PHILIPS ANNOUNCES LED BULB RANGE FOR INDIAN HOUSE HOLDS.
Light Emitting Diode(LED) is a revolutionary technology and has completely transformed the lighting industry in India.The 5 W retrofit LED bulb is priced at Rs.649\-.
The company claims that the life of the bulb is over 15 years and there is 80% energy savings vis-a-vis incandescent bulbs.
NCDEX NON AGRI VOLUMES ON THE UPSWING WITH INCREASING TRADE IN STEEL AND CRUDE.
NCDEX is an online national level commodity exchange established on April,23,2003 and commenced operations on December,15,2003. It offers futures trading in 47 commodities in agriculture,energy,metals,plastics and carbon credits.
NCDEX -India's leading agri-commodity exchange having established a reputation in agricultural commodities with over 85% market share has recentlt seen increase in the average daily Trading Volume of non agricultural commodities.NCDEX annual turnover crossed Rs.5,00,000 crore mark recently, a 29% increase over the last year.
Mr.Ramaseshan,MD &CEO said," Commodity future markets has been growing impressively and this is evident from the fact that the total traded value in metals(other than bullion) has grown by 72% while the trade in energy has grown by 25%."
Speaking in the Press meet,Mr.Vijay kumar,CFO NCDEX said," Having made a modest start of 29,500 barrels a day of trading, the contract has in the recent times has seen daily trading volumes in excess of 1.5 million barrels.This is a testament to the relevance of this contract to the indian market,which can be attributed to its alignment with the International market along other factors."
FORTIS HOSPITALS BANGALORE LAUNCHES A COMPREHENSIVE CENTRE FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING HEART RHYTHM DISORDER.
In an effort to expand the excellence in heart care and to offer better understanding,diagnosis and treatment to people with heart rhythm disorder,Fortis Hospitals adds a new dimension to its heart care programme by launching the Arrhythmia clinic- a comprehensive centre to treat heart rhythm disorders.
"While there is tremendous awareness around hearts blocks and other cardiac conditions,not much is known around electrical imbalances," says Dr.Lloyd Nazareth ,COO,Fortis Hospitals.
EDITORIAL
AYODHYA VERDICT
The three Bench Judge of Allahabad high Court delivered a significant Judgement on the long pending dispute. The whole Nation is happy about the Judgement and the country has travelled too far as the main focus of the country is development, equal oppurtunities for all and India emerging as one of the super powers in this decade.
This Judgement gives an oppurtunity and act as a catalyst to promote communal harmony and promote peace. This judgement is nobody's victory but India's victory and victory for all Indians.
AVON,a leading global beauty company with over US $10 billion in annual revenue is the world's largest direct seller.
AVON markets to women in over 100 countries through 6 million independent Avon sales Representatives.The Company launched for the first time ever its 'International Jewellery Collection' in India at a glittering fashion show in Bangalore.The International Jewellery collection is timeless, stylish,expressive,designed by International award winning designers.The jewellery is made with high quality standards using precious metal platings like Gold,Rhodium,Palladium & high grade Rhinestones &Cubic Zirconia stones.
Speaking on the occassion,Mr.Hemant Singh,Managing Director,Avon Beauty Products Said," We are extremely excited about introducing the International Jewellery Collection to Avon's existing product portfolio in India."
Priced within the range of Rs.349\- to Rs.1999\-,the collection will be made available exclusively through Avon Representatives.
VIJAYA BANK. a Bangalore based Public Sector Bank signed MOU with Hyundai Motors India Limited as a preferred financier for financing the passenger cars. The MOU was signed by Mr.Jayakar K Shetty,General Manager,Vijaya Bank and Mr.Arvind Saxena,Director,Sales & Marketing,Hyundai Motors India Ltd., in the presence of Mr.Albert Tauro, Chairman & Managing Director,Vijaya Bank.
A 67 year old diamond merchant Mr.Ahamed Buhari who has an office in Hong Kong but who now lives in Keelakarai,Tamilnadu has developed a bio-gas unit that can produce 30 KV of power per day,that too, at a meagre amount of Rs.100/-For Mr.Buhari,the cow dung balls are as priceless as his diamond
stones.He buys 10 loads of cow dung for Rs.10,000/- a month and provides uninterrupted power supply for seven hours to a dairy company.
Source: Deccan Chronicle.
Brigade group,one of the leading developers in Bangalore, has obtained the license from the World Trade centers association to classify and manage their i million sq.ft office tower in their prestigeous mixed use project Brigade Gateway as World Trade Center, Bangalore. This marks the company's entry into the league of select World Trade Centers across the globe.
"The new world Trade Center ,Bangalore is a world class business destination and it is quickly becoming a symbol of international trade for the greater Bangalore region" says Mr.Robert J Frueh,Director of Member services,World Trade Centers Association.
There are over 300 world trade Centers in nearly 100 countries all focussed on growing their economies in the International Marketplace.
Make My Trip Limited,is now listed on Nasdaq.
The confederation of Indian Industry (CII)is organising Two day event on 12th and 13th August,2010,called as SUM INFRA-
Summit on Sustainable PPP's in infrastructure-8th edition in Hotel Le Meridien,Bangalore.
Public Private partnerships(PPP's) have made their mark in some form or the other across all core and social infrastructure sectors,and are being seriously considered as the vehicle for swift ugradation of Indian Infrastructure. Over 450 projects with an aggregate investment of Rs.2,24,175 crores have been executed on PPP(in operation/under construction/under bidding) in the last 11 years (source: www.pppinindia.com).
The various sectors where the investment has gone under PPP mode are:
1.Roads:271 projects,2.Urban development: 73 projects,3.Ports:43 projects.Tourism; 29 projects,Energy:24 projects,Airports:5 projects,railways;4 projects,and Education;1 project.It can be observed that 90% of the investment has gone into the economic infrastructure sectors like roads,ports,airports,and energy.
The investment target for the XII Five Year plan for India's infrastructure development has been set at $ 1 Trillion,which is double that of the XI Plan.India's record is poor on investment to sectors like health,education,urban and rural infrastructure.
Libas label specialises in contemporary and ethnic Indian designs in both men's and women's wear.They also specialises in all types of bridal wear. lIBAS HAS FIVE SHOW ROOMS IN MUMBAI AT JUHU,PEDDER ROAD,PHOENIX,MULUND AND ANDHERI WEST.Their website is www.libasfashion.com
LIBAS exclusive Fashion Show for 'EVENING AND COCKTAIL WEAR'by designer Riyaz Gangji was held on 8th august,2010 at the Hotel Lalit Ashok .
Riyaz had undergone training under the well known American designer in Hong Kong and learnt the art of creating impeccable garments,especially business suits,semi formal outfits and other such attire. 
