Monthly archives: April, 2013

India likely to get normal monsoon – Umesh Shanmugam

India is likely to get normal monsoon rains this year, bringing relief to large parts of the country that are in the grip of drought, D. Sivananda Pai, head of long-range monsoon forecasting at India’s Meteorological Department, said Monday.….“So far, there is no worry signal,” Mr. Pai said. He said there was no threat from …

Trekkers depart on North Pole expedition, aim for Arctic Council meeting Young campaigners will plant flag, declaration on sea bed beneath pole

London, April 7, 2013 — A group of young campaigners set off today on an expedition to help save the Arctic, aiming to also hold an unexpected meeting with a delegation of influential Arctic officials at the North Pole later this week. Sixteen people, including four international youth ambassadors (1) — Hollywood actor Ezra Miller, …

Fulfilling the Asian Dream—Lasting Growth and Shared Prosperity: Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Remarks by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference Hainan, China, April 7, 2013 As prepared for delivery Introduction Good evening. 晚上好 Thank you very much Mr. Secretary General, Ambassador Zhou for your warm introduction and for inviting me here. It is a real pleasure to attend my first …

Euromoney opens its Fifth Kuwait Conference at JW Marriott Hotel

Financial Sustainability, Regulatory Capacity – The Challenge of Change’ Euromoney Conferences opens its Fifth Conference today at 08.30am at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuwait. The theme of the conference is ‘Financial Sustainability, Regulatory Capacity – the Challenge of Change’. This unique event led and moderated by the Euromoney editorial team, will take an in-depth …

flydubai celebrates three successful years of operations to Kuwait

The airline carried more than one million passengers between Dubai and Kuwait in three years Kuwait, 07 April 2013: flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, celebrates its third anniversary of operations in Kuwait, reaffirming its commitment to the market. Three years since launching operations to Kuwait, flydubai has flown more than 1 million passengers on the …

You get paid to Face Book all day? – Chawm Ganguly

Travails of the trade – irritants Social media marketers have to bear with 24 X7 Being a social media consultant isn’t easy. Some say, it’s like teenage dating – everybody wants to do it, but hardly anyone knows how to go about it. On the contrary, it’s more like appreciating arts: there are the Philistine, …

Virtue Unveils It’s Glittering Poila Boishak Collection

Kolkata, 6th April, 2013: Virtue, the gold jewellery brand of Vibgyor Gold Limited, is celebrating this festive season with its exclusive gold jewellery range. This collection offers a remarkable array of designs to choose from. The range comprises of elegant Necklaces, Bangles, Drop Earrings and many more. A lot of intricate details were included during …

KraussMaffei enjoys success at Tiprex

Large number of visits by customers and an excellent project situation in Thailand (Munich, April 6, 2013) KraussMaffei offers the right products for the market in Thailand. The company satisfied customers’ requirements very precisely with the all-electric AX series for cost-efficient and energy-conserving closure production. This was confirmed by impressed visitors to the Tiprex exhibition, …