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Hyundai announces global launch of the ‘All New Xcent’

Apr 20, 2017, at 10:58 pm

New Delhi, April 20 (IBNS): Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, launched the All New Xcent for India and Global markets.

Availability of better quality domestic coal leads to reduction in power costs: NTPC

Apr 20, 2017, at 04:53 pm

Kolkata, Apr 20 (IBNS): Easy availability of quality domestic coal and coal sector reforms initiated in the last couple of years are soon likely to ease the power costs for consumers in India, according to India's largest power utility National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), which reduced its coal consumption by 5.5 per cent in 2016-17.

Reliance commissions complex Ethane Project in 'record time'

Apr 20, 2017, at 04:07 am

Mumbai, Apr 19 (IBNS): Reliance has announced completion of its Ethane Project, including commissioning of its ethane receipt and handling facilities and ethane cracking, at its Dahej Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat in a "record time" of less than three years.

Reliance commissions world’s largest and most complex Ethane Project in record time

Apr 20, 2017, at 01:25 am

Mumbai, Apr 19 (IBNS): Reliance on Wednesday announced successful and flawless completion of its Ethane Project, including commissioning of its ethane receipt & handling facilities and ethane cracking, at its Dahej Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat in a world record time of less than three years.

BharatBenz expands product portfolio with launch of all-new 16-tonne intercity coach

Apr 20, 2017, at 12:36 am

New Delhi, Apr 19 (IBNS): Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, on Wednesday said it is continuing its product offensive to further expand the product portfolio of its BharatBenz brand.

Hero Motocorp extends Hero challenge three years to multiple events on The European Tour

Apr 20, 2017, at 12:24 am

New Delhi, Apr 19 (IBNS): Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the past 16 consecutive years, has reaffirmed its commitment to innovation on the European Tour by extending the ‘Hero Challenge’ by another three years and to three marquee events.

Domino’s launches ‘Everyday Value’

Apr 19, 2017, at 11:36 pm

Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): Domino’s Pizza India has launched its new Everyday Value offer, where consumers can now get medium pizzas starting at Rs. 199, for pizzas that are priced at Rs. 295, when they buy 2 pizzas.

Railway Minister inaugurates first SFTO rake carrying steel coils

Apr 19, 2017, at 11:11 pm

Jamshedpur/ Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Wednesday digitally inaugurated the first steel coil-carrying Special Freight Train Operations (SFTO) rake of TM International Logistics Ltd (TMILL) from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi.

Cinépolis India partners with HSBC India to accept UPI payments across all its 300 screens

Apr 19, 2017, at 11:08 pm

Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): In sync with current government’s ‘go-cashless’ and digital economy drive, Cinépolis, India’s first international and world’s fourth-largest movie theatre chain, on Wednesday announced the launch of a Unified Payment Interface (UPI) across all its multiplexes in the country.

Jaguar Land Rover India launches 2017 collection of branded goods

Apr 19, 2017, at 10:44 pm

Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): Jaguar Land Rover on Wednesday announced the launch of the Branded Goods Collection 2017 for India.

Tata Motors launches AMT buses

Apr 19, 2017, at 10:19 pm

Kolkata / Mumbai, Apr 19 (IBNS): Taking a step further in developing comfortable mass transportation solutions, Tata Motors on Wednesday launched AMT technology (Automated Manual Transmission) in its Starbus and Ultra brand of buses.

Tata Steel conferred the Prime Minister’s trophy for Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in India for 2013-14

Apr 19, 2017, at 10:01 pm

Mumbai/ Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): Tata Steel Limited bagged the PM’s trophy for Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant for the year 2013-14, the Steel Minister’s Trophy for the year 2012-13 and a Certificate of Excellence 2011-12 for being the ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in the country, at a ceremony held in Mumbai.

Bosch invests in the up-skilling of India's human capital for sustained social growth

Apr 19, 2017, at 09:55 pm

Bengaluru/Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): Taking cognizance of India’s evolving business landscape and its dynamic social structure, Bosch Limited has developed training programs tailored to address the demands of India’s manufacturing and service industry.

Uber strengthens its business offering, introduces Uber Central for Uber for Business customers in India

Apr 19, 2017, at 09:24 pm

Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): Uber the world's largest ridesharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, on Wednesday announced the launch of its new, enterprise-ready Uber Central, built on top of the Uber for Business platform.

Indian market closes Wednesday on flat note

Apr 19, 2017, at 09:22 pm

Mumbai, Apr 19 (IBNS): The Indian market ended flat on Wednesday with BSE Sensex up 17.47 points at 29336.57and NSE Nifty was down 1.65 points at 9103.50.

Swipe launches ELITE Star with enhanced memory and Indus OS

Apr 19, 2017, at 09:15 pm

Pune, Apr 19 (IBNS): Encouraged with the overwhelming success of ELITE Star, Swipe Technologies is back with an upgraded version of its popular smartphone, which now comes with an enhanced internal memory of 16GB.

Indian Nutraceuticals industry to touch US$ 8.5 billion by 2022: Study

Apr 19, 2017, at 02:41 am

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Indian nutraceuticals market is expected to cross from a value of US$ 2.8 Billion in 2015 to a value of US$ 8.5 Billion by 2022, according to the joint study brought out by ASSOCHAM and RNCOS.

Manish Sinha appointed to lead Dun & Bradstreet India

Apr 18, 2017, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in commercial data and insights on businesses,on Monday announced the appointment of Manish Sinha as Managing Director, India, effective May 8, 2017.

WWE appoints new general manager in India

Apr 18, 2017, at 10:42 pm

Mumbai, Apr 18 (IBNS): WWE on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sheetesh Srivastava as Vice President and General Manager, WWE India.

Indian benchmark indices close negative on Tuesday

Apr 18, 2017, at 10:14 pm

Mumbai, Apr 18 (IBNS): The BSE Sensex which gained 250 points during the day on Tuesday finally ended down 94.56 points at 29319.10 while NSE Nifty was down 34.15 points at 9105.15.

Arun Jaitley to attend World Bank and IMF meetings in the US

Apr 18, 2017, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, will leave on a five-day official visit to the US on Wednesday to participate in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Mauritius, most business-friendly, says the island nation's Vice President

Apr 18, 2017, at 08:26 pm

Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): Vice President of Republic of Mauritius, Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory, elaborated on the ideal environment for doing business in the island nation and the bilateral relationship between India and Mauritius, at a meeting in Kolkata's Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

ASCON focuses on eco-friendly measures for its real estate projects

Apr 18, 2017, at 07:08 pm

Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): It is important to integrate eco-friendly measures into real estate projects believes Laxman Jaiswal, founder-director of Kolkata's real estate firm ASCON Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd (ASCON).

Infosys Foundation joins hands with 'Sahapedia' to promote Indian culture

Apr 18, 2017, at 02:18 am

Bangalore, Apr 17 (IBNS): Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has announced a partnership with Sahapedia, an open online resource, to support the development of an online interactive web module on the arts, culture and histories of India.

Lufthansa presents Mumbai with Airbus A350-900

Apr 18, 2017, at 12:09 am

Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): Mumbai becomes the third destination worldwide to receive Lufthansa’s A350-900 and the second Indian destination after New Delhi

Bank of Baroda enters into MOU with EM3 Agri Services Pvt. Ltd

Apr 17, 2017, at 11:53 pm

Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): Bank of Baroda, India’s International Bank has entered into MOU with EM3 Agri Services Pvt. Ltd with an objective to provide finance for purchase of farm machinery & farm equipments to farmers, JLGs, SHGs, FPOs and small rural entrepreneurs who will be franchisee of the company and offering various services to farmers. EM3 is offering various farm mechanization services ranging from land preparation, transplantation/sowing to crop harvesting and post-harvest management for small hold farmers on a pay-per-use basis.

Indian market ends Monday on negative note

Apr 17, 2017, at 10:46 pm

Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): Indian benchmark indices declined on Monday with BSE Sensex down 47.79 points at 29413.66 and NSE Nifty down 11.50 points at 9139.30.

Godrej Properties partners with Tata Group's Taj brand for a luxury hotel in Mumbai suburb

Apr 17, 2017, at 09:47 pm

Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): Real estate developer Godrej Properties Limited (GPL) announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with luxury hotel chain Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris to build a Taj brand hotel at its flagship project, The Trees, in Vikhroli, Mumbai.

Rate of inflation based on March WPI drops to 5.7 per cent

Apr 17, 2017, at 06:46 pm

New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): India's wholesale price index (WPI) for March 2017, as published by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on April 17, declined by 0.1 per cent to 185.3 (provisional) from 185.5 (provisional) for the previous month.2017.

E-commerce term may be misinterpreted in GST; fear commodity exchanges may be brought in: ASSOCHAM

Apr 16, 2017, at 10:40 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): The scope of the e-commerce definition as given in the Goods and Services dispensation has been left so wide that it could go well beyond Amazon or Flipkart marketplace platforms and may even cover the commodity exchanges, the ASSOCHAM has said, seeking a clarity from the government so as to remove uncertainty among businesses, as the GST is set for a roll out.