepreneurship among the youth.
Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia 2009 invites Ambika Sharma to be a part of their juryMarch 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.
RFS appoints Kuldeep Tikko as new managing director of its Indian operationsMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Global wireless solutions group, Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) has appointed Kuldeep Tikoo as the new managing director of its Indian operations. Kuldeep will be focussing on strengthening the RFS brand in the sub-continent, as well as overseeing the operations of RFS in India.
17th convergence India 2009 opensMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - "In today's world - convergence is the keyword. All facets of communication have converged digitally into the mobile handset," said Siddhartha Behura, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Govt of India, Chief Guest at the inauguration of the 17th Convergence India 2009, which commenced today in the nation's capital.
Tata Communications, Etisalat jointly launch ethernet servicesMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Communications and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based telecom giant Etisalat Monday jointly announced the launch of ethernet services in the emirates. Ethernet is a computer networking technology for local area network (LAN) that connects a group of computers in a closed area.
Hyundai India's domestic sales down 13.5 percentFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto major Hyundai Motor India Monday said its domestic sales in January were down 13.5 percent to 21,016 units from 24,301 units in the corresponding month last year. However, total sales including exports saw only a marginal dip of 1.3 percent to 37,216 units in the period under review from 37,700 units in the year-ago period.
NDTV Convergence forays into mobile advertisingJanuary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Buoyed by the 3.8 million page views a month of NDTV Active, the mobile portal of the television channel, its content provider NDTV Convergence has now tied up to foray into cellular phone advertising. NDTV Convergence Monday announced its partnership with Affle, one of India's leading mobile media companies that would power advertising on NDTV Active.
Hyundai rolls out new compact car i20December 28th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Auto major Hyundai Motors India Monday here launched its new hatchback 'i20' in the premium compact segment. The car is Hyundai's second venture in the premium compact segment, which the company managing director Heung Soo Lheem has described as the 'high growth segment' for the coming years.
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