Rupee opens at 60.29 per dollar

Mumbai, Apr 16 (IBNS): The Indian rupee opened at 60.29 against the US dollar during early trade on Wednesday.

Volvo cars explores future of child protection

Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): Volvo Cars unveiled inflatable child seat concept on Tuesday which aims at providing a solution to the bulky car seats bothering children till now.

Reliance's polyester plant at Silvassa starts production

Mumbai, Apr 15 (IBNS):Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Tuesday said it has commissioned its new Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) facility at Silvassa.

Tata Steel registers highest ever annual sales

Mumbai, Apr 15 (IBNS): Tata Steel on Tuesday said its steel marketing and sales has achieved its highest ever annual sales volume of 8.52 million tons against the previous best of 7.71 million tons.

Petrol price cut by 70 paise a litre

New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): In a relief to consumers, petrol prices have been slashed by Re. 0.70 paise per litre, which is the second reduction in six months.

Honda introduces 'Anniversary edition' of Amaze

New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Automobile manufacturer Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) on Tuesday introduced the 'Anniversary edition' of its family sedan Honda Amaze to mark the 1st Anniversary of the car in the Indian market.

Punj Lloyd gets Rs 3254 cr buildings project

New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Diversified global conglomerate Punj Lloyd has signed a contract worth USD 540 million (Rs. 3,254 crores) for a buildings and infrastructure project with the Housing & Infrastructure Board (HIB) in Libya.

Mahindra ShubhLabh Services partners UNIVEG

Mumbai, Apr 15 (IBNS): Mahindra ShubhLabh Services Ltd. (subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.) part of the USD 16.7 billion Mahindra Group, has signed a joint venture agreement with UNIVEG, a Belgium based Euro 3.2 billion Fresh Produce company.

Vodafone brings back Zoozoos TV ad

Mumbai, Apr 15 (IBNS) It is IPL time once again and with it comes the ZooZoos, the loveable icon of Vodafone as they act out roles in popular TV shows.

Infosys Q4 result beats forecast

Bangalore, Apr 15 (IBNS) IT bellwether Infosys on Tuesday announced a better-than-expected result for its March quarter with FY 14 revenue growth doubling to 11.5% in USD terms; increased to 24.2% in INR terms, and the net profit at Rs 2,992 crore with a QoQ growth at 4.1% and YoY growth at 25.0%.

March WPI Inflation at 5.70 percent

New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS) Owing to rising food and fuel cost, the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 5.70% (provisional) for the month of March, 2014 (over March, 2013) as compared to 4.68% (provisional) for the previous month and 5.65% during the corresponding month of the previous year.

TCS & Twitter India tie up to make election watching fun

Mumbai/ Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS) Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced that it had launched iElect – a gamified app on the Android platform that generates social insights about India’s General Elections in 2014.

Symphony Analytics launches framework for retail analytics

Bangalore, Apr 14 (IBNS): Symphony Analytics, a division of global innovation and development services company Symphony Teleca Corporation (STC), on Monday launched Symphony RAMP, the Retail Analytics and Multi-Channel Engagement Program that leverages the company's expertise in real-time analytics, mobility and advanced technologies - such as iBeacon, NFC, geo-fencing and M2M - to provide retailers with the processes, solutions and services necessary to better engage with individual consumers wherever they may be.

Tata Steel's Bedding Blending and Sinter Plan celebrates Silver Jubilee

Jamshedpur, Apr 14 (IBNS) The Bedding, Blending & Sinter Plant (BBSP#2) known as BBSP2 Plant at the Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur celebrated the successful 25 years of operations. During the past 25 years the two sections of the Sinter Plant have contributed significantly to the journey of Tata Steel.

Nutraceuticals slams FSSAI 'Product Approval' scheme

Mumbai, Apr 14 (IBNS): The importers and manufacturers of dietary supplements, health supplements, functional foods and nutraceutical industry have deplored the alleged ambiguous scheme of 'Product Approval' by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), despite having a stay order from the Bombay High Court for 6 months.