Monthly archives: June, 2013

Rio Tinto opts to retain diamonds businesses

Rio Tinto has decided to retain its diamonds businesses after concluding a strategic review which considered a range of options, including potential divestment. Rio Tinto Diamonds & Minerals chief executive Alan Davies said “The medium to long-term market fundamentals for diamonds remain robust, fuelled by growing demand for luxury goods in Asia and continuing strong …

Nokia Asha 501 smartphone makes colourful sales debut

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced that the Nokia Asha 501, the first of a new generation of smartphones to run on the new Asha Platform, will start selling this week in Thailand and Pakistan, with availability in India soon to follow. The new device will roll out in subsequent weeks across countries in Europe, the …

India-US Higher Education Dialogue – 2013

The HRD Minister Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju and visiting US Secretary of State Mr. John F. Kerry are to co-chair India-US Higher Education Dialogue on 25th June, 2013 in New Delhi. During the dialogue, the two sides will take up Research and Innovation Partnership under Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative, Institutional Partnership and Skill Development as well …

Lost Music of the Holocaust

Remarks Ira N. Forman Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 18, 2013 Thank you for joining us this afternoon to both learn about and experience the Lost Music of the Holocaust. On behalf of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, welcome to today’s event. I’d particularly like to …

On the Silk Route with Goutam Ghose

Kolkata, 21thJune,2013, The Dale Carnegie auditorium in the iLEAD campus was chock a block full on the morning of June the 21st. Students from at least ten schools of Kolkata had congregated here to watch two episodes of Goutam Ghose’s epoch making documentary series Beyond the Himalayas and interact with the filmmaker after the screening. …

ISS warns of foreign vessel reporting requirements as US Coast Guard assesses $75,000 penalty for late reporting

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising of foreign vessel casualty reporting requirements following a $75,000 penalty assessment by the US Coast Guard against a cargo vessel for failure to immediately report a marine casualty. The regulations require immediate notification of reportable casualties to the US Coast Guard (USCG), with …

ARMY CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE IN KEDARNATH AND BADRINATH VALLIES

New Delhi: Jyaistha 31, 1935 Friday , June 21, 2013             Army today opened the all important road link from Sonprayag to Gauri Kund which is the base camp for trek to Kedarnath.  Approximately 1000 people stranded at Gauri Kund are now being evacuated along the newly opened road to Sonprayag and Tehri.  Army Para …

Rugged and cost-effective interior components for commercial vehicles from KraussMaffei

    Turkish PUR processor uses LFI procedure in series production (Munich, June 21, 2013) The Turkish company Pürplast is a specialist in manufacturing PUR components for commercial vehicles. Using the LFI procedure of KraussMaffei, the company produces fiberglassreinforced components of the highest quality. LFI procedure supports strategy The Turkish plastics processing company Pürplast has …

Edimax Unveils Cost-Effective Wireless Network Camera – IC-3115W

NEW DELHI / MUMBAI / BANGALORE, India – June 21, 2013   EDIMAX Technology, a leading provider of advanced network communication products, Edimax has launched the cost-effective and stylish Wireless Network Camera – IC3115 1.3Mpx, designed for easy home monitoring. With a sleek, glossy white finish and the size of an average smartphone, the IC-3115W’s …