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ATTENTION SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CORPORATES: Looking for avenues to spend your CSR Bucks?

Dear Sir / Madam, Autistic Children are differently able-d. With proper care and loving hand-holding they can not only attain their true potentials but also blossom and contribute for the enrichment of their particular callings: Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Isaac Newton, Michelangelo, Mozart, Beethoven, Woody Allen, Henry Ford, Michel Jackson … the list is endless. …

Iranian–US engagement should focus on more than the nuclear issue

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s appearance at the UN General Assembly last week, his historic telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama and the earlier meeting between the Iranian and US foreign ministers confirm the two countries’ efforts to seriously re-engage in dialogue on Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the two countries should not ignore the other …

Imaging Summit 2013 : Conference highlights global trends in the photo industry

Nuremberg, 1 October 2013 – What does the future hold for the photographic industry worldwide? International experts will be discussing this question at the Imaging Summit 2013, which is taking place in Nuremberg on 2-3 December. Under the motto “Imaging is advanced communications”, conference visitors will not only gain scientific and commercial insights into the …

October starts well…Sensex, Nifty clock gains

1st October, 2013 : Comments by Amar Ambani, Head of Research, India Infoline    The US shutdown notwithstanding, the Indian equity market started off the month on a high with the NSE Nifty and the BSE Sensex registering healthy gains amid better than expected monthly auto sales numbers. After two days of sharp decline the …

LIGHTING RURAL INDIA: IS FEEDER SEGREGATION THE ONLY ANSWER?

A new World Bank report cautions against `One size fits all’ approach across states New Delhi, 01 October, 2013  Separate electricity infrastructure for rural agriculture and non-agriculture power consumers, also known as rural feeder segregation, is improving both the availability and quality of power supply in rural areas. However, a standard approach to feeder …

All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation unveils Trust Mark Model (TMM) at its 8th AGM; proposes Rashtriya Swarna Nivest programme

GJF initiates 30 major events for the trade and stakeholders in 2012-13 Trust Mark Model to help jewellers grow their business and become efficient Proposes Rashtriya Swarna Nivesh to get jewellers to contribute to national cause Build confidence for the trade as well as for consumers Helps jewellers Grow, Achieve & Excel Mumbai: October 1, …