Monthly archives: December, 2012
Luxury Swiss Watch Manufacturer Ulysse Nardin Opens a Boutique in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
2012, November 29th – Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic – Luxury Swiss watch manufacturer Ulysse Nardin, the leader in timepiece invention and innovation, announced the opening of a mono-brand boutique in Karlovy Vary. The 100 square-meters boutique features a collection of over 100 of its finest timepieces, including three models from the Limited Edition Boutique Collection, …
SACHIN PILOT TO ADDRESS CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY ISB AND HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Hyderabad, December 05, 2012: The Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP) at the ISB and the Harvard Law School’s Program on the Legal Profession are hosting a joint conference on The Future of Corporate Business in India and the Role of the Legal Profession on December 11, 2012 at the ISB campus at Hyderabad. The …
Mobile NFC Growth Forecast Scaled Back to $110bn in Transactions by 2017 as iPhone 5 Omits Chipset – Juniper Research
Take up remains slow;“two year lag” in adoption forecast Hampshire, UK – 5th December: Juniper Research has today published its revised forecasts for the global NFC market, significantly scaling back its growth estimates for the North American and Western European markets. NFC Retail Transaction Values Reduced While the report finds that by 2017 the proportion …
ICC delegation to Danang & Hanoi
The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is organising a delegation to Danang and Hanoi, Vietnam. The visit shall coincide with the 20th Year Celebration of ASEAN by Government of India and the arrival of Ship STA Sudarshini. On this occasion the Indian Embassy in Vietnam & ICC are jointly organising the ASEAN-India Business Seminar and B2B …
River Linking Projects
The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) (erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation) formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Resources Development in 1980 envisaging inter-basin transfer of water from surplus basins to deficit basins/areas which comprises two components, namely, Himalayan Rivers Development Component and Peninsular Rivers Development Component. National Water Development Agency (NWDA) was set up under …
Management of Water Resources
On the basis of the population indicated in 2011 census, the per capita water availability works out to be about 1545 cubic meter per year making India a water stressed country. According to Falkenmark Water Stress Indicator, water availability below 1700 cubic meter per capita per year indicates water stress condition. The challenges associated with …
Proper Use of Water
Due to seasonal, geographical and annual variation in availability of water as well as lack of adequate storage, substantial quantity of water, especially during monsoon season, remains unused and flows into sea. As per present assessment, the average annual water availability in the country is 1869 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM), i.e., about 66000 Thousand Million …
Demand of Steel
The Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that during 2011-12, consumption of finished steel in the country was 70.92 MT as against production of 73.42 MT. As such, there is no gap between demand and supply of the steel in the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri …
Australian Minister Calls upon Minister of Steel to Discuss Cooperation in Mining and ORE Exploration
The Union Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma met with the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Government of Australia, Mr. Martin Ferguson here today when the latter called upon the Steel Minister to discuss issues related to greater co-operation in mining and steel sector. During the interaction, the Steel Minister said that Australia …